Justo8484

well, if you're decent with glassing (like fiberglassing surfboards, skateboards, etc.) then you could try to build up the topsheet with some fiberglass sheeting and resin. otherwise, i would just seal it off with epoxy, duct tape it if you have to, and ride it til it completely breaks. its definately not gonna be good as new, but it should still be rideable and would probably be a good jib board.

^what ski999 said is pretty right on, if you are using hand tuning equipment. i was referring to a base grinding machine, that generally takes more material off your base. you dont really need a full base grind all that often though. once a season is usually plenty for most skiers.

it really depends on the shape of the edges and base when you get them ground. if you have really deep gouges, theymight have to take more material off to get the base smooth again, therefore taking more edge off. you should be able to get about 10 full tunes for sure though, probably more if you keep your stuff in good shape and dont need the full stone grind every time. as far as replacing edges; yes it can be done, but is usually pretty costly because its a timely, difficult process, and the edge will never really be as strong as it originally was.

sorry zaldon, as of now, gurp's got dibs on it. he hit me up with an IM before i checked back here.

i guess i just dont want them anymore. the car sounds much better with them in, but between all my ski stuff in the winter and bumming out of my car for surf trips during the summer, the extra trunk space is nice to have.

how much were you thinking? give me an offer, i'm willing to work with you.

so i just got a new car recently, and it has the factory head unit in it. since there are no pre amp outputs on that, i no longer have use for the subs and amp i had in my old car. i have two pioneer 10" subs, 400W a peice, and a kenwood 350W amp that can be set for stereo or mono, high pass and low pass filter, and all the wiring necesary to hook it up to your head unit. i dont have any pictures of them yet because i am at school and the stuff is at home. i'll get pictures asap. let me know if you are interested.

so it took me like two days to figure out how to compress this enough to get it online... but here is my footage from bear. if you dont like it, blame toast, he filmed it.

i think the term would be "jea jea jea;" you're clearly not the ghetto dweller you claim to be. i've seen you guys up at blue before, sick riding in the video. if you guys got to film during the day with some better light, everything would have looked really good.

bear doesnt have enough vert for a high speed quad. camelback has a problem with thiers that they have to close it to respace the chairs. i think bear would have the same problem, so having a fixed grip lift was probably the easier solution.

i completely agree. the park isnt huge vert wise, but its very wide and has room between features and flows really well. dorsey and andy, please do this for next year.

that would be such a good pic of kev if he wasnt so blurry haha

haha nice papa. i wish. looks like they changed their park a ton from last year. the pipe was pretty much right next to the lift last year.

you got a killer deal on that setup! that would normally cost about 650 for the whole setup. to anyone looking at this interested in a pair of skis, jump on it if they are the right size. they are a really great ski.

um... there were never trash cans. i'm pretty sure those were the barrels they use to cover the snowguns and other miscelanious objects that would hurt people if they hit them.

obviously you havent been to bear creek recently, have you? their park is just as bad, sometimes even worse, than blue's as far as people being in the park who shouldnt be.

thats actually a reallly good idea. they do that for soccer feilds and football feilds. blue does something similar; they have drainage ditches running about every 100 yards or so down the slope leading off to one side, where the water then runs back into the ponds. it seems like it works pretty well.

the extra $5 isnt the point. its the added hassle, inconvenience, and time taken to get the pass, as well as actually signing a waiver that says you can get seriously hurt or even die if you go in the park. a lot of people just wont want to take the extra 5 or 10 minutes out of thier day to get the pass, and those who do will be a lot more aware of how dangerous it actually is for them to be there if they dont know whats going on. stratton doesnt charge; they just make you watch the smart style video, so at least if you were clueless before, you'll have picked up on a little bit of park etiquette.

rodeo steve is the backflip kid.

all i have to say is, doug, watch out. somebody wants to take over the honor of grand master post whore. at least doug's are entertaining though.

i cant comment on any of their race stock skis, as i havent skied on any of them, but the hot rod nitrous and modified are both really really fun skis. both are a little wider than what you guys might like, but they are fun none the less. ski, if you're planning on getting a pair of dobermann boots, i wish you the best of luck. those things are painful, and i have really skinny feet too.

agreed. you already sent that to blue didnt you?

not sure, but you might be missing the point... i would assume the cost of the park pass would be in addition to a regular lift ticket or season pass. an extra $125 added on to my season pass is a hefty chunk of change. the idea isnt to make it too expensive for people to buy and control crowds that way; its more of an education for the people who are serious and an inconvenience for the people who shouldnt be there anyway. stratton's is free and it works rather well.

papa, i agree, the flaw is in the execution of the different categories. the problem is that there are no clearcut guidelines as to what makes someone a beginner, intermediate, expert, etc. with age classification, as you are also a proponent of, the classifications are much more straight forward. if we were going by your standards of a straight 7 being the best trick one can do in the intermediate category, i'd fall middle of the pack. what you arent considering is the execution of the trick itself. sure, lots of kids claim they can do 7s now. if you were at bear for their slopestyle, i think the difference between the novice and expert skier category was pretty clear. there were kids doing backflips, 5s, 7s, etc in the novice category, which, technically, are all difficult tricks. compare them to a 5 or 7 done by someone who was in the expert category and the trick will look very different. as unfortunate as it is that it's not reflected in most juding, style and control are a key aspect of any trick. your son has a combination of both technically ability and the control it takes to make a trick look smooth, which is what sets him above a lot of kids his age or even older. i may not be able to do a 9 like some kids, but there are a lot of kids who can do 9s but not get a grab through the whole rotation of their 5. it should be about the whole package, not just who can huck themselves off the lip for the most rotations.

fair enough. i stay away from them myself. i've seen quite a few pair actually break while being tested on the huber, but i can also say the same thing for markers.