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Johnny Law

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  1. I'll give a whole mtn......Turner, nobody lives in Montana and nobody skis at Turner it's like a less busy old Powder Mtn UT. Pow for days.
  2. I'm pretty confident they wouldn't have whatever specific hardware you needed. There isn't a ton of interchangeability in screw lengths between bindings particularly if your using a plate or system like on the RTM's. You can order them from Tognar, I have a bag with like five spares for every screw on any binding I own because except for the top 1% of shops (none around here ) they never seem to have them. I was at 10 different shops for px brake in Durango and Aspen and nobody had them because it's the first or second year world cup heal and it's just mm's different then the brake assembly they used every other year. If the hole is stripped they definitely want nothing to do with them, you either re-tap at a bigger size and maybe have to drill the binding hole or throw a helicoil which is even more work so most shops will just say send them back. It's a single screw mount though that is pre drilled, order like 5 screws and a #3 pozi screwdriver, a nice one, like it should cost at least 20$, and mount them yourself. The rail is what keeps it on the ski anyway. lol
  3. Today was the tits mcgee.....I can almost fully crank on nm/dw.....beer game is off the charts were do we go from here lol
  4. Today was dope, good to see everybody.
  5. These are awesome, some one buy them
  6. I have no idea what your trying to say but different skis within the same line may have different glass, a 22oz triax is not the same as a 18oz biax so if you go with a really hardcore glass you perhaps don't need metal or full metal. The shiro is a non-metal ski that doesn't ski like a non-metal ski because of alot of reasons one of which is a pretty harcore application of glass. Also not all 22oz triax is the same. Graphene is pretty cool shit but it ain't going to make anyone ski considerably better, I can get a 2x4 down the shittiest bunch of rotten rock strewn snow, AS could get that same 2x4 making 11m radius turns because at least in little areas were good at, the ski matters and also doesn't matter at all. For those that don't get the RTM hate, I'd explain it like this. Did whomever make a rational, reasonable, decision to purchase 170 RTM's ? Is it a well made ski that will suit you as you improve ? Sure..... but your still a loser because those skis are loved by Jerrys. LOL
  7. I'll be there both days.....plus I have Alien and Pineapple Milkshake
  8. Johnny Law

    Head and Graphene

    It's slightly more modern v-werks katana. So force is mass x acceleration right, so if you want a ski to truck at least theoretically the easiest way to get there is to give it mass. Now that mass can't be in a noodle, the really crazy heavy but super soft ski I'm not sure exists and up to know the sort of holy grail is a light ski that is super stiff and trucks. Metal is obviously the material one first goes to, sheets of titanial, carbon stringers, more glass to some extent but metal by default makes a ski heavy so again if your trying for a the above ski you going to need a new material. Goode/DPS some other all have experimented with carbon fiber, grahpene's pseudo cousin but traditionally light super stiff skis kinda sucked because they were a real jarring ride. All the energy is being put back into movement in the ski so on smooth snow it could carve as well as a more traditional race type construction but when it went to chop or crud it wasn't nearly as good as something like an OG LP or Belafonte. The first ski I ever rode in this sort of category that could sort of do the dance was the V-Werks Katana but even then it wasn't ever going to be a straight up crud buster. I didn't demo anything last year because I had two different boots and i honestly couldn't really hack it but graphene would make some sense. It's got redic tensile strength and should be superior to carbon fiber in terms of pure strength. The question is can it really handle a foot of Sierra Cement or super chop and my guess is better then other skis at the weight but you can't just replace mass with stiffness, it would probably be a great BC ski for EC peeps but who the fuck really knows until you ski it.
  9. Sundance has some legit skiing around it....
  10. There are few better feelings then when you pin it through some kind of EC only shit field and fucking nail it. Rock here, glacial ice there, shit snow with weird piles, random brushy trees scrub shit and you fucking kill it.
  11. Johnny Law

    Pick me a ski

    Sexy.....I want to hump them
  12. I'm not shitting on bear i rode there a ton but most seasons they have a week or two where it gets dicey.
  13. Johnny Law

    Pick me a ski

    Belafonte, pb&j, vickicks, super 7 at your convenience.
  14. Johnny Law

    Pick me a ski

    I'm a moment fan boy so grain of salt but all their skis are awesome, PB&J can do anything, super fun stiffer bacons, bibby pro the playful charger blister loves and my favorite the belafonte, a stiff high speed big arc ski that is super confident at speed but an approachable legit charging ski. You'll like the bibby pro that's a super ski. Nordica Enforcer on super roids, uniform stiff flex, the 96 version is one of the straightest skis on the market at plus 25m radius sub 100m waist. At speed its a big arc machine, very fast very big, tougher to skid and pivot so not the best bump ski but flat tail so it's going to put you back up if you get too in the back seat. No metal though and light so any kind of chop, refrozen unevenness your going to feel it but for a hybrid its got racing ski like pedigree on groomers which is most impressive when it can also handle a foot of fresh decently. I got half 27.5 half 28.5 and two pairs of skis where the right binding is 27.5 and the left is 28.5, at some point I'm going to go to step in and the binding is going to be a whole size off. I'll just wingtip it like indiggio lol
  15. I'd bet a 100$ the most successful business at blue including the mtn itself was the carny food guy that was in the valley forever......highschool ski club was all about scrounging up the money for a corn dog or something...dude had legit legit lines on a tuesday night
  16. I'm too old and busted to ride park anymore but anytime I see that park it's straight up nostalgia trip
  17. Technically you don't even have to ski it, one could just get sendy and roll/rag doll down the apron and I think it still counts.
  18. Johnny Law

    Pick me a ski

    Rocker in groomer skis is all marketing horseshit, of course they will initiate the turn easier the effective length on some of these skis is like 165 but if I'm buying the skiing equivalent of a gun surfboard, something long and stiff that wants to go go go and be driven all the time like say a MX98, the older Bsquad, OG LP's, Mantras or the m103 that's the exact opposite of what I'm looking for. That said reverse camber fucking murders pow, can you ski 2ft of diamond dust on 63mm waisted sl skis ? Sure but it's exponentially easier and more fun on some monster boards with lots of reverse camber. Positive camber, particularly in a twin tip introduces negative pressure above the tails and sinks the tips. True reverse reverse skis like the dps spoon fucking murder pow, it's point them and go, it's how you ski pow in your head, zero work all fun, schmear turns, the sort of power slide are super easy and fun. The downside is you literally can't physically carve them, if you get them on edge your legs go apart which is pretty cool plus on any kind of approach that requires side stepping or something the lack of edge underfoot blows. Most people aren't going to have a quiver full of skis with a dedicated traditional cambered ski for hard snow and some reverse reverse monsters for pow so you make a hybrid. Positive camber or at least flat under foot with traditional shape, big floppy tips and tails and you can semi-legit sell somebody a one ski does everything and not be lying. DPS RPC, Super 7/Squad 7, etc etc etc they can carve pretty well on even very hard snow and they can handle 2ft, now it won't ski as well as dedicated skis but most people don't own 15 pairs of skis. ON3P and Moment have I think the best working versions of hybrids, the death wish works though is an imperfect ski, the Bibby Pro is legend etc etc etc It doesn't matter at all but it kind of does, lots of reverse camber shortens the effective length of the ski so if your a 184ish normally 194 is probably a better option. Also it generally narrows the balance point of the ski, so the rossi super 7 has a narrowish balance profile which when combined with a pin tail can give this weirdish feeling from the tails. So if you carving a semi aggressive arc the tails on most skis sort of thrust you out of the turn and provide instant feedback if you in the back seat but skis with lots of rocker tend to let you hang out back there with no real feedback except that they obviously aren't' engaging the front of the ski as well. How much does this really affect anything once you know and stay centered ? Not really at all and there are big fucking pow skis that don't have that problem like the shiro.
  19. Tussey is like Spring.....dangerous lifts
  20. Expectations lol.......gotta embrace the yin and yang, the good and the bad.....some of the best night's I've ever skied was with straight up dog shit murder conditions......shit gets fun then just trying to see how fast and clean you can ski in such terrible snow
  21. Chair 40...nice......
  22. Johnny Law

    Pick me a ski

    Y'all for real ? Reverse camber is not for hard snow
  23. Was legit excellent day, snow was pretty awesome, good peeps and beer. Big shout out to enjorales for the meat shit was tight.
  24. Thanks everyone for the kind words today was super dope, one of my best ski days ever. Injuries are never fun and not skiing sucks hairy donkey dick. I never doubted I'd ski this year but not drinking at 1030am and hanging out with you losers adds some extra suck. Snow today was excellent and paradise/challenge were a sweet bonus. It's most excellent to be back.
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