RootDKJ Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: I hope to get on them this weekend. Me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaf Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: I hope to get on them this weekend. Do they demo them at BM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, eaf said: Do they demo them at BM? no idea give them a call. I don't even know if they make mantras anymore. Mine are like a 7 year old model that Atomic Jeff had first and then sold to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Nice collection. And good for me, since so you should know how they ski in comparison... Do you notice in general that fatter skis have worse edge grip than SL skis? I skied my 70mm back to back with two other wider pairs (still a far cry from 115mm) once and was unpleasantly surprised by how they constantly wanted to wander off to the side from underneath me. And I knew for sure that they were quite sharp and with decent 0.5/3 bevels... Yeah, they were skiable, but in a more gentle, cautious way. It took many runs to find the right balance of force to maintain control, and it made my legs hurt a lot in the process. I simply could never learn to fully trust them. IDK whether they were just bad pairs or that's a general rule, the wider the ski, the less the edge grip. What do you think?I’d guess (without ever seeing you ski) you are tail gunning a bit. Most skiers can comfortably carve on fatties (except Indiggio: he carves fat skis just fine just hurts his knee [emoji16]). Or maybe you were on crap skis - don’t want to turn this into geek technique discussion. Plenty of other ski forums for that stuffI roll on 78’s at blue but that is cause I like bumps but am not good enough to run them well on 90+ underfoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 50 minutes ago, eaf said: Do they demo them at BM? Looking at what Blue has to offer in the retail, if you want to demo something with Mantra like characteristics, try the nordica enforcer 93. I dont think Blue carries volkl skis. Blizzard Bonafide is really similar to the mantra as well, again, not carried by Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Who needs fatties? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, indiggio said: Who needs fatties? C'mon, we pick on Doug enough. Edited December 6, 2017 by toast21602 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 There is a storm on the clock......everything except GFS says coastal blaster, couple inches in PA....GFS says OTS.....early early but still nice to see a possibility. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, Johnny Law said: There is a storm on the clock......everything except GFS says coastal blaster, couple inches in PA....GFS says OTS.....early early but still nice to see a possibility. When? I need to get snow tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, toast21602 said: When? I need to get snow tires. Bahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, toast21602 said: When? I need to get snow tires. 9th/10th but unless it comes way left it wouldn't give PA more than 2-4" plus it may go OTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Just now, Johnny Law said: 9th/10th but unless it comes way left it wouldn't give PA more than 2-4" plus it may go OTS I'm good for that. Would love to see white on the ground. Won't mean much for skiing, but maybe somebody will try and drive their SUV down shuttle again. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, Johnny Law said: 9th/10th but unless it comes way left it wouldn't give PA more than 2-4" plus it may go OTS Is it that hard to post out to sea lol also how's your rehab going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 45 minutes ago, toast21602 said: When? I need to get snow tires. I'm going to send you a link for snow tires. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, toast21602 said: When? I need to get snow tires. Dammit.....thats exactly what i was going to get you for Christmas. Oh well. Taylor swift CD it is then. Edited December 6, 2017 by JFskiDan 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I thought taylor swift was dead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 4 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Is it that hard to post out to sea lol also how's your rehab going? hahaha........good good not too long I think now 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted April 15, 2018 Report Share Posted April 15, 2018 Still skiing over in Austria. Candide at 4:20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprogram4 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) the new Xandu (i forget its new name) is scheduled to open this upcoming March 1st. ill believe it when i see it cause the building has been sitting there empty for over 10 years now. however, this could certainly become a year round every 3 weeks type of thing as far as riding goes Edited July 3, 2018 by theprogram4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman12 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 55 minutes ago, theprogram4 said: the new Xandu (i forget its new name) is scheduled to open this upcoming March 1st. ill believe it when i see it cause the building has been sitting there empty for over 10 years now. however, this could certainly become a year round every 3 weeks type of thing as far as riding goes Like you said ill believe it when I see but I would love to have that option for some summer riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, antman12 said: Like you said ill believe it when I see but I would love to have that option for some summer riding. Talk about taking your life into your own hands... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman12 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, indiggio said: Talk about taking your life into your own hands... I'm sorry I'm confused by this post lol. haha Did something go over my head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, antman12 said: I'm sorry I'm confused by this post lol. haha Did something go over my head? Indoor boarding, tight space, New York, New Jersey, scary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, antman12 said: I'm sorry I'm confused by this post lol. haha Did something go over my head? I think he's insinuating that an indoor ski hill in NJ just outside of NYC would be a suicidal nightmare. Especially on a weekend. I mean it sounds like a cool idea, but you'd have to be into skiing park features for it to be worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman12 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 30 minutes ago, indiggio said: Indoor boarding, tight space, New York, New Jersey, scary! 27 minutes ago, Justin said: I think he's insinuating that an indoor ski hill in NJ just outside of NYC would be a suicidal nightmare. Especially on a weekend. I mean it sounds like a cool idea, but you'd have to be into skiing park features for it to be worth it. Gotcha gotcha. Yea you guys are totally right. I was actually going to make some sort of joke about how the NYers and NJers that flood blue on the weekends are bad enough, imagine this nightmare! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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