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I wanna be a powder bum

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SteveXs2
Posts: 7922 - Karma: 40
I can't wait until next winter, this shitty one left me with no powder and shitty everything else.

But anyways, what do you powder peoples do for exercise in the summer to get fit for lots of powder skiing?

And... I want some opinions on these skis:

- 2003 Line Mothership (182)
- Salomon Pocket Rocket (175)

I'll be using them in the powder mostly because I have other park skis (1260s), so. yeah.

The thing is that I love to ski pow and hit backcountry kickers but i didn't really realise it until this year and I only hiked into the backcountry once because of the weather, so that means only one good drop... which i wiped.
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Jun 9 2003 7:25PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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i wish i can see powder sometime in my life. but ny has robbed my dreams of that

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Jun 9 2003 7:27PM
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RideBLUNT
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Yo, Pocket Rockets are good, but they water will leak into the spaceframe and then they get super heavy and break. They're good though, if you can get a warranty on them.


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Jun 9 2003 7:39PM
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gambino500014
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dude i want to ski a nice powder line right now.... o man..... and get the motherships
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Jun 9 2003 7:51PM
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Ghost
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just stay active. Swimming is a full body workout so you can't go wrong with that.

Biking, running, lifting weights, hiking, wakeboarding, motorcyles - are all great ways to stay in shape

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Jun 9 2003 8:11PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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buy one of those ski trainer things. Havent you seen the ad where the guys like 'I'm so glad i bought a ski trainer, I finally have the stamina and rhythm to ski powder' For some reason i think you'd be better off swimming and stuff.

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Jun 9 2003 8:30PM
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Geekypunkboy
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I hate the Pocket Rockets. I don't know why, but I've tried them a few times, and I'll never buy them. And not that it matters, but their graphics are stupid as fuck too.

I'm gonna climb alot this summer. Hopefully that will help keep me in shape (hahaha, me be in shape, hahaha).
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Jun 9 2003 9:54PM
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stephen_beast
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steve what kind of a skier are you? exercise? dont exercise it strains and tires out your muscles and makes you out of breath. definately something you dont want while skiing powder.
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Jun 9 2003 10:29PM
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Capurnicus
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motherships no doubt!

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Jun 9 2003 10:53PM
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Ds91260
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ive read in magazines that hiking helps alot, like steep hills and shit, and mountainbiking uphill and down would help a lot, and basically anything that works ur legs a lot

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Jun 9 2003 11:24PM
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yeti
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rollerblading d00d. Not skate park rollerblading, but like cross training rollerblading. Awesome for calves and thighs.

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Jun 10 2003 12:33AM
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RideBLUNT
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tru. I park skate, to keep my progression on skis from going backwards instead of forwards.


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Jun 10 2003 7:58AM
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mmm4twintips
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motherships between those 2.
Jun 10 2003 1:54PM
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360spins
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I think Yeti has it the closest for you with the inline skating. Normally, I would never endorse fruit booting, but this might be the one good reason for it. REally though, no matter what you do, the only thing that will really train your muscles for skiing is skiing, same with anything else. Stay in overall good shape, especailly your cardio, and it will be for the best.

Oh, I and have always found the pocket rockets to ski a bit shorter than I would like. If you are a big guy, and are on big mountains with lots of terrain, maybe one of the new Atomics, or the Rossi XXX do good work, especially if you have a park set already.
Jun 10 2003 2:11PM
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dspin7x
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get the pocket rocket 185s those skis are sooo much fun, and way better than the lines. but ya just stay active for next winter im just lazy and sit around all summer and i can still ski fine always next winter so whatever
Jun 10 2003 3:33PM
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SteveXs2
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I think I'm gonna get the Motherships because I love my 1260s and I want to stay with LINE skis. And I rollerblade, and a jump on my tramp and when at school in PE we run and stuff, but yeah, the tiring thing about powder skiing is getting to where you want to go... and having boots that are too big which really pisses me off, I want to try and get a boot about 1/2 a size smaller...
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Jun 10 2003 7:22PM
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gambino500014
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yea go wit those..... support line instead of salomon... if it was like the ARV's and the mo ships it would be a hard choice
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Jun 10 2003 7:29PM
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threejay
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get some pistols man



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Jun 10 2003 8:39PM
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mikee
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Jun 10 2003 9:01PM
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skimack
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spaceframe is whack, get the motherships. Also the lines are more stable because of the titanium strip inside them, you can go faster, the rockets are too floppy at speed, they are made for fat assed rich guys who can't ski powder in order to make it easier for them.

Running is the good, but it can mess up your knees, swimming is the best, because it's zero impact.


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Jun 10 2003 9:16PM
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gambino500014
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then mikee, you look in the mirror and say 'wait I run this joint'
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Jun 10 2003 9:22PM
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BeckaSki
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I'm lucky enough to live where there is still snow if you're willing to walk a bit. So I toss my skis and boots on my pack and hike my ass to the top of mountains, then ski them. That way I get the best of both types of training. I also swim laps the days that I don't go hike/ski.

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Jun 10 2003 9:33PM
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Baker
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Def get the motherships. All i know about them is that they are super stable, super floaty and the just make shit easier. All i know about the pocket rockets is that all of the 50 year old rich tourists by them to cruise down the only two cruisers that my mountain has.



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Jun 11 2003 12:48AM
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Jun 12 2003 8:52AM
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Bjorkie
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whats wrong with the pocket rockets??
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Jun 12 2003 11:42AM
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gambino500014
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mother ships are better
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Jun 12 2003 12:17PM
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Bjorkie
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but there is just one thing wrong i cant buy them here. so do you have any other allmontain skiis to recommend??
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