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Only Rossi makes decent powder skis

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fakie_jibber
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Alright well this is my rant of the day. I was on the Whistler site today and decided to check out their Heli program. Turns out they only recommend Rossignol skis or Burton snowboards for a heli trip. For anyone who is minimally informed this is a joke, but to whoever might not be, this is just plain bad marketing. Anyways, maybe I'm the cinical one here.

quote" Equipment Rossignol Powder Skis or Burton Snowboards are recommended. "


link: http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/mountain/whs/index.htm
Jan 30 2007 1:09PM
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quebecfreestyler
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pnsorsjip....

aka sponsorship
Jan 30 2007 1:11PM
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hemlockjibber8
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hmmmm. maybe they sponsor the heli ski company
Jan 30 2007 1:11PM
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freezed
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a little product placement never hurt anyone
Jan 30 2007 1:12PM
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PHNMdesign
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but i think it's illegal to do false publicity? no?
Jan 30 2007 1:25PM
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hollygrove
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"recommended"
they arn't claiming anything exactly.
Jan 30 2007 1:32PM
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=nick=
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whistler just struck a deal with rossi and burton
Jan 30 2007 1:37PM
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Sholte
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thats what i was thinking
Jan 30 2007 2:21PM
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telestar6
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How is there anything false about that statement? Recommending something doesn't make it so.
Jan 30 2007 2:25PM
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eheath
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Have you heard of the bandit series? Damn good pow skis.
Jan 30 2007 2:33PM
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XXL_Steeze
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There aint nothing wrong with Rossi's twins/powder sticks
Jan 30 2007 2:46PM
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Dustin.
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its not illegal to say your stuff is the best. to some people it is.
Jan 30 2007 2:51PM
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Jake...
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now i want to ride some pow pow
Jan 30 2007 2:56PM
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crunkasfuck
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thats crap! lots of brands make great powder skis
Jan 30 2007 3:27PM
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french_fry
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Rossi actually develops a special bandit for Can-ski rentals in Whistler, it is just a contract with intrawest.

However, the B-Squads are definitely THE most popular fatty in Whistler, and that is not influenced by much intrawest marketing.
Jan 30 2007 4:24PM
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TylerGigg
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Are you sure about this information you are talking about is true?
Jan 30 2007 6:19PM
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STAUSS
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Touche rossi.
Jan 30 2007 6:21PM
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KillerMonkey
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It has just occured to me that Rossi is one of the only companies these days that doesnt have a super fatty coming out. Salomon has their new Rocker ski that supposed to be huge and just about every other company has some nice sized 100+ ski. I think the closes thing rossi has is either the B-squad or Scratch BC.
Jan 30 2007 7:25PM
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skiRay
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ivenever skied the scratch but... i dissagree
Jan 30 2007 7:39PM
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bret
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the scratch bc is over 100 in the waist.
Jan 30 2007 7:50PM
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tSki
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i see nothing wrong with them recomending only rosignol skis, its marketing. and i bet that they rent rosignol skis if you need them.
Jan 30 2007 7:53PM
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Aenigma
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They really don't need to market that ski at all, anybody who is in the market for a ski like that already knows about it.  That being said, the Squad is a shitty powder ski and you can definitely find sticks that float better than those.  They're made to go straight and fast, and as a result they are too stiff to float.  Still a great ski, even though I'd recommend LP's over them.
Jan 30 2007 8:43PM
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issdawg
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recommending a ski company is not false advertisement
Jan 30 2007 9:06PM
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french_fry
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no, and since you're sponsored by Solly you'd know better, but that was the impression I had with Can-ski, since they are owned by intrawest, although i do see loads of Solly rental skis too. I do know that rossi made a can-ski edition of their B2's or whatever though.

And Enigman88, I think a stiff ski like the squad (skied it last year, couldn't make very many turns at all) is fine and carveable if you've got the calves to back it up, which a lot of people do...
Feb 3 2007 4:32PM
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RRP-llc
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Scratch Steez is 111 under foot next year.

--rick
Feb 3 2007 4:51PM
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grams.
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do you know anything else about the Salomon Rocker ski?
Feb 3 2007 5:17PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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haha thats pretty funny. k2,g3,movement all make great powder skis. ive ridden a pair of k2 mount bakers and they were amzing on pow
Feb 3 2007 6:11PM
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charmander
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accordin to tha local ski shop if you want a pow pow ski get armadas ummmm jp/jl i think or k2 pontoons
im not gonna say rossi makes bad pow skis im just quotin micas (sports creel)
Feb 3 2007 8:12PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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i dont know why you would want pontoons...same with prophet 130's. its kinda just overkill with the wide thing. you never get faceshots or get kneee deep pow your just always on top...a little wide is okay but 130mm waist is a little wide...
Feb 3 2007 8:33PM
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Albino
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what a joke.

whistler recommends playtex feminine hygene products and buzz cola to maximie your heli ski experience
Feb 3 2007 8:49PM
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hollygrove
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my lettuce is the best.
Feb 3 2007 8:58PM
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Silence
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man b-squads are the bomfunk mc's of pow skis
Feb 3 2007 9:06PM
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BULLSEMEN
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NO WAY!!!!!!!

my elephant is so much better than your lettuce
Feb 4 2007 1:40AM
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J.D.
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The Salo ski is 127 underfoot. They also have another ski coming out that's 107 underfoot... and a hundred and ninety eight fucking centimeters long. Unh.
Feb 4 2007 1:45AM
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Holte
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198 would be a really wonderful for me.
Feb 4 2007 2:11AM
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Tucks
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I wonder what the guides are skiing?
Feb 4 2007 1:32PM
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Sk3bUm
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as far as i'm concerned only rossi/look makes a good binding
Feb 4 2007 2:27PM
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Schmitz
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man, i haven't skied pow for over a week!
Feb 4 2007 2:33PM
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twix_182
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it's like when kraft recommends you use kraft cheese for your mac n cheese. yum
Feb 4 2007 2:35PM
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MLB
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untill you try to go swtich in the pow.....
Feb 4 2007 2:52PM
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Aenigma
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You don't buy bandits to ride switch.  We could all point out the shortcomings of your skis, but nobody's doing that right now because it is pointless and trivial.  They do what they're designed for very well, and if you're going to criticize them for not being able to do something else then you should really start thinking your comments through a bit more.
Feb 4 2007 9:08PM
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MLB
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haha...thats hilarious how you pretty much freaked out for nothing....i just said its not a twin. I didn't say it was a shitty ski. I think you just need to lay off the sugar cowboy.
Feb 4 2007 9:14PM
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bdskier
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All heli companies reccomend that you use their rentals, that don't want to be waiting for clients on their "wide" 76mm waist skis. Whistlers just happen to be rossi.
Feb 4 2007 9:16PM
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Aenigma
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I'm just sick of seeing people say skis suck because they're not good for skiing switch.  Or people complaining about how skis won't do something they're not supposed to do.
Feb 4 2007 9:25PM
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charmander
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i dont know why you would want a ski that fat either my 87 underfoot karmas can rail it in the pow better than my dads friends pow specific skis
Feb 4 2007 10:54PM
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charmander
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i dont know why you would want a ski that fat either my 87 underfoot karmas can rail it in the pow better than my dads friends pow specific skis
Feb 4 2007 10:54PM
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Corkster
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oh well chances are that most of the people going heli skiing know that rossi is not the only company out there. unless they are trying to corner the market of rich japanese tourists who will go out and buy all new stuff just because it is recommended
Feb 4 2007 10:58PM
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Skillz
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To bad whistler heli skiing sucks ballz right now
Feb 4 2007 11:13PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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you obviously havent skied many types of bindings...
Feb 4 2007 11:16PM
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snocompton
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hence the massive fucking rossi "r" on the bottom of their hellies and all around them.
Feb 5 2007 12:11AM
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grams.
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man i haven't skied pow in my lifetime!
Feb 5 2007 3:44PM
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