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Dream Ski (that i will be making)

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ReedSkis~
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i'm thinking about pressing some skis and am trying to figure out what dimensions i want...
i want them for pow so i'm thinking:

under the foot = 100
tip = 125
tail = 118
length = 171
camber(rocker) = -24

what is your guys dream ski dimensions???
Aug 15 2008 11:23AM
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Aaaron.
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120/95/120
the rocker similar to anthems or moment tahoes(not too significant)
speaking of moment
square tips would be sweet too.
Aug 15 2008 11:27AM
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Aaaron.
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maybe a 96 or 97 waist
Aug 15 2008 11:29AM
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Aaaron.
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duude now you have me thinking about it....
i think an eddie van halen 5150 style graphic would be sweet for the base
maybe an eric pollard mountain sketch for the topsheets.

Aug 15 2008 11:30AM
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ReedSkis~
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haha nice

my topsheet graphic is gonna be like a heaven and hell thing. left ski heaven right ski hell...
they will be called the Zion

me and my friend are gonna build a press and build some skis and boards... maybe start selling in very limited amounts. gonna be very experimental though, lots of new ideas are going into these
Aug 15 2008 12:16PM
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Aaaron.
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that is sooo sick
i would buy those.
how much do you think it would cost to press a ski in the mid 90s underfoot and 120 symmetrical tip/tail

Aug 15 2008 2:55PM
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Calb3rt
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anthems are not rockered...
Aug 15 2008 2:59PM
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b-kul
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maybe he means camber.
Aug 15 2008 3:03PM
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skiRay
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135-100-125 medium flex with some rocker in the tips
Aug 15 2008 3:31PM
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Aaaron.
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yeah
my bad
i am still pretty much a noob at the technical side of skiing
Aug 15 2008 5:20PM
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ReedSkis~
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no problem... idk if i'm making them yet... i need to sort out the money with my friend and my dad is against it cuz he thinks its a waste of time but maybe it will happen. at my school there is this science competition thing so that might be a good excuse to make them... as i said before i would make them very experimental using new types of cores maybe, maybe a version of "butter zones", etc.
but if did it, it would be sick
Aug 15 2008 7:07PM
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ReedSkis~
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has anyone here made skis before... is it worth it?
Aug 15 2008 8:12PM
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Lemuel
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so baisically a blend with a rocker
Aug 15 2008 8:25PM
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jedi.Jim
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I like that heaven/hell idea. I would put heaven on the topsheet and hell on the base.
Aug 15 2008 10:28PM
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Bigwoods
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Talk to iggyskier, he knows his stuff and he helps out alot.
Aug 15 2008 10:53PM
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ReedSkis~
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ya ive talked to him before...
thanks though
Aug 15 2008 11:09PM
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ReedSkis~
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how are my dimensions? should i make the tip or tail thicker
Aug 15 2008 11:10PM
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ReedSkis~
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new dimensions: 135 - 100 - 125

24 mm rocker
Aug 15 2008 11:16PM
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Bigwoods
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For park I'd got 110-85-110
So for pow would be 150-120-150
Aug 15 2008 11:18PM
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Jmanski
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150-125-140      185 length for pow


Aug 15 2008 11:23PM
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Peter.
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make a sick tip, like octagonal, or really weird.  something no ones done before
Aug 16 2008 12:09AM
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invader7
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like a tryangle.so its pointy haha

Aug 16 2008 12:10AM
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ReedSkis~
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lol or a square haha... wait a second???
Aug 16 2008 12:36AM
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Peter.
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or just like a three sided rounded thing

kinda hard to explain
Aug 16 2008 12:36AM
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Where-am-I
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140-115-140 fully symmetrical with a mini rocker in the front and back
Aug 16 2008 12:48AM
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Celone
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light and durable as fuck.

120-95-120

size 174 with mini rocker in front and back
fully symmetrical
mounted with z12s and used with hotdogger boots.
square tips
medium flex
aspen core
fastest base
sharp edges that dont catch on rails
ollieband
major pop

i think thats about it

and a custom graphic by my brother.
Aug 16 2008 12:53AM
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Mr.LemonPie
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I think a little wider would be good, like near 110 in the waist.

Aug 16 2008 1:04AM
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ReedSkis~
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guys thanks for all the feedback... helps alot
Aug 16 2008 1:13AM
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camohard
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make sure the turning radius is ok too. you can't just be like "i want it kinda fatty here, and maybe tapered a little in the tail, and i want a ski that's 100 underfoot". those numbers might sound rad when you just through them out there, just be careful that you dont get some nutty radius, which prolly would happen more often than not if ppl just started making their "dream dimensions". even real small changes in running surface or difference in symmetry, etc. can impact it hugely. id just check the numbers before actually making the skis. im sure they'll work out and be sweet. good luck and way to go. i don't think its a waste of time as long as you do a good job. and you'll learn so much about like everything, not just skis, though youll definitely know a thing or two about those.
Aug 16 2008 1:47AM
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ReedSkis~
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ya, thanks
Aug 16 2008 1:54AM
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MadSteezin
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Mine would be the 09 Armada JJs with customizable features at the click of a button...
Aug 16 2008 11:44AM
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Twig
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125 - 98 - 125
mid-stiff flex (think reno jibs)
rockered / flat or slight camber underfoot
slight early taper
176 cm long
simple graphic something like the amplid antidogma
Aug 16 2008 12:00PM
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Where-am-I
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i think that covers it i'd buy that ski
Aug 16 2008 12:36PM
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ReedSkis~
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i think i'm going with these dimensions
Aug 16 2008 1:15PM
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joggl
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my perfect powder/big line ski:

legnth: 198
sidecut: 140 - 115 - 125
flex: really hard
and a rocker only in front and not too much... like the salomon rockers 07/08
Aug 16 2008 2:25PM
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ReedSkis~
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not sure
i'll make a cult if i get this going
Aug 18 2008 9:05PM
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Balto
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length 186
150-122-150
rockered
noodle soft
110 cm of affective edge
square tips
rasta bases
cascade mountains for top sheet
Aug 18 2008 9:11PM
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