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If First Drop made skis...

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Virtika
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If First Drop made skis.....

- what kind of skis would you want them to be- park? pow?
- what length would you prefer- 175ish? 185ish?
- what would you call them?
- what would the graphic look like?
Sep 2 2010 10:47PM
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Mr_pretzel
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why does something cost $2.99 instead of 3 bucks?
Sep 4 2010 11:55AM
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Oreos
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well that's to fool you into thinking it's less expensive then it actually is. which doesn't apply to ski sizing.
Sep 4 2010 12:07PM
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Mr_pretzel
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I guess its easyer to standard the sizes if they are 181 ect. I wish someone would make a 191 park ski.
Sep 4 2010 12:50PM
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Anders_N
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You could make skis that machd the outerwear that would be cool, and you could mix em in to combinations fks. black jacket and white pants with one black ski and one white or blue/black jacket with red/black pants and then you could have one blue/black ski and one red/black ehh EEHHH
Sep 4 2010 12:57PM
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Oreos
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this sounds like a whole new level of homosexuality.
Sep 4 2010 1:00PM
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jhackbeez
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ash is still a pro?
Sep 4 2010 1:00PM
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Chrris
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A true FAT park rocker ski. Like, Bamboo core would be sick! a 185 size, BOMB PROOF EDGES? A nice solid thick base. And geometry wise, 140/115/140. With the whole tip and tail taper to reduce swing weight. And early rise with camber would also be super sick. that's like a dream ski right there! And not to fancy with the graphics either on the top sheet, but base go all out!
Sep 4 2010 1:11PM
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Petey.
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It allows them to advertise whatever their product is as being less than 3 dollars.
Sep 4 2010 1:18PM
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304NordMan
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Just call em' "The first Drops". Sizes 161, 171, 181. 92 cm. underfoot, so they are pretty wide for deeper snow, but still mainly a park ski.
Sep 4 2010 2:17PM
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Sabi
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Single drop for park, Double drop for pow and tripple drop for all mountain :D
Sep 4 2010 9:25PM
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factory81
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Make the skis match your outfits. And then make limited edition skis like Saga has pro-model clothes with different color schemes.

People will do anything for another fashion accessory. I want to buy a blue helmet to match my yellow coat, blue pants, and blue/yellow facemask......


In fact I want the new first drop coat that is blue and yellow...because then it would be gravy as far as on mountain style.

Imma go turn on Bravo now and watch some super gay show about fashion.
Sep 4 2010 11:58PM
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binturong-qwerty
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make them sizes 161, 167, 172, 181
Give the skis LJ's style (wild & crazy)
use the new logo that is on your 2011 outerwear
give center and 2 cm back mounting points
black bases with fd logo in different colors according to size on tip and tail
park rocker
87 in the waist
call them "Shifters"
Sep 4 2010 11:58PM
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hauser
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191?! thats huge
Sep 5 2010 12:02AM
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hauser
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191?! thats huge
Sep 5 2010 12:03AM
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Meases_Pieces
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Sep 5 2010 12:29AM
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idskithat
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i lol'd
Sep 5 2010 12:33AM
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Sun_Ra
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^^^^ lol
One pair of park skis, one pair of pow skis
Park skis : about 86 underfoot, 1-1.5cm tip/tail rocker, 170-178-185 sizings, 100% symmetrical, medium-stiff flex
Pow skis : About 115 underfoot, big tip/tail rocker, little bit of camber underfoot, close to symmetrical, medium flex, 175-187 sizing.
Sep 5 2010 12:40AM
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A-Lee
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Theres already a lot of park skis for shorter people, so if you were going to make skis make them long like 176, 185, and 191(someone has to do it) and stiff with lots of pop and camber. The dimensions should be somewhere above 85mm in the waist with a good sidecut and shovel so you can take the ski all over the mountain too. Definately symmetrical with a true center mount and a -2 mount(some people like it for some dumb reason). For graphics simpler is better if done right with all black bases with little first drop logos on tips and tails, also raceing bases would be awesome. I know this is hypothetical but if done right it coud be good.

Sep 5 2010 12:55AM
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Muhammad
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This may have already been done before, but you should let people submit potential design ideas for the skis.  Make a contest out of it.   I would be so stoked to look down at my feet and see something I designed.
Sep 5 2010 1:08AM
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Daydreaming
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I'd switch the pow and all mountain personally.
do it by width
park Single Drop (skinny)
all mountain Double Drop (medium)
pow Triple Drop (obese)

unless you meant big mountain instead of all mountain then nevermind.
Sep 5 2010 1:13AM
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nychka
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park-ski, semi-fat (under 92mm), snappy flex, zero or very little camber, aggressive sidecut

I don't know if that would be a good ski in real life but i like the idea
Sep 5 2010 2:21AM
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Jordan
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HOLYFUCKINGSHIT

THAT'S A LOT OF TIPS


Sep 5 2010 3:03AM
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assface
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135 and 195cm exclusively
Sep 5 2010 3:42AM
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Beez
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i think its a bad idea for you guys to make park skis
Sep 5 2010 10:37AM
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Where-am-I
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185 park skis with a sidewall and a lot of pop. 195 powder skis with regular camber under foot, rocker in tip and tail, and a waist around 110-125, mabye on the softer side flex wise
Sep 5 2010 10:46AM
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KillaSeason
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haha yesss! that would be sick if you guys ade skis though!
Sep 5 2010 10:47AM
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yohaass60
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That would be amazing, never going to happen though because of copywrite
Sep 5 2010 11:30AM
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erejto64
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Ski called the BAMF it would be a powder ski with 126 underfoot 134 in tip and tail. Rockered tip and tail. That would be sick
Sep 5 2010 12:51PM
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414.
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if you make skis they will turn out like those pathetic shoes you guys made.
Sep 5 2010 12:54PM
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Heart
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Park skis, 161, 171, 176, 181. Some symmetrical rockered park skis with a medium stiff flex would be money.
Sep 5 2010 1:13PM
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Daydreaming
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if it is a generic car that happens to look like a time traveling delorean and there is a generic scientists who happens to have crazy hair and it doesnt say Back to the Future on it what are they going to do?
Sep 5 2010 1:16PM
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Queen_Selassie
Posts: 1430 - Karma: 1,363
I don't think Ash has even hit her prime yet. I saw her throwing some stylin cork 7s at hood this summer and she tried for 9 a few times. I think this season she will be doin big things for the womens side.
Sep 5 2010 2:02PM
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Bhblaine
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i'm down with 195's helllll yeahhh
Sep 5 2010 2:11PM
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alpacarider
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for park skis it looks like u would want a few sizes. maybe 3? like 171,180,186
Sep 5 2010 2:24PM
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Freeskier0001
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you should make different sizes for young park shredders
Sep 5 2010 7:53PM
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*simba*
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This is obviously going to happen, so when can we expect some mock ups from FD?
Sep 5 2010 8:06PM
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Get.Kronk
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i saw the thing the guy said about the multiple tips and thought, what about a completely round saucer with bindings? best pow tool ever?
Sep 5 2010 10:41PM
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Hamster.
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this is a little old. no one givees a shit he got his custom skis and custom boots. 
Sep 5 2010 11:05PM
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smuggs
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this thread just proves you all know nothing about skis, and leave it up to someone who can concentrate your random ass ramblings into a ski with out picking through your ramblings.

this is like when homer simpson built a car.
Sep 5 2010 11:35PM
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smuggs
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the most bad ass ski company ever to come from skiing out of nowhere was armada.

nobody knew anything about armada, except that it was a fleet of wooden battle ships. rumors spread like wild fire about the company and how huge pros were putting down their skis to switch to armadas. i assume armada built their legacy around what pros wanted. pros people who know skis better than anyone else.

this thread is nothing more than a marketing stunt, trying to convince you that your feelings matter. we know nothing about skis, and seems like "dope ass graphics" are more important than durability. and you guys are all requesting skis that already exist. i want a 165 175 185 medium flex park ski and a big mountain ski blah blah blah its all irrevelant.

its obvious the skis are going to be libertys with first drop top sheets. liberty is not a excelling company, why not try to spawn something cooler out of it!

Sep 5 2010 11:48PM
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Davy.Crockett
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Sep 6 2010 12:29AM
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Scrambles
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I really couldn't give two shits about who's making them, but I want a 187 medium soft park ski around 93 underfoot, and if first drop makes one, I will buy. If Moment makes one, I will buy. If Armada makes one, I will buy. If line makes one, I will buy. (etc.etc.etc)
Sep 6 2010 12:56AM
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*simba*
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Really, cut the shit with the First Drop hate.
Who the fuck cares if they make skis? If they want to, cool. If you don't like them, don't buy them! Do you really need to give them shit in every thread just because you're still crying that they didn't give you free outerwear?

Sep 6 2010 1:13AM
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smuggs
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i just continue, because like the tobacco thread, nobody notices whats going on.
Sep 6 2010 10:56AM
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*TURBONERD*
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call me retarded, but I don't really see the similarities between the two issues. i'm sure as hell not endorsing fd making skis, but I don't see it as a problem on the level of tobacco ads in freeskier.
Sep 6 2010 11:11AM
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smuggs
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the point is not that fd is like tobacco, but that nobody realizes whats going on. fd doesnt care about your ski opinions, infact id put money on some prototypes are having their liberty topsheets removed and having first drop ones added as we write.
Sep 6 2010 11:17AM
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*TURBONERD*
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all right, thanks. i misunderstood what you were saying completely. I agree, i doubt they really care a ton about our opinions in what we like in skis, they really just want to know if we would buy fd skis at all.
Sep 6 2010 11:20AM
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Scrambles
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I am 100% certain that if this was trew or saga posting this, you would not be hating.
Sep 6 2010 11:23AM
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JsNeagle
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I disagree with both of you.  I think they do care a ton about NS opinions of what we'd like in a ski.  It's like free market research... why wouldn't you pay attention to it?  If you didn't, you'd be pretty stupid cause those are pretty fundamental business practices, listen to what your target market wants and focus product development around those desires...  Yes I'm sure it's also to figure out whether there is a potential market for FD skis at all, but it'd be pretty foolish to not listen to what people want
Sep 6 2010 11:30AM
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iggs
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make it a park ski and give it a name like "witness" or "vent"

Sep 6 2010 11:58AM
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