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Waterskiing like surfers.

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Daver_BC
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why is it that only surfers can ride ocean waves? isn't there a way to ski a wave? well i think that would be a new sport idea.

what if someone got water skis on, got a jet ski, and got towed into a wave, let go of the rope and shred like a surfer.

is it possible? has it been done? and what do you think about ski surfing?
May 28 2007 2:08PM
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ScratchFS91
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well it'd be way to hard to get yourself up onto skis while trying to ride a wave, whereas you just jump onto the surfboard. i dont know about the tow in thing, that might work but you'd have to have a pefect beach for it, not too choppy
May 28 2007 2:14PM
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Daver_BC
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like this but with skis, and not as big haha
May 28 2007 2:19PM
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Daver_BC
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhKFTqxn6qs

like this^^^
May 28 2007 2:19PM
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R.Fahey
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uhhhhh, surfing is so cool as it is why would someone do something lame like skiing? You won't be able to do trick, slide rails, etc. Just get a surf board and rip it.
May 28 2007 2:23PM
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ScratchFS91
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haha yeah you'd get shit on a ton showing up at a huge surfing beach with your waterskis and a tow in ride...
May 28 2007 2:25PM
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TheQuailman
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thats a sick video, i thought he was gunna die
May 28 2007 2:48PM
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Daver_BC
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yeah i just wanna know if its possible.
May 28 2007 2:49PM
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617jibber
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i guess you could probubly get towed in
May 28 2007 2:56PM
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king.tubby
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yes! ive thought of this before. there must be a way.
May 28 2007 3:04PM
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R.Fahey
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Ummmm, if your two skis together were about the size of a surfboard it should for sure be buoyant enought..... But I don't think you would be able to shift your weight to go faster or slow down or anything like you do on a surf board. Being able to move your feet is key on a surfboard.
May 28 2007 3:07PM
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-+Siver+-
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same
May 28 2007 3:14PM
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freeski4173
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? up and down the board? interesting style, unless your talking about a longboard. a couple weeks ago here in malibu some guy had really long waterskis...i think he built them. and he was skiing all around the outside the swells-they were about 6 feet. the dude towed into one of the sets and was able to stand on the wave and surf it for about 10 seconds, and then he lost his balance. so yes, it is possible, with big enough waves and a boat
May 28 2007 3:43PM
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steevner
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the skis would  have to be huge. and you would look really dumb doin it, think waterskiing vs. wakeboarding

May 28 2007 4:19PM
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splooshie
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twin tip waterskis would be cool. then you could do tricks and rails and stuff
May 28 2007 5:09PM
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invader7
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if it would work it would be cool imagine ripin a huge wage switch
May 28 2007 6:13PM
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chickenwang
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its be sick to do sum slashes but prob hard as fuck
May 28 2007 6:36PM
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Scolson
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that's dumb
May 28 2007 6:49PM
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C.J.
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dude those guys riding the big waves are strapped in, they don't move around at all.
May 28 2007 7:26PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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yea mike parsons is sick(im pretty sure thats him) and i think it would be gay on skis. let the surfers surf let the skiers ski,
May 28 2007 7:35PM
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cottonwoodarmada1651
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That's a big wave.
May 28 2007 7:50PM
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*DrewT*
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that would suck
May 28 2007 8:56PM
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josh.
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that wave is bigger then rabbit hill (a hill i used to ski at in edmonton)
May 28 2007 9:12PM
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Daver_BC
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how is that dumb? that is the biggest wave ever rode by a surfer.
May 28 2007 9:20PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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This would be cool, I have also had this thought b4, also I've wondered with fatter skis if you could take waterskiing toward the heights of wakeboarding. I've never even seen waterski tricks over a wake except for lame one footed tricks. I have e mailed waterski companies and custom shops with both ideas and most said they would probably work. When i found out the prices of designing a test model for these ideas it changed my mind. Bottom line is i think it would be badass to see a waterskier tow into a big wave maybe a little butter 180 and carve just 1 line switch down the face, even if he ate shit afterward.
May 28 2007 9:21PM
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freeski4173
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no one has ever skied trick skis? they are water ski twin tips....pretty fun
May 28 2007 9:33PM
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liukangkid
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wow i was suprised how much the wave swelled up behind him
May 28 2007 9:40PM
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Microcosm
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I'm sure it would be possible but it would be a pain in the ass. Certainly no as easy as paddling out on a surfboard.
May 28 2007 9:43PM
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liukangkid
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you wouldnt be able to use regular water skis cus waterskiis sink when your on them without a boat, if you made a pair of surfboard waterskis they might work but could also be really unstable

May 28 2007 9:47PM
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hans_aschim
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tow in surfing in and of itself is kind of meh in comparison to paddling
May 28 2007 10:18PM
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johanblaze
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A skier in Malibu? I surfed Zuma the last two days.
May 28 2007 11:14PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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leave surfing for water and skiing for snow
May 28 2007 11:25PM
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AMcCraw
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i no ur talkin bout skiin but parks bonifay and some other guy got towed in on wakeboards and managed to surf, and thats not that much surface area
May 28 2007 11:27PM
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psychkub
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that wave was unbelievable!!!
May 29 2007 1:31AM
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Literature
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So nutty. That wave was ridiculous.
May 29 2007 1:49AM
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durkin.
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hahaha ive thought about this too
May 29 2007 1:56AM
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Holte
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really? i surfed Zuma the last two days too.
May 29 2007 1:56AM
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andrewg
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wow that was fuckin cool
May 29 2007 2:23AM
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*DrewT*
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http://www.icersport.com/wake/index.html

These would work behind a boat and have to potential to excel. However I don't think waterskiing a wave like a surfer would is gonna work. If you've ever been surfing I'm sure you'd probably agree
May 29 2007 2:50AM
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SHastatahoe
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People have kinda done this before, it was called hangin 10. To ride a wake you need a large platform. and the only way this is going to work is with a board, i.e. a surf board.

There is wake surfinng, which is surfing behind a boat, then there is trick skiing, which pretty much died in the 80s/90s. Recently a local shop got a pair of new-generation trick skiis in that were a little longer and had wakeboard-like bindings on them. I figure just stick with wakeboarding though, The reason skiing is so cool, is cause you can get so much extra time in the air, and you are not constricted by a rope. wakeboarding works because you can pull yourself on a rope, and attempt to make it steezy. I just went wakeboarding today. It was fun, but I cant imagine twisting and turning behind a rope on skiis. it doesnt even seem like it would be that fun, as landing on water with two skiis would be extremely difficult.
May 29 2007 3:32AM
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soradrightnow
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www.nationwakeski.com

They seem to be getting it done.
May 29 2007 4:04AM
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naftel
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there are twin tip water skis

http://www.nationswakeski.com/

pretty cool videos on their site
May 29 2007 9:09AM
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Craigskis
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That video was nutty
May 29 2007 10:36AM
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Machete23
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I always wanted to see if that could be done, but I'm 1000 miles from an ocean, so I don't get to try.
May 29 2007 11:32AM
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Scolson
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Exactly. That to me seems like intentionally skiing in a big ass avalanche. One slip up and he's toast.
May 29 2007 4:57PM
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Bennettc14
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Yo I know people that do it in Maryland. But they get towed down the beach by an ATV and they just carve the waves on short trick waterskis. Never actually seen it done but it sounds dope.
May 29 2007 6:59PM
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dozerr
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i think you are mixing your meanings of crazy and dumb.
May 29 2007 7:06PM
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Scolson
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just my opinion
May 30 2007 12:13AM
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freeski4173
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hah yea i surf pretty much year round, get about 40 days in steamboat and mammoth. pretty sweet
Jun 3 2007 12:26PM
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hans_aschim
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Some of the first kiteboarders used water skis, and in kiteboarding one can often find oneself riding a wave...so that would be your best bet without jetski.
Jun 3 2007 1:12PM
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=KillaKyle=
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This could all definitly be done someone do it please
Aug 6 2007 1:57PM
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