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NORDICA stepped it up this year!!!!!!

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gawd
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They made some sick looking skis this year, with some sick rocker.
Aug 25 2010 6:07PM
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TheHuggyBear
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Go to your local shop, ask to try on the nordica ace of spade boots.....Best boot I have ever put on my feet. bad part they cost me 580.
Aug 25 2010 6:20PM
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gawd
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Really they make bad skis?
Aug 25 2010 6:21PM
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PacificRimJob
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If you're complaining about park skis falling apart, then it's not nordica, its you lol.


Their top end freeride/big mountain ski stuff is solidly made as anyone.
Aug 25 2010 6:32PM
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gawd
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Yeah park skis arent the best way to judge. and i was talking about the freeride skis.
Aug 25 2010 6:44PM
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ReetsAdeets
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The Radics seem sick. Cant wait to read some reviews. I wish they had some reverser sidecut in the tips and tail like the JJs do, that would be sick. But they seem like a cool ski.
Aug 25 2010 6:53PM
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rozboon
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The Ace of Spades Ti Pro is a sick ski, just costs out the ass so dunno if you'd want to be smashing rails all day on them. Race base too which doesn't make huge sense but they're sick as hell on groomers and as a general all-mountain ski that should still slay park.
Aug 25 2010 8:43PM
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Holyflyingskiman
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I'm thinking about getting the zeros they look so amaazing
Aug 25 2010 9:12PM
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PacificRimJob
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Race base makes total sense... hitting pipe and jumplines, that's going to be RAD...
Aug 25 2010 9:13PM
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Balto
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2nd worst graphics of the year, just tossin that out there
Aug 25 2010 9:15PM
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PacificRimJob
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Our views differ here. They're just really loud, that's all.
Aug 25 2010 9:18PM
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supersteezey
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my friend has the ace of spades ski, hasnt had any problems with it
Aug 25 2010 9:49PM
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supersteezey
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my friend has the ace of spades ski, hasnt had any problems with it
Aug 25 2010 9:50PM
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austinmetsch
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the zeros and the radicts have great graphics.
Aug 25 2010 9:51PM
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Lemuel
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Seeing as Elan makes ninthward, it is safe to say that "even ninthward makes better skis" is suitable to say for just about every company.
Aug 25 2010 10:02PM
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*Dos*Planker*
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my friends nordicas are the butteriest skis iv ever seen.
Aug 25 2010 10:45PM
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Dustin.
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One of the people I ride with at Breck rides for Nordica and goes through a lot of skis in a season.  LOVES the skis, but for some reason he manages to destroy them pretty quickly.  I'm still edgy about trying any because I can't afford to replace skis at the rate he goes through them.  Of course, everyone rides differently and breaks things (if I don't have FKS on my skis my bindings are likely to explode in a week), so it's not necessary the best durability evaluation.
Aug 25 2010 10:57PM
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SickStickz
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this.
Aug 26 2010 12:20PM
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Balto
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i can probably name a binding or 2 that you cant brake
Aug 26 2010 12:31PM
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dbchili
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win
Aug 26 2010 12:34PM
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PeteySkeety
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I think the zeros look pretty sick
Aug 26 2010 12:34PM
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gawd
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same here
Aug 26 2010 1:34PM
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hollygrove
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9th and nordica have both made bomb proof skis in my experience
Aug 26 2010 5:46PM
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Blurst
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I agree sick graphic, even nicer ski. Nordica has been steppin it up for years now.
Aug 27 2010 12:10AM
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PacificRimJob
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I dont ever think Nordica was ever bad in the first place. They haven't needed to step up... they just turn out quality shit every season and are well under the radar for some reason.

Probably because they are to Kastle what the Baltimore Ravens are to the Cleveland Browns...
Aug 27 2010 10:14AM
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Muhammad
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The Ace of Spades looks sick.  I hope it's in my price range at ski rex.
Sep 2 2010 6:21PM
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edward_kennedy
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Nordica has put out a good twin tip this year, the Nordica Supercharger Spark... not to floppy but really easy to ride on and good for all mountian as well as park!

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/493601/
not a great pic but great skis!!!!!!
Sep 6 2010 6:24AM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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both ace of spades products look really cool. and nordica boots fit me well I might have to get those boots...
Sep 6 2010 7:41AM
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Barmski
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I don't know if we know the same person, but I also have a friend I ride with in Breck who has gone through 3 pairs of the Ace of Spades in about a month. The durability of the ski is terrible, however, he absolutely loves how they ride.
Sep 6 2010 11:18AM
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Muhammad
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Yeah, one of my friends that I go to Breck with a lot skis on the Ace of Spades, and he absolutely loves them.  I'm always impressed though with how fast he breaks them.
Sep 6 2010 6:54PM
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K.C.dia
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The reason behind nordica's "stepping up" this year is because this is the last year they're planning on making race skis. So, they didn't develop anything new and they just changed the graphics on all their race skis. All the money from the race department will now go towards other things like their twintips
Sep 6 2010 7:59PM
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skinnyskisrock
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Blindin' graphics - in all sense. But solid skis, well worth a look. Totally agree with the comments on the Ace of Spaces.

Nordica is a traditional brand, so most of the posers won't take a look.
Sep 7 2010 6:50AM
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Gharf
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no i think that even though their park skis look sick they are not super solid.

my friend broke brand new nordica just hitting a down rail in cardrona this year.
the most stupid fall ever. park skis should not have broken on this kind of fall.
Sep 7 2010 2:34PM
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AJizzle
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Sean ur nordica boner is showing...lol
Sep 7 2010 3:42PM
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PacificRimJob
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Lol. and I don't even use Nordica boots anymore...


Sep 19 2010 8:53AM
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