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Designing A Ski

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Maruchan
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So over the summer I may be helping to design a park ski for a company. Heres your chance to put in some thoughts for what you would like to see from this ski. Any thoughts on tip/sidecut shape, width, rocker/camber or flex is helpful and I'll take them all into account.
Jun 12 2013 1:52PM
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Maruchan
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Also I forgot to mention you can have a personal design laser engraved on the skis and if there is a good enough idea there might Be a design printed on all skis. Sorry for the double post.
Jun 12 2013 1:58PM
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*ninja*
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ask nser ninety-four.
Jun 12 2013 1:59PM
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The_Polock
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Titties on skis.
Jun 12 2013 2:01PM
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gatley-o9mil.
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non symmetrical graphics
Jun 12 2013 2:13PM
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WiscoSkiing
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i would have the graphic carry from one ski to the other, like as if it was one picture. personally would buy a ski with a tribal or indian design like a wolf or something. that would be dope
Jun 13 2013 12:10AM
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7springsprod
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Something really simple but like landscape. Like a sunset with really vivid oranges and reds and blacks that carry on both skis.
Jun 13 2013 12:12AM
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TylerMacDonald
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95 underfoot
symmetrical shape and flex
soft
full camber
quality construction

Thats what I'm looking for right now, make it for me :p
Jun 13 2013 12:32AM
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Maruchan
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This is exactly what i was thinking except i think it would be very close to symmetrical, but not exact. And i was debating a slight tip/tail rocker or maybe just an early rise, but keep a fair amount of camber underfoot.
Jun 13 2013 12:41AM
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Maruchan
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And sorry for the double post but the design ideas are great. I am currently on vacation in hawaii and i just bought a sweet tribal print swimsuit and the sunsets down here are great so that could easily be brought to life on the ski.
Jun 13 2013 12:44AM
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scarsimd
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a really bright colored topsheet with some white bases with logo's on.

massive rocker and 95 underfoot
Jun 13 2013 3:23AM
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sNaubi
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early rise is dope
Jun 13 2013 5:18AM
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Crehm
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95 would be a bit wide for a midwest/icecoast ski, i would want something around 85-90 with about 15% early rise in the tip and tail and the rest camber. so like 120-88-120 maybe? and make a length right around 180.

As for graphics... BLACK
Jun 13 2013 9:54AM
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gotti
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a stiff pop-y rocker ski would be really fun to ride. Plus rocker is all the rage these days
Jun 13 2013 9:58AM
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Tstar
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I like simple graphics that are not overkill, flashy colours rock.
Jun 13 2013 10:00AM
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wutangforever
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white skis with blunts allll over them top and bottom
Jun 13 2013 1:57PM
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Maruchan
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It will more than likely be a really simple design. The osama skis are pretty sick and i would love to make that happen but probably not on these.
Jun 13 2013 2:53PM
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Jon_Taffer
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a little bit of rocker
95-105 underfoot
suuper soft (for butters and such)
durable
and all around good quality

as far as the graphics go

[URL=http://s1347.photobucket.com/user/Jonny6k/media/morrisseau-flowers_birds2_zps3c270ca7.jpg.html]Click for larger image[/URL]

i feel like something like that but not as complex (and obviously not the same because of copyright) would be absolutely amazing

Jun 14 2013 2:06AM
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Jon_Taffer
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maybe 95-105 underfoot is exaggerating a little bit.
more like 85-95
Jun 14 2013 2:09AM
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Maruchan
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Sure anything is accepted
Jun 14 2013 2:23PM
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Heart
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Make it a fun ski. In my mind this means anything that isn't a traditional stiff, fully cambered ski.

Something with a bit of rocker but with camber underfoot and a medium-soft flex. If it's for park only, a width of around 86 would be perfect.
Jun 14 2013 5:29PM
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lp.
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i really dig henna patterns, here's an example on someone's hands hah but the designs are endless, people do some ridiculous henna art.

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Jun 14 2013 5:44PM
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Mag
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I actually would ride a pair of these
Jun 14 2013 5:56PM
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Nate.Dog
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Moustache rocker, (rocker, camber, rocker), symmetrical, medium-soft flex, 95 underfoot, thick race base, thick edges, full sidewall, wood core.

some colorful (or veneer, veneer always looks good) totem-pole inspired graphics would be dope.
Jun 14 2013 6:09PM
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Casey
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Your graphics should be a magic eye 3d puzzle.
Jun 14 2013 6:14PM
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CaptainObvious.
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It feels like skis keep getting busier and busier in their graphics. I want to see something clean, with a really modern-art style design. Just some simple abstract shapes. Primary colors. White topsheet with some bright blue or bright red designs. Same thing with the base of the ski, but invert the colors.
Jun 14 2013 6:15PM
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Maruchan
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Itll be a simple design if we do put a design on it. If not it will be a straight bamboo topsheet with the logo at the top
Jun 15 2013 2:17PM
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JonasJuhler
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Why limit it to lifts? You can easily do it on jumps just ask henrik
Jun 15 2013 2:42PM
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bieberhole69.
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black on black, like the nordica hellderado, except with tribal designs. For the base, some sort of neon color
Jun 15 2013 4:10PM
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Miomo
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Completely symmetrical
Jun 15 2013 4:25PM
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Miomo
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Completely symmetrical
Jun 15 2013 4:25PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Completely reverse sidecut, 80mm underfoot.
Jun 15 2013 4:47PM
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snowfinder
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I was messing around with a design with a 100 mm underfoot one, east coast pow ski lol. I might make it in the fall.
Jun 15 2013 4:57PM
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Maruchan
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The base will be orange
Jun 15 2013 5:05PM
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Bock
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90-95 underfoot, 20m turning radius, fully symmetrical, flex pattern of soft/medium/softish-medium, and the option to either have it full camber or full rocker.
Jun 15 2013 5:10PM
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Maruchan
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Im thinking 95 underfoot, this flex pattern, early rise tip/tail, close to symmetrical but not quite.
Jun 15 2013 5:38PM
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triss
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this would be sick a majestic wolf on a 95 mm waist...so ill early rise fully rocketed with this graphic

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Jun 15 2013 5:40PM
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tdollo
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i heard they are bombproof too
Jun 15 2013 7:44PM
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bighomieflock
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Eh I'd disagree. They use to be one of the best skis out but they've been dead since 2011.
Jun 15 2013 9:46PM
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Peter.
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have you not seen volkl's recent stuff?
Jun 15 2013 9:49PM
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JUP*
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I heard they'll make you go suicidal
Jun 15 2013 9:52PM
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-Robert
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Slight rocker in tip and tail, symmetrical, soft in tail, soft- medium in middle and tip(different idk haha). Galaxy topsheets with neon sidewalls and neon logo on the base with a darker colored base. Just throwing that out there. And also fatter underfoot like 128-95-128 haha.
Jun 15 2013 10:54PM
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last_tango
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I rocked ARV's (92 waist) this year at sunday river and sugarloaf and they did everything. I felt with the 92 waist there wasn't too much sacrificed with the waist and they were more versatile than something in a smaller waist.

Take the flex of volkl walls with a 95 waist in a 181 length with early rise and semi directional.

graphic wise I like space/astronaut theme. Maybe space battle of some sort.
Jun 15 2013 11:19PM
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snowfinder
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This is the design I have been messing around with.
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Specs, nose 85mm, midfoot 100mm, tail 80mm,,,, camber 65mm, -2mm, 55mm... ski length182cm.




Jun 15 2013 11:33PM
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Session
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Everything about that looks like a pile of dog shit.
Jun 16 2013 12:26AM
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snowfinder
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Oh yeah it does , but hey it is fun to mess around with designs once and a while.
Jun 16 2013 12:32AM
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Maruchan
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How did you create this?
Jun 16 2013 2:00AM
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