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#skiing is dead

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suup
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im not even sure what to say but i thought id share this hilarious kickstarter
lol.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1487886738/envy-ski-frame-ski-in-snowboard-boots?ref=card
Nov 16 2017 9:03PM
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theabortionator
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I kind of want honestly. If they had the $50 options or under I probably would. Maybe I'd fucking ski more. Wondering how the performance is though.

Literally not skiing because I broke the boots I had and too cheap to buy new ones. Also too lazy to take off my snowboard boots to put on ski boots for a few laps.

This thing screams jerry, but I actually like the thought.
Nov 16 2017 9:12PM
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eheath
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Have fun breaking your ankles.
Nov 16 2017 10:05PM
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-eREKTion-
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Stack height: 5 inches

dat power transmission tho
Nov 16 2017 10:41PM
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Poindexter.
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@apex boots
Nov 16 2017 11:07PM
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theabortionator
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eheathHave fun breaking your ankles.


I'll post a video when I get them and hit the park. If I die, I'd like to leave my NS account as well as my skis to my dog Cooper.
Nov 17 2017 12:03AM
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mystery3
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Wouldn't it be easier to just slap snowboard bindings on skis? With some of the massive waists produced they'd probably fit right? No premature ejections either!
Nov 17 2017 12:14AM
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DMadd11883
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That boot to ski responsiveness you will get is going to be unreal.
Nov 17 2017 1:36AM
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theabortionator
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mystery3Wouldn't it be easier to just slap snowboard bindings on skis? With some of the massive waists produced they'd probably fit right? No premature ejections either!


Somebody once gave me a pair of snowblades with a block of wood drilled into them, and snowboard bindings drilled into that. They were everything you could hope they would be.

I entered the ski only contest we had, got knocked out in the chinese downhill, and poached the pondskimming contest. What a time to be alive.
Nov 17 2017 1:47AM
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TOAST.
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If people would just buy boots that fit they wouldn't be that uncomfortable.
When I worked park crew full time I was in my ski boots at least 8 hours a day. I would even do builds in them because if I wore regular boots I would slide down the hill. Rarely did my feet hurt.
Nov 17 2017 8:17AM
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freestyler540
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Not a bad idea... But I can see a lot of downfalls

1. Walking in ski boots is awesome. When well fitted, my ski boots become slippers. I wear them for 8hrs a day at least and never had any trouble. Most ski boots have a walk mode that makes them flex enough for a comfortable walk. Hell, there is a guy who ran the Boston marathon in ski boots!
2. For those who has tried fitting rubber boots in ski bindings discovered quickly that the foot has to be completely immobile for correct power transmission. With slack or soft boots, you will never dig an edge, or do a spin.
3. I have bone spurts on the top of my feet. You know that ball on the inside of your foot? Mine is big enough to destroy my foot when strapped into ill fitted boots or snowboard boots. Its the main reason I dont snowboard; the straps pass exactly at the worst points of my feet.
4. Blistering seems like another problem. Skiers feet do a lot of work while skiing and too much movement causes blistering around the heel.
Nov 17 2017 9:17AM
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Dooberz
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Tbh I think this a bad idea simply because of the huge gap between binding and boot, would still be fun to try though.
Nov 17 2017 11:10AM
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saskyskier71
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I actually made myself a set of these. I used to snowboard back in the day so I used some old bindings on some skis I had built myself in shop class in high school. it worked better than one would think. but still wouldn't recommend.
Nov 17 2017 11:21AM
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.otto.
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this looks like a combination of those shit plastic snowboards you would own as a kid and a failed highschool project

still would send it tho
Nov 17 2017 12:07PM
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Sharko
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This product already exists and already sucks, look up Apex Boots, they're actually big enough to be sold at REI
Nov 17 2017 12:14PM
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BrawnTrends
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Spend the extra cash and buy Dahu boots.

https://www.dahusports.com/site/en/home/
Nov 17 2017 12:53PM
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BLandz
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I feel like we're slowly working our way towards Dennis Reynolds future ski man

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/820931/The-Freestyle-Skier-of-The-Future
Nov 17 2017 1:38PM
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lil.Boye
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I wouldn't cop. I'd rather buy some 130 skis and mount snowboard bindibgs on to those
Nov 17 2017 3:06PM
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Dwayne
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Nah im good, i like my ankles in relatively good condition.
Nov 17 2017 4:15PM
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HAMNATION
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apex boots have been around for a while same idea.... just not any snowboard boot they come with a boot.... GET FULLTILTS 420 pee in her butt
Nov 17 2017 4:54PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I feel like these things are snowboarders inventing a problem that doesn’t exist.

My boots are well fitted and are like slippers. I’d way prefer to wear ski boots walking around on snow than normal boots. Used to wear boots like 12-16 hours a day when I was working as a park staff sometimes and literally had zero issues.

The cost of these things can’t possibly beat the costs of Proper boot fitting?
Nov 17 2017 5:27PM
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DeebieSkeebies
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skiing is generally an uncomfortable sport for most.

cold-ass weather, awkward stances all the time, boots that even when they fit properly still kinda hurt, etc.

its weird how we just get used to it honestly, like my boots feel like slippers but with a bad ankle, its still a bitch sometimes to ski around.
Nov 17 2017 5:30PM
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DominatorJacques
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. What will they think of next. Maybe the whole thing is an elaborate joke. Or maybe a way to get $ and run?
Nov 17 2017 5:36PM
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saskyskier71
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DominatorJacquesMaybe the whole thing is an elaborate joke. Or maybe a way to get $ and run?


#revision2.0 maybe bill is backing this company too. it could be his next scam.
Nov 18 2017 2:23AM
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Hugh_Conway_jr
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Boots shouldn't hurt. People need to get their boots from shops that have actual boot fitters.

Judging from the underwhelming response to their kickstarter, these things are going anywhere.
Nov 18 2017 4:12AM
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BrawnTrends
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DeebieSkeebiesboots that even when they fit properly still kinda hurt


Then they don't fit properly
Nov 18 2017 8:17AM
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gorm
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We will se a lot more twisted and broken ankles if this becomes a thing ×_×
Nov 18 2017 5:49PM
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cchamb02
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This shit is gay if ur to much of a pussy to ski with real boots then dont ski
Nov 18 2017 7:34PM
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cchamb02
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Thats just damn sad u proably were ur goggles upside down u jerry
Nov 18 2017 7:40PM
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THE-Albino*
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Cool idea but I think I’ll stick with my full tilts.
Nov 19 2017 12:00AM
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SenBilverglate
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You know whats fucking hilarious, one time in my home hill i saw this old guy riding a snowboard with ski boots on, he had these weird as bindings, they looked similar to what skiboarders have. Regardless it was wierd as hell.
Nov 19 2017 12:39AM
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Eggdog
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cchamb02Thats just damn sad u proably were ur goggles upside down u jerry


U just owned those darn Jerrys in epic style XD

**This post was edited on Nov 19th 2017 at 1:14:40am
Nov 19 2017 1:14AM
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Sharko
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SenBilverglateYou know whats fucking hilarious, one time in my home hill i saw this old guy riding a snowboard with ski boots on, he had these weird as bindings, they looked similar to what skiboarders have. Regardless it was wierd as hell.


It's not, you are just young. Hard boot systems were fairly common for carvers and racers in the snowboard world more than a decade ago but then they largely faded away. Burton is trying to bring them back with their new Hard On boots and bindings.
Nov 19 2017 1:59AM
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DominatorJacques
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SharkoIt's not, you are just young. Hard boot systems were fairly common for carvers and racers in the snowboard world more than a decade ago but then they largely faded away. Burton is trying to bring them back with their new Hard On boots and bindings.


Truth. There's still a bunch of them out there, carving like crazy.
Nov 19 2017 9:42AM
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TOAST.
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SenBilverglateYou know whats fucking hilarious, one time in my home hill i saw this old guy riding a snowboard with ski boots on, he had these weird as bindings, they looked similar to what skiboarders have. Regardless it was wierd as hell.


You know whats fucking hilarious? Your ignorance of slalom snowboards.
Nov 19 2017 11:12AM
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Flowbear
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or here's a crazy thought. Get boots that fit properly and stop buying cheap rentals.
Nov 19 2017 11:33AM
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Ski76
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Apex ski boots better then this
Nov 19 2017 11:43AM
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BrawnTrends
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SharkoBurton is trying to bring them back with their new Hard On boots and bindings.


That was an April Fool's joke...
Nov 19 2017 11:51AM
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Ski76
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1477409603/madjacks-ski-pain-free-walk-normally-affordably

Found another
Nov 19 2017 12:21PM
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theabortionator
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SenBilverglateYou know whats fucking hilarious, one time in my home hill i saw this old guy riding a snowboard with ski boots on, he had these weird as bindings, they looked similar to what skiboarders have. Regardless it was wierd as hell.


Can't tell if serious or not
Nov 19 2017 12:54PM
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suup
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Ski76https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1477409603/madjacks-ski-pain-free-walk-normally-affordably

Found another


oh god that looks awful
Nov 19 2017 1:07PM
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