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How does the whole "type 3" skier thing work?

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Demillsta
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Title pretty much says it all, I've only been skiing seriously for 2 seasons and I've never understood the whole ability level thing
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JoeF2661
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Buy full tilts and you are type 3
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Demillsta
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JoeF2661Buy full tilts and you are type 3

^Says buy full tilts ironically but actually rides descendants
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JoeF2661
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ddemille1^Says buy full tilts ironically but actually rides descendants

How do you know I was being ironic?
7 years ago
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Demillsta
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JoeF2661How do you know I was being ironic?


Your right, just purchased a pair of the interwebs
7 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
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upon obtaining your first pair of twin tip skis, full tilts and tall tee for the terraneous park, you are legally required to report yourself as a type 3 skier. The federal government keeps a rapport of all type 3 skiers for when they execute "the final solution" to thr overpopulation question. These are the people among the first groups to go as they are considered undesirable and nonaryan.
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abar.
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Tall T Dan is a type 3 skier
7 years ago
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shinbangclan
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Type 1s are jerries
Type 2s are everyone
Type 3s are the cocky type 2s
7 years ago
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Rdub-yo
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your height, weight, age, and skier type all play a factor of your DIN setting.

so if you have to think about yourself being a type 3, you're not a type 3 skier. just say you're a type 2 if you go into a shop.
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DirtYStylE
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You should ask about the type 4 skiers
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Demillsta
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DirtYStylEYou should ask about the type 4 skiers

What's the deal with type 4 skiers?
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Cole9
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ddemille1What's the deal with type 4 skiers?

They are better than type 3s but worse than type 5s
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-Dan
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abar.Tall T Dan is a type 3 skier

You know me
7 years ago
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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-DanYou know me


Major pirates of the Caribbean nostalgia coming through right there
7 years ago
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methscratchface
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type1-gets sprayed
type2-gets spayed
type3-gets paid and laid
7 years ago
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edai
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what were you doing before skiing seriously?
7 years ago
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eheeth
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pre sure if you have to ask if you're a type 3 skier you're not a type 3 skier
7 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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type 1 is a novice
type 2 is an average skier who does blues and occasional blacks
type 3 is not worried about typical run designations like blue vs black, but isn't sick
type 3+ is a sick skier/independent woman who don't need no man
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Julius_Steezer
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New wave skier =\= type 1
7 years ago
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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Type 1 is newwave
Type 2 is og thug
Type 3 is snowboarding
7 years ago
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dietcoke.man
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XxAc1DtR1PxXType 1 is newwave
Type 2 is og thug
Type 3 is snowboarding


I feel personally attacked
7 years ago
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Nickc88
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The system is bs just crank up your dins past the max and you should be good. (Provided that you use full tilts).
7 years ago
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Woos
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I'm definitely type 2 but I just say type 3 so they can put my DIN a little higher at the shop. If I didn't ride park almost exclusively I would just say type 2. I always feel lame writing it down because I kind of suck.
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SuspiciousFish
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Skier type just designates what DIN settings the shop sets you at. DIN is a balance between keeping your skis from popping off vs. busting your knee because your ski wont release. Park skiers probably can keep a littler lower DIN setting as there is not as much risk if a ski comes off. However if you are skiing a really dangerous rock line or chute and losing a ski could mean serious injury then you definitely want to make sure you have your DINs cranked up a bit. Its really easy to adjust them with a philips screw driver so if you find your skis popping off a lot, bump them up a number and see if that helps.
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Woos
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SuspiciousFishSkier type just designates what DIN settings the shop sets you at. DIN is a balance between keeping your skis from popping off vs. busting your knee because your ski wont release. Park skiers probably can keep a littler lower DIN setting as there is not as much risk if a ski comes off. However if you are skiing a really dangerous rock line or chute and losing a ski could mean serious injury then you definitely want to make sure you have your DINs cranked up a bit. Its really easy to adjust them with a philips screw driver so if you find your skis popping off a lot, bump them up a number and see if that helps.


I'd say it depends on your style in the park. I don't do a ton of stuff in the air but I do a lot of presses, stalls, wallies, etc. and I find that higher DIN is a must for these tricks. I pre-eject way too often with these style of tricks unless I crank my DIN up a little more than the shops set when I designate myself as a level 3 skier (which like I said earlier, I definitely am not).
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freeskibum82
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my favorite thing is listening to people say they are not beginners. the parents are the worst. "he's definitely not a beginner, i know he's 6 but he rides the chairlift now and goes down blues." Nothing better than setting the DIN for 9 yr old johnny way higher than he needs because his parents checked the box 3 and said he did a black diamond once. yet, here you are, getting beginner rental skis for the season for all three of you.

Just because you can go down a trail doesn't mean you ski it well. People try to tie skier type to the trails and that's not the case at all. How well you ski has nothing to do with the trail types. Control, ability to carve & turn, avoid collisions, stop on a dime, etc.. are what make a skier a specific type. Those things allow a skier to take on more difficult terrain because they have control and know how to use their edges.
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Rparr
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It's just a guideline for shops and jerries to get their dins set at a relatively appropriate level. I like my dins real nice and low though. Been on 7.5 for years and i only sometimes pull my ski off when I tweak mute.
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RparrIt's just a guideline for shops and jerries to get their dins set at a relatively appropriate level. I like my dins real nice and low though. Been on 7.5 for years and i only sometimes pull my ski off when I tweak mute.


What size are you if you use 7.5 lmao. You are a lot better than me and I thought mine was low with 8.
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Rparr
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MaimHelpWhat size are you if you use 7.5 lmao. You are a lot better than me and I thought mine was low with 8.


size 29.5 boots and 160 lbs. I don't jump much as you can see but I could probably imagine being able to put down anything short of a dub with these din settings. I'd much rather lose my ski a few extra times than have my ski hang on when it shouldn't and twist my knee up
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Rparrsize 29.5 boots and 160 lbs. I don't jump much as you can see but I could probably imagine being able to put down anything short of a dub with these din settings. I'd much rather lose my ski a few extra times than have my ski hang on when it shouldn't and twist my knee up

Okay that makes a little more sense because of the higher boot size. I have 27.5 boots and I weigh 150
7 years ago
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freeskibum82
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http://www.dincalculator.com/#/

have fun!
7 years ago
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Demillsta
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edaiwhat were you doing before skiing seriously?

I was skiing like once a year, now I ski like 50+
7 years ago
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Woos
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MaimHelpWhat size are you if you use 7.5 lmao. You are a lot better than me and I thought mine was low with 8.


8's not that low dude. I'm 6' 175-180lbs and I ski at 9 sometimes 10. As a Midwest park rider, I have yet to find I need more. Have there been times I have ejected but shouldn't have? Yeah. But I'd rather that than messed up knees.
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iskeaah
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type 69
7 years ago
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shinbangclan
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RparrIt's just a guideline for shops and jerries to get their dins set at a relatively appropriate level. I like my dins real nice and low though. Been on 7.5 for years and i only sometimes pull my ski off when I tweak mute.


what happens if you’re midair and you pull off your ski do you crash or can you land and ride it out with one
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Rparr
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hubbardswhat happens if you’re midair and you pull off your ski do you crash or can you land and ride it out with one


Both have happened but I generally fall lol
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SofaKingSick
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hubbardswhat happens if you’re midair and you pull off your ski do you crash or can you land and ride it out with one


RparrBoth have happened but I generally fall lol


just start practicing putting them back on in midair and BOOM, SSX Tricky, you'll win x games
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shinbangclan
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SofaKingSickjust start practicing putting them back on in midair and BOOM, SSX Tricky, you'll win x games


Is there a recorded case of someone hitting a jump, removing their skis and putting them back on before or as they land?
There's a lot of potential in click ins, but I'm not sure if it's worth risking crippling injury
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SofaKingSick
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hubbardsIs there a recorded case of someone hitting a jump, removing their skis and putting them back on before or as they land?
There's a lot of potential in click ins, but I'm not sure if it's worth risking crippling injury


haha not that i know of....it would be so fucking crazy. i'd love to see it honestly
7 years ago
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zman420
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hubbardswhat happens if you’re midair and you pull off your ski do you crash or can you land and ride it out with one

There's a vid some comp skiier who lands with one ski. I can't remember who but it was kinda savage
7 years ago
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CalumSKI
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XxAc1DtR1PxXType 1 is newwave
Type 2 is og thug
Type 3 is snowboarding


NaW mAn NeW wAvE iS sIcK
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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Bout tree fiddy
7 years ago
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Julius_Steezer
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zman420There's a vid some comp skiier who lands with one ski. I can't remember who but it was kinda savage


Nick goepper did it at x games tignes ages ago. I believe he went for a dub 10 mute, yanked his ski off and stomped the landing. Ngl, people give him a lot of shit for his style but you can’t deny his technical ability is just insane.
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freeskibum82
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teamSESH8's not that low dude. I'm 6' 175-180lbs and I ski at 9 sometimes 10. As a Midwest park rider, I have yet to find I need more. Have there been times I have ejected but shouldn't have? Yeah. But I'd rather that than messed up knees.


yea. lots of kids always think higher din is needed because they think they are type 3. I've had a guy yell at me for setting them at 8 on his old ass k2 apache and say "8? i havent been an 8 since i was in high school. im just going to turn them up to 11 myself then since you wont," my response was "cool! have fun"

i've been an 8 DIN based on the chart for as long as i can remember and the skis operate exactly as they should. If kids are adjusting the bindings themselves to make their full tilts fit and do not know what forward pressure is, they'll crank the DIN thinking that'll fix it... oh the things i've seen.

tl:dr: you need what the DIN the chart says, trust the chart, you may be able to kfed but you probably dont ski as well as you think you do. in before the "tell us about the war" jokes

**This post was edited on Dec 12th 2018 at 11:58:27am
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Idahoe
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hubbardsIs there a recorded case of someone hitting a jump, removing their skis and putting them back on before or as they land?
There's a lot of potential in click ins, but I'm not sure if it's worth risking crippling injury

newest wave
7 years ago
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freeskibum82yea. lots of kids always think higher din is needed because they think they are type 3. I've had a guy yell at me for setting them at 8 on his old ass k2 apache and say "8? i havent been an 8 since i was in high school. im just going to turn them up to 11 myself then since you wont," my response was "cool! have fun"

i've been an 8 DIN based on the chart for as long as i can remember and the skis operate exactly as they should. If kids are adjusting the bindings themselves to make their full tilts fit and do not know what forward pressure is, they'll crank the DIN thinking that'll fix it... oh the things i've seen.

tl:dr: you need what the DIN the chart says, trust the chart, you may be able to kfed but you probably dont ski as well as you think you do. in before the "tell us about the war" jokes

**This post was edited on Dec 12th 2018 at 11:58:27am

I am not even super good in the park. the 8 DIN works fine for me and I don't think I will change it. Most of the time I rip trees and side country or whatever. I hit at least 70 this weekend on a groomer lmfao.
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