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What is the purpose of the k2 “snow” ski?

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dolanslebensraum
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It has a 66 inch waist, which sounds simply retarded, and the ugliest graphics ive ever seen.

Who the fuck would buy these things?


May 25 2020 3:39AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Mogul skiers
May 25 2020 4:14AM
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LukeTheWaffle
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Issa mogul ski
May 25 2020 6:16AM
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-arc-
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I kinda want to try some, just to bash moguls n shit.
May 25 2020 8:14AM
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Youngm_IPCME
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Why didn’t you just read the description on any page after typing “k2 244” into google instead of making yet another stupid thread?
May 25 2020 12:13PM
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backyardcracker
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it's a mogul ski you ret
May 25 2020 12:20PM
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bquick222
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Man idk I think the topsheets are actually pretty sick. Looks fun to rip some spring moguls!
May 25 2020 12:24PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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DolanReloaded66 inch waist


Truly ahead of their time.
May 25 2020 12:50PM
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JibbaTheHutt
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hi had a kid come in with a pair of those wanting to get them mounted, i asked him how long he had been skiing moguls and he literally had no idea, he had just bought them because he liked the graphic and they were cheap. Needless to say we managed to convince him onto something else.
May 25 2020 12:52PM
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FruitBootPro
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I'd 100% buy those for mogul days if I had money and skied a lot.
If you hate moguls, you probably don't have good fundamentals or actual big mountain skill.
May 25 2020 3:05PM
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Casey
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JibbaTheHutthi had a kid come in with a pair of those wanting to get them mounted, i asked him how long he had been skiing moguls and he literally had no idea, he had just bought them because he liked the graphic and they were cheap. Needless to say we managed to convince him onto something else.


Stiff as a 2X4, skinny, fast and no side cut- perfect learning ski lol
May 25 2020 7:35PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Funny how the more I progressed, the more I enjoyed moguls (along with the entire mountain, as opposed to just one aspect of skiing)
FruitBootProI'd 100% buy those for mogul days if I had money and skied a lot.
If you hate moguls, you probably don't have good fundamentals or actual big mountain skill.
May 26 2020 12:40AM
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dolanslebensraum
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Nope you lose.
May 26 2020 12:33PM
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dolanslebensraum
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a_pla5tic_bagTruly ahead of their time.


Haha. I just noticed that
May 26 2020 12:36PM
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dolanslebensraum
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JibbaTheHutthi had a kid come in with a pair of those wanting to get them mounted, i asked him how long he had been skiing moguls and he literally had no idea, he had just bought them because he liked the graphic and they were cheap. Needless to say we managed to convince him onto something else.

I feel like outside of moguls they wouldnt be very fun.
May 26 2020 12:39PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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Don’t worry Dolan I agree because Mogul skis should be at least 100 waist so you can wheelie and plow right through the moguls. Those stupid mogul skiers have been turning for years fucking retards its a race just don’t be a pussy and plow straight down the course youd win every time.
May 26 2020 1:23PM
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dolanslebensraum
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BLandzDon’t worry Dolan I agree because Mogul skis should be at least 100 waist so you can wheelie and plow right through the moguls. Those stupid mogul skiers have been turning for years fucking retards its a race just don’t be a pussy and plow straight down the course youd win every time.

4/10
see me after class
May 26 2020 1:25PM
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Ghost_BLandzV2
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DolanReloaded4/10
see me after class

Plz don’t beat me anymore I tried my best
May 26 2020 1:27PM
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dolanslebensraum
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BLandzPlz don’t beat me anymore I tried my best

Ha
May 26 2020 1:30PM
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FruitBootPro
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BradAusNzCoCaFunny how the more I progressed, the more I enjoyed moguls (along with the entire mountain, as opposed to just one aspect of skiing)


Moguls > Groomers 100% of the time.
That being said, if it's a day when both the moguls and park are open, I'd rather work on park
May 26 2020 1:41PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Super deep days. Just ask Ron Kipp.
May 26 2020 1:55PM
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SuspiciousFish
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CatdickBojanglesSuper deep days. Just ask Ron Kipp.


lol
May 26 2020 2:19PM
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SavageBiff
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BLandzDon’t worry Dolan I agree because Mogul skis should be at least 100 waist so you can wheelie and plow right through the moguls. Those stupid mogul skiers have been turning for years fucking retards its a race just don’t be a pussy and plow straight down the course youd win every time.

Air the first mogul race won

idky there are people who don’t like moguls , especially with a little bit o soft. My 36 year old hips and knees and spine don’t like moguls, but I sure as hell do , so much fun when your cruising and air an unseen mogul. Now skiing moguls with shit form not knowing how to ski moguls, that’s not so much fun.
May 26 2020 3:51PM
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Young_patty
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Imagine purposely buying K2’s lol
May 26 2020 4:43PM
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HypeBeast
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FruitBootProI'd 100% buy those for mogul days if I had money and skied a lot.
If you hate moguls, you probably don't have good fundamentals or actual big mountain skill.


3 down votes can't ski moguls
8/9 up votes also can't ski moguls
May 26 2020 6:41PM
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shinbangclan
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I feel like if I wanted to ski moguls I'd just cut to the chase and smash both my knees with a sledgehammer
May 26 2020 9:59PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Skied with an old highschool buddy for the first time and he brought a pair of old hart bump skis. There was maybe 6in or so of windblown creamcheese all over the mountain. Dude was happy as a clam zipperlining bumps all day. Idk where I was going with this but the dude loved his bumps and I can respect that.
May 26 2020 10:17PM
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eheath
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DolanReloadedI feel like outside of moguls they wouldnt be very fun.


Mogul skis are just narrow, if its groomed/packed theyre just fine, hell I skied mogul skis in alot of conditions (comes with mogul training every weekend) Id always bring another pair of skis up to the mountain, but unless it was dumping snow or I was gonna ski rails, I just ripped my mogul skis.
May 26 2020 10:37PM
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anders_a
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its kinda hard/hopeless to hate on bump/mogul skiers, becuse you know their skills > yours.
May 27 2020 9:59AM
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FruitBootPro
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Turd__Authority3 down votes can't ski moguls
8/9 up votes also can't ski moguls


This is Newschoolers, we're all too busy lapping the park to learn how to ski moguls well
May 27 2020 10:14AM
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CalumSKI
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they are the cheap option for people wanting a mogul ski. They are kinda shit tho, so if u want a mogul ski get the fischer gunbarrel
May 27 2020 11:30AM
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dolanslebensraum
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eheathMogul skis are just narrow, if its groomed/packed theyre just fine, hell I skied mogul skis in alot of conditions (comes with mogul training every weekend) Id always bring another pair of skis up to the mountain, but unless it was dumping snow or I was gonna ski rails, I just ripped my mogul skis.

You just like moguls bc they dwarf your bitch tits.

just kidding :) Is a narrow mogul ski more prone to catch an edge?
anders_aits kinda hard/hopeless to hate on bump/mogul skiers, becuse you know their skills > yours.


I think a big part of improving your skiing ability is strengthening your quads. And mogul skiers can probably leg press 400 pounds.
May 28 2020 2:29AM
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anders_a
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DolanReloadedI think a big part of improving your skiing ability is strengthening your quads. And mogul skiers can probably leg press 400 pounds.


I can do.... well a lot of pounds in legpress (been hitting gym for years + skiiing and I'm 215-220lbs) but.. thoose good mogul guys and racing alpine guys.. damn, makes me feel like a petite skinny guy when they hit the leg excercises. I have a buddy that asks me to sit on the leg sled as he cannot get enough weights at the gym. At least my weight can be used then.
May 28 2020 4:18AM
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JmckR
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Dolan, how old are you?

Like serious, cause I really can't tell if you're a super naive 13 year old kid, or a fully grown 30 year old college-dropout who still lives in their parent's basement ?
May 28 2020 9:57AM
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SavageBiff
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DolanReloadedYou just like moguls bc they dwarf your bitch tits.

just kidding :) Is a narrow mogul ski more prone to catch an edge?


I think a big part of improving your skiing ability is strengthening your quads. And mogul skiers can probably leg press 400 pounds.


anders_aI can do.... well a lot of pounds in legpress (been hitting gym for years + skiiing and I'm 215-220lbs) but.. thoose good mogul guys and racing alpine guys.. damn, makes me feel like a petite skinny guy when they hit the leg excercises. I have a buddy that asks me to sit on the leg sled as he cannot get enough weights at the gym. At least my weight can be used then.


IMO skiing is more the conditioning acquired from leg blasters and endurance than strength, though strength , even 1rm is a factor

For instance, always been a low rep power lifter . Can squat 400 to 90degrees for 10 reps for a few sets But my biggest skiing improvements came from increasing my 20rm and doing leg blasters, core strengthening and flexibility and playing on the trampoline
May 28 2020 10:13AM
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anders_a
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for competiton you of course only goto 90, but I found that dropping way down, with a lighter load so you dont damage anything, has helped me get out of some pretty interesting ass on skis and way on your heels situations.

I will try 20 reps for next seasn, I've been at 10-12 always.
May 28 2020 11:13AM
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SavageBiff
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Def agree with that going low to save some backseat skiing. That’s imo my personal biggest weakness, next to air awareness.

I injured my groin/abdomen last March, dr didn’t give me a super good diagnosis so healing not going well and below 90 I’m just working on stretches and movement at this point as my core currently is poop
be careful powerlifting my dudes
anders_afor competiton you of course only goto 90, but I found that dropping way down, with a lighter load so you dont damage anything, has helped me get out of some pretty interesting ass on skis and way on your heels situations.

I will try 20 reps for next seasn, I've been at 10-12 always.
May 29 2020 8:49AM
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highpeak
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eheathMogul skis are just narrow, if its groomed/packed theyre just fine, hell I skied mogul skis in alot of conditions (comes with mogul training every weekend) Id always bring another pair of skis up to the mountain, but unless it was dumping snow or I was gonna ski rails, I just ripped my mogul skis.


I got a buddy who only had his mogul skis for most of his first season not competing and just cruising around for fun and he would absolutely rip in his. We'd be bombing pow runs, dropping cliffs, and he'd just cruise through like no problem. You could never see his skis unless he was airborne but damn he ripped
May 29 2020 12:03PM
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J_Steez
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Young_pattyImagine purposely buying K2’s lol


??? Never heard k2 hate before, curious why you say that ???
May 29 2020 12:08PM
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