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The connection to our skis

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swaggrandpa
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So I was laying in bed last night and got to thinking, skiing is what keeps a lot of us going and we’ll it wouldn’t be possible without the sticks of wood or metal under our feet. So I started to think about the connection we develop with them, I have this super clapped out pair of marksman that are too short for me and I should really look at getting a new pair, thing is, is that these skis have been with me for the last almost four years and I just couldn’t bring myself to get new skis. I would need to take the bindings off these for new rock skis since the marksman are rock skis for me now. But it just felt difficult to let go of using those skis that have been with me forever and have seen nearly all my progression over the last few years.

tldr: skis are sick and we develop a connection to them and it’s fucking sick.
Nov 23 2021 10:30AM 22 4
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buttsmasherr
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I want to have sex w my skis sometimes
Nov 23 2021 10:36AM 40 0
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T4T
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buttsmasherrI want to have sex w my skis sometimes


I too want to fuck this guys skis
Nov 23 2021 10:38AM 27 3
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skiP.E.I.
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Yeah I find skis always feel better after 70+ days when you know all the ins and outs. A daily driver would never last me 4 years though lol.
Nov 23 2021 10:38AM 9 0
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RH406
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I sold an old pair of Kartels and get genuinely upset at myself for it sometimes. Used em when I ski bummed in Jackson and skied corbets and S&S for the first time, probably put 400 days on the things and they had edge cracks for days. So many big streaks of black ptex on the bases, two mounts, and they were broken in so nicely. They were perfect sentimental shot skis and I sold them for like $400 with bindings fml
Nov 23 2021 10:46AM 12 0
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skiP.E.I.
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Also I've never sold an old pair of skis. I save the broken ones for arts and crafts and nostalgia, and I like to have a few beaters around in case myself or a homie breaks a pair and needs some at a moments notice, or if someone wants to try skiing but not buy or rent equipment.
Nov 23 2021 10:51AM 10 0
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I have sold or had to get rid of so many pairs of skis. I don’t have any left from my life and it’s upsetting. Hell, my parents got rid of my Line Mike Nick’s in the attic back in the day (my first twin tips) and didn’t tell me. Wish I had a heads up! I have a pair that I’ve earmarked for retiring and saving but we will see.. Traveling will do that to your quiver.
Nov 23 2021 10:56AM 4 0
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ericforman
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Yea unless you are desperate I wouldn’t sell a pair I’ve had 50+ days on. Too many memories man.
Nov 23 2021 12:47PM 5 0
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Young_patty
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Nov 23 2021 1:39PM 1 0
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SendyMcSendyface
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Nov 23 2021 5:31PM 2 0
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nmwninjart
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It is a great feeling when mind body and skis work together as One
Nov 23 2021 9:26PM 7 0
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mrk127
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Everyone always says they regret selling skis. Definitely a goal of mine to never sell a pair unless it’s to a homie
Nov 23 2021 9:45PM 5 0
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nmwninjart
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I've sold two pairs of skis before....
They were race skis.
Nov 24 2021 6:28AM 4 0
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freestyler540
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skiP.E.I.Also I've never sold an old pair of skis. I save the broken ones for arts and crafts and nostalgia, and I like to have a few beaters around in case myself or a homie breaks a pair and needs some at a moments notice, or if someone wants to try skiing but not buy or rent equipment.

Im that way too; the gear will only have one owner. The gear gets downgraded as it wears down.

OP is on to something. But I think that goes for anything that you own for a long period of time. I cried the last time I drove my Mazda 3 to pick up my new subaru. I knew this mazda so well; its limitations and capabilities. I had it for 12 years and saved my life many times. The new one is still home, but better. Its name is Luxury Gondola! But my point is that you get emotion bonded with something when it save your life constantly and for a long time.

One a relative note, back in the 50s through 80s, skis were considered something sacred. You kept it in great shape and should fear putting a scratch on it. I guess skis were rare back then. I just remember they had to be maintained like a car.
Nov 24 2021 8:34AM 5 0
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DominatorJacques
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mrk127Everyone always says they regret selling skis. Definitely a goal of mine to never sell a pair unless it’s to a homie


I have way too many old skis.
Didn't I sell you some antique skis for retro days etc? Or was that another kid?

Still ski some pairs that flex and twist like rubber. So hard to get edge grip on hard snow and ice.
Hard to part with all the same.
Nov 24 2021 10:09AM 2 0
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nmwninjart
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freestyler540OP is on to something. But I think that goes for anything that you own for a long period of time. I cried the last time I drove my Mazda 3 to pick up my new subaru. I knew this mazda so well; its limitations and capabilities. I had it for 12 years and saved my life many times. The new one is still home, but better. Its name is Luxury Gondola! But my point is that you get emotion bonded with something when it save your life constantly and for a long time.

I cried when I totaled my truck and had to go to the collision place to retrieve my stuff from it. I had it for 11 years. It was my Dad's and I learned how to drive in it.
Nov 24 2021 10:26AM 2 0
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Brayblade
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I sold a pair of Sick Days two seasons ago and it’s genuinely one of my biggest regrets in skiing. I have yet to find a ski that can rip carves and also handle deeper snow like the sick day
Nov 24 2021 10:46AM 4 0
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larilinesign
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Anyone else ever rake their new skis to bed and cuddle them? 😅
Nov 24 2021 11:20AM 3 1
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swaggrandpa
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larilinesignAnyone else ever rake their new skis to bed and cuddle them? 😅

I kiss them goodnight every night until they touch snow
Nov 24 2021 11:35AM 5 0
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CatdickBojangles
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Thought this was a thread about bindings.
Nov 24 2021 12:13PM 3 0
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Xluben
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Lost my first pair of twin tips - 2014 Volkl Ledges and a pair of armadas that were the first skis I bought when I moved out west due to someone stealing my car (lesson learned don't leave skis in cars overnight). I'm still bummed that I don't have those skis around anymore. Fuck thieves
Nov 24 2021 12:28PM 4 0
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DominatorJacques
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nmwninjartI cried when I totaled my truck and had to go to the collision place to retrieve my stuff from it. I had it for 11 years. It was my Dad's and I learned how to drive in it.


I still have my 1989 Accord Lxi Coupe that I bought Oct. 1988.
348,000 miles. I can't seem to part with it!






Nov 24 2021 12:53PM 5 0
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mrk127
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DominatorJacquesI have way too many old skis.
Didn't I sell you some antique skis for retro days etc? Or was that another kid?

Yep you sold me an old pair for cheep, I initially just wanted the bindings off them but I found other bindings so the skis are still mounted, haven't skied them yet but I'll check them out this year
Nov 24 2021 1:49PM 4 0
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DominatorJacques
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mrk127Yep you sold me an old pair for cheep, I initially just wanted the bindings off them but I found other bindings so the skis are still mounted, haven't skied them yet but I'll check them out this year

Sweet! See you there sometime.
Nov 24 2021 2:40PM 1 0
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nolliebackflip
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I'm literally sexually attracted to my old al dentes ngl
Nov 25 2021 7:06AM 4 0
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nmwninjart
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larilinesignAnyone else ever rake their new skis to bed and cuddle them? 😅

I have 😂
DominatorJacquesI still have my 1989 Accord Lxi Coupe that I bought Oct. 1988.
348,000 miles. I can't seem to part with it!







Wow!

What reminded me to reply to you was I was just watching the news and they had a story of a guy who's 1991 car made it to 1 Million miles!
Nov 25 2021 7:19AM 3 0
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Jacobthesadskier
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I've named every pair of skis I've ever owned. Firstly there was Paul, then patsy and selma, and now Virginia woolf. There's no particular reason for the names, they just come to me. (Virginia's a real bitch by the way.)
Nov 25 2021 9:12AM 3 1
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swaggrandpa
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JacobthesadskierI've named every pair of skis I've ever owned. Firstly there was Paul, then patsy and selma, and now Virginia woolf. There's no particular reason for the names, they just come to me. (Virginia's a real bitch by the way.)

Haha that’s sick, might have to start doing that sounds fun
Nov 25 2021 9:26AM 1 0
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