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Normalize being fine with hitting rocks

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caveman31
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core shots are core
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Gourd
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It’s gonna happen. I’m still gonna avoid what I can, but you cant expect to not hit any rocks and have perfect bases
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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It is, unfortunately, totally normal if you’re skiing hard and having fun. My favorite skis all seem to get core shots within the first week. Tools not jewels.
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GayWolf420
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skis are tools, not jewels.
4 years ago
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ReturnToMonkey
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I actually seek the rocks because theyre basically just jibs
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Biffbarf
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Idk fam skis are kinda expensive
4 years ago
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hoodratz47
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Edges take it better than the base thou
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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hoodratz47Edges take it better than the base thou


I will take massive core shot over edge crack any day of the week
4 years ago
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PimpChimpin
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F the earths crust bro. Where’s cancel culture when you need it
4 years ago
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Simkiwinki
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I have skied some pretty nasty stuff butt I’ve never gotten a coreshot
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tomatonater
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Free basegrind
4 years ago
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teabag
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nOrMaliZE bEIng fiNE wItH hITtiNg rOCks
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DominatorJacques
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Me no likey core shots, or edges gouged from rockies!
I have a few pairs dedicated for low tide times.

I can fix my shots, but it's just work I'd rather not have to do!
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HypeBeast
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Thicker better bases certainly help versus a shittier thin extruded base. It's all anecdotal but my arvs seemed to have had really soft bases compared to the durasurf (also thicker) on my current skis. I've hit so many rocks these past few years and no core shots miraculously.
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Whackson
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I paid for the whole ski I’m gonna use the whole ski.
4 years ago
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DesertStix
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That’s cute you guys get enough snow to complain about rock shots. Where I ski, there’s exposed rocks and dirt for probably 1/2 or at least 1/3 of the season and if I worried about core shots I barely would ever get to ride my skis lol
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kbrando
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There are two kinds of skis, rock skis and skis that have yet to be mounted
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muffMan.
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But I can vouch for ON3P bases. Dropped a 10 ft cliff right onto a rock and just got a scratch
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Schoess
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BigPurpleSkiSuitI will take massive core shot over edge crack any day of the week


ez ptex fix, ty
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AlmostCooler
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SimkiwinkiI have skied some pretty nasty stuff butt I’ve never gotten a coreshot


Tell me you ski ON3Ps without telling me you ski ON3pS
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Quite a few companies use Durasurf 4001 like ON3P. It is the same base across the board. It is made in the same factory regardless of company. I have gotten a core shot with Durasurf 4001.
AlmostCoolerTell me you ski ON3Ps without telling me you ski ON3pS
4 years ago
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THEDICKBUTCHER
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I love getting core shots on my base. Inherent risk of ridins skiiermans rocks
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KilaTsunami
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I’m not just gonna MISS a perfectly good side hit just Bcs there’s rocks poking thru the landing 🤷‍♀️
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AlmostCooler
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BradFiAusNzCoCaQuite a few companies use Durasurf 4001 like ON3P. It is the same base across the board. It is made in the same factory regardless of company. I have gotten a core shot with Durasurf 4001.


Me too, I’ve got a couple pairs of Moments with a couple of core shots each. I’m not sure if it’s a difference in thickness or what, but my ON3P are fucking indestructible compared to my already durable Moments.
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I read that moment uses the 1.3mm version for weight as compared to ON3P 1.8mm
AlmostCoolerMe too, I’ve got a couple pairs of Moments with a couple of core shots each. I’m not sure if it’s a difference in thickness or what, but my ON3P are fucking indestructible compared to my already durable Moments.
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DesertStix
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Which is kind of dumb because the skis are still heavy lol
BradFiAusNzCoCaI read that moment uses the 1.3mm version for weight as compared to ON3P 1.8mm
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theabortionator
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This thread couldn't be more relevant. Hit chair 6 at crystal yesterday. Was bony af up top and the clif band was gnar as well. I hit less rocks riding urban with sn ice cube tray worth or snow.

At least i took the park board out. A few people had the new new, yikes
4 years ago
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SHROG_THE_GOAT
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Normalize skiing over peoples skis because topsheets are just as overrated as bottomsheets
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AlmostCooler
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DesertStixWhich is kind of dumb because the skis are still heavy lol


Yeah, but they could be way heavier. My 108 Jeffries are significantly heavier than my 116 Wildcats. Makes em harder to spin for sure.
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DesertStix
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For sure. Which pair do you ski more?
AlmostCoolerYeah, but they could be way heavier. My 108 Jeffries are significantly heavier than my 116 Wildcats. Makes em harder to spin for sure.
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sarc
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this is fine
4 years ago
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ColeFoodz
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you can't get face shots on the ice coast without core shots, at least in December
4 years ago
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AlmostCooler
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DesertStixFor sure. Which pair do you ski more?


Jeffries, they’re the daily
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CarsonLentz
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I remember when I got back into skiing around 7th grade and a small resort opened 20 minutes away from me and all my homies and I jumped off rocks deep in the PA woods on our downhill Rossi skis. Looking back we may have been totally jerrys but we had a blast.
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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They also said the 1.8mm made the Moments damper than they wanted too and less lively. Also, didn’t match with the edge size. I think moment uses 2.2mm edges vs 2.5mm ON3P. TGR is a great resource lol
DesertStixWhich is kind of dumb because the skis are still heavy lol


AlmostCoolerYeah, but they could be way heavier. My 108 Jeffries are significantly heavier than my 116 Wildcats. Makes em harder to spin for sure.
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Simkiwinki
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AlmostCoolerTell me you ski ON3Ps without telling me you ski ON3pS

That’s the funniest part I Ski Line and Atomic
4 years ago
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SuspiciousFish
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BigPurpleSkiSuitI will take massive core shot over edge crack any day of the week


I actually purposely ski this way. If I am going over a rock band or over some sketchy terrain Ill be sure to float my bases over it then hit the brakes with a turn when I get back into fresh snow.
4 years ago
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huey69
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jay65core shots are core


i just ski on3p so my skis break the rocks in half
4 years ago
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drumbumocdp
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All skis are rock skis
4 years ago
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DominatorJacques
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There are sharp shark tooth rocks, and there are smooth rocks.
Shark tooth goes through any base, be it hard, soft, thick, or thin.
4 years ago
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branchlet
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I know people who ski around stomping on rock while night skiing an following them is like a fireworks show
4 years ago
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Icant_kfed
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hoodratz47Edges take it better than the base thou


Nah ptex is easier than replacing a section of edge
4 years ago
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ghahn
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in the end everything becomes a rock ski.
4 years ago
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Biffbarf
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DominatorJacquesThere are sharp shark tooth rocks, and there are smooth rocks.
Shark tooth goes through any base, be it hard, soft, thick, or thin.


A lot of times for me the ones that really getya are the ones you don't even feel. Hit a big blunt rock and you think you blew it up but there's only scratches on your base and edges. Ski all day early season and when you put em up for the day see a huge gouge missing lol

**This post was edited on Dec 21st 2021 at 9:51:03pm
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Nixx
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Honestly skiing on rocks is fun af, I’ll purposely ski on them because it makes a cool sound.
4 years ago
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Chrischi69
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Core shots suck ass but a little scratch or divot never hurt anyone
4 years ago
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Nixx
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branchletI know people who ski around stomping on rock while night skiing an following them is like a fireworks show


Tell me u ski Brighton without telling me u ski Brighton
4 years ago
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DominatorJacques
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Chrischi69Core shots suck ass but a little scratch or divot never hurt anyone

Never sweat the small stuff! Added structure can be a good thing! ;-)
NixxTell me u ski Brighton without telling me u ski Brighton

I don't ski Brighton, and probably never will. I hit a rock, and scratched my base and edge!
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doubleblackjack
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Lol this spring the sherburne trail on mount washington was closed part way down

we ended up skiing over rock gardens on the tuckerman ravine trail the rest of the way 😂 good times
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