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How many skis in your quiver?

Mar 5, 2009     Comments (5)

rsuminsby

  • Name: Rob
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I just took advantage of some end-of-season sales to add a pair of true powder skis to my "quiver". With four pairs of skis in the basement (2 of which I'll probably never use again), I'm having a hard time convincing my wife that this is truly necessary. How many of you have more than one pair of skis at home that you use regularly?
 

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  • by nessasnobunny Mar 21, 2009
    Ah...arrows, I get it. I guess I'll have to find another cool nickname for my snowboard collection. True, true...I waxed my park board this morning after riding Boreal's terrain parks for about 12 hours. Only has a few sessions on it total....but it's on it's way to becoming a beater. lol Just not sure how it's itty-bittyness will work out in the trees on a powder day!!
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  • by rsuminsby Mar 18, 2009
    Good question...I'm not sure snowboards resemble arrows enough to called a "quiver."

    No need to buy a "beater board".....that's like buying pre-faded jeans! Your current board will become a beater in all good time, and then you'll have an excuse to by a new one!

    And to answer your question.....yes, guys love girls who like gear! It's so much easier for men to shop for gear than jewelry. I just bought my wife a new North Face soft shell, but she would tell you I did that to obscure the fact that i have about 6 different pieces of outerwear.
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  • by nessasnobunny Mar 15, 2009
    Hmmm...what's a "quiver"? New word of the day. But before I add it to my vocab, I'll have to research whether it applies to boarders. lol But yes, I think the equipment dilemma applies to riders too. I have a couple boards, and I feel I could get away with another one or two justifiably. I don't answer to a significant other, but if I did, most guys would rather see their girl spend cash on snowboards than clothes anyway, right? lol Sorry, that doesn't really help your situation, does it?

    But yeah, anyway, I have a park board; it's a Burton Custom 135, which is shorter, bendier and has almost no edges. Then I have my all-mountain K2 Fling 149, a graceful wood-core cruiser with sharp edges, but it's still a twin-tip for riding switch and hitting jumps. Those two boards are crucial. The next thing on the shopping list would be a beater board for rocks and trees that's shaped somewhere in between the K2 and the little Burton, probably around 140 cm. Then after that, I wouldn't mind having a directional board, maybe like a 153, for going super fast and killin it in the powder. So yeah... four pairs of skis is totally reasonable. LOL But if you're really not riding the old ones, why not upgrade them?? hehe
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