Best Glop and Crud ski

vdrifter11 · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 2034

What is it ? Dimensions?
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robrox · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject:

Pistols!
Heavy, Solid...and, if you have the fitness, quick, very Quick.

Mashed potatoes got you knackered? Seth is the answer...

Good luck finding a pair!

No experience with rocker, but I'm guessing they will go up and over rather than make like a D-10 and drive right on through.
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SkaredShtles · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

The red ones.

J · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 3025 Location: Cdv-PWS

the ones with red wax anyway

robrox · Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject:

Pre rocker Pro-Riders bash through junk pretty well. BD Havocs are still available...they also bash through junk.
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2 left feet · Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:55 am Post subject:

I love glop. Glop is one of my favorite conditions - right after powder, corn and slush Cool

. My Kehuas do fine in glop. I wish I could keep it from sticking all over the topsheets though. Damn things must weigh 20 pounds by the end of a run sometimes. Laughing

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Mr. T · Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2099 Location: Bellingham

Ron, what type of adventure would such a ski be intended for?

Give some basic boot/ski preferences.

SB would probably suggest a Glittertind and most others would go to the 100mm+ realm. Lots of choice!

pin!head · Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 2890 Location: CorVegas, OR

The "V"- BC's have been high speeeed rockin' the glop and krusty Krud this year.
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hdiddy · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 4093 Location: SF, CA

heavy red ones with wax and a textured pattern on the bases and rockered tips.
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!ski · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 6145 Location: Boulder CO

A snowboard?

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vdrifter11 · Joined: 09 Dec 2011 Posts: 2034

^^4 sure
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James · Joined: 24 Jan 2005 Posts: 7012 Location: Castle Rock, CO

I think the direct answer to your question is bigger, stiffer, and heavier. Tip rocker would be a must for me also. Now how far you want to go this road varies by preference. Every piece of gear you mention would be to light for me in anything near foot of glop. Hell I wouldn't want any of that gear in a foot of fluff. Except maybe the SynerGs.

So I think to get a good answer for you one would need to know exactly how and where you ski and a whole lot more info.

robrox · Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject:

SynerGs will drive even a beefy ski so I guess you have skinning to EYT in mind.

Havocs are reasonably light but still have the ability to cut the cement. If you get them on the long side, they will float better but be a lot of work. On size they will have pretty good a float in nice snow, but push through cement, etc. If you get them shorter, they will try to sink in a bit, so you will have to be good skiing in the snow instead of on it.

Sultan 95s would do...come to think of it, Kendo's would be handy for the same purposes.
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