The "I need to brag about a gear purchase" thread

[surfsnowgirl]

Skied Vantage 90 CTi's all last season, and never once thought "If I only had those other skis in my quiver right now".

That's an excellent sign

 

[laine]

I bought this for 50% off at a Sports Basement sale!
https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/womens/astryl-jacket

Didn't really need it, but when do you see Arc'teryx for 50% off?

 

[Wendy]

I decided to pair up my recreational SL skis with a recreational GS ski, so I got these last year’s leftovers at a good price from my ski shop (Elan GSX Fusion). They are the original Ripstick, before that ski morphed into a wide ski.

Super fun, easy, and fast enough for me. Hilariously, they are rated poorly as a proper GS ski, but they are perfect for what I need them for. I had a lot of fun on them in my race clinic last night. Here they are on the right, leaning against our basement “half marathon race wall.” LOL. I think they would be fun in spring slush and crud.....I like to ski through that stuff rather than plane on top of it.

I also got a pair of Flylow pants half price. They look like tan hiking pants and did a great job of keeping me dry in last night’s rain and snow.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I copied this from another thread because it conveys my thoughts perfectly.

Skied my vantage 90 ctis today. 2017 is the year and 169cm is the length.

Conditions weren't normally what I'd bring them out in but I wanted to see how they would do. Conditions were hard packed, icy in places and bits of packed powder here and there. They did great. I love these skis. They are so easy to turn and did surprisingly well on the hardback. There were a couple places where I was afraid as they aren't ice skates but overall I was very impressed. I think I've gotten better in that they didn't grip on like slalom skis but I learned to just go with the it, follow through with the turn and use turn shape to control my speed rather than panic and hockey stop in a panic. I like these skis, like them a lot. They went as slow or as fast as I wanted and they were just so easy to ski. I felt parallel and in control at all times. I have narrower skis for days like today but I do feel I could get on with these just fine if they were my only skis. I bet these are a hootin hollerin ton of fun in soft snow. What great skis. I miss the stability of my Kenjas a bit but what I got in exchange was a very capable maneuverable ski that's a sh!t ton of fun. I'm keeping these for a while.

Dropped them off with my guys on mountain for a 1-3 tune and a wax so I'm even more stoked to get on them tomorrow.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

I bought a pair of Goode carbon poles. On sale for $70. If someone had told me I would spend that much on poles with few years ago I would have said they were nuts. I do really like them though.

I bought a pair for my guy for Christmas and he LOVES them.

 

[Andy Mink]

I bought a pair for my guy for Christmas and he LOVES them.

Then I picked up a pair in great shape at the thrift store for $10. You never know what you'll find.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Then I picked up a pair in great shape at the thrift store for $10. You never know what you'll find.

No kidding. Found a north face jacket good for spring and fall in a Banff, well canmore consignment store for $30. Love finding deals.

 

[Shawn C.]

Just purchase these in 188cm length. Fischer Ranger 98 TI. Should be on my doorstep in a week. I'm stoked!

 

[laine]

If you live in the Bay Area - https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=5dbccf521a064cc48cea74084&id=2f143fa55c&e=c4b19dde07
50% off snow gear in store!

 

[luliski]

Not that exciting: replaced my falling apart Smith I/OS with another pair. The band on the new pair has an abstract rock-like motif on it, which I thought was fitting for this winter.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

My powder/spring snow play toy just arrived. Test fleet demo ski from my favorite Colorado shop. I had the 110 but I just felt the 100 would get a hell of a lot more use in my world.

I'm probably not going to bring them to Tahoe in 3 weeks because I don't think I'll need them. However, these are going to be hella fun come spring skiing time here in the northeast.

 

[Walks]

A bit late to the game but picked up both of these beauties last offseason. The Vist Crossover II's are a few years old but as I understand same as the current Blossom White Out. Very fun and confidence inspiring skis - amazingly smooth. The Skilogik Frontburners were a Craigslist find for $80! They will likely just end up on the wall since they look so nice but I gotta admit I'm still dying to ski them.

 

[Philpug]

A bit late to the game but picked up both of these beauties last offseason. The Vist Crossover II's are a few years old but as I understand same as the current Blossom White Out. Very fun and confidence inspiring skis - amazingly smooth. The Skilogik Frontburners were a Craigslist find for $80! They will likely just end up on the wall since they look so nice but I gotta admit I'm still dying to ski them.
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Two great finds for sure!

 

[jmeb]

Totally forgot to brag about my most recent acquisition courtesy of @Ron. No need to disclose price beyond saying -- you get far more than you pay for when buying second hand from PugSkiers.

187 Praxis Protest, minty condition, with Marker Griffon Schizo bindings.

Plan is to dial mount point this year, and add a pair of Salomon Shifts next year for Japan-uary. Skied them one day at -0.5cm and I can't imagine they get any better. They (and the day) was too much fun for photos. So excuse the garage queen shots.

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Totally forgot to brag about my most recent acquisition courtesy of @Ron. No need to disclose price beyond saying -- you get far more than you pay for when buying second hand from PugSkiers.

187 Praxis Protest, minty condition, with Marker Griffon Schizo bindings.

Plan is to dial mount point this year, and add a pair of Salomon Shifts next year for Japan-uary. Skied them one day at -0.5cm and I can't imagine they get any better. They (and the day) was too much fun for photos. So excuse the garage queen shots.

Gorgeous topsheets

 

[Ron]

SUPER FUN SKI! Can't wait till you ski them in some deep.

 

[jmeb]

SUPER FUN SKI! Can't wait till you ski them in some deep.

Had them in about 5" at peak. They rock crud. Give up a little bit on edge vs the Bibbys, but boy are they easy to pivot around soft lumps and trees. Excited to ski them in the deep where the taper and rocker profiles will really get to shine.

 

[Ken_R]

It has been a crazy year. Super pumped about this purchase. Love the skis and the bindings (The bindings I demoed before, the ski nope. But having demoed a bunch of skis this season helped in honing in on design characteristics that I prefer)

Black Crows Navis Freebird 185cm and Dynafit Radical 2.0 FT bindings in their element.

 

[Brian Finch]

 

[dbostedo]

^^^
Looks awesome.... what are they?