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Old November 16th 10, 07:56 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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On Nov 16, 8:44*am, gr wrote:
I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


Check the record book:
Highest Speed on a Snowboard
The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h
(125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May
1999.

Highest Speed on skis
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
2006
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Old November 16th 10, 08:27 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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On Nov 16, 10:09*am, wrote:
On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:40:13 -0800 (PST), twobuddha
wrote this crap:

On Nov 16, 7:44*am, gr wrote:
I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


Excuse me? *Dumb**** newbies aren't allowed to post on topic bull****
here. *Or else.


More threats.


Threats? What threat? You really are losing it Horvie.

*Do us a favor and paint the walls of your basement
bedroom with your brains. *This world would be a better place with you
in hell.


Horvie, Horvie. You ain't even got the nads to directly threaten me,
which is what you really want to do. So you do this pussy suicide
crap, which as we both know, is a clear threat. Skirt the law like
the pussy you are.
Of course, Pussy Joe, you'll never have the balls to say that in
person. You'd have to man up, and the only place you talk tough is
while you can hide behind your computer like the pussy you are,
ppppppppuuuuuuussssssssyyyyyyy.
  #13  
Old November 16th 10, 09:04 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
gr[_4_]
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Default Speed: Boards vs. Skis??

On 11/16/2010 2:56 PM, snoig wrote:
On Nov 16, 8:44 am, wrote:
I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


Check the record book:
Highest Speed on a Snowboard
The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h
(125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May
1999.

Highest Speed on skis
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
2006



Hey, good answer! Big speed difference!
Now to further question; is it the sq. inches of P-tex that makes the
difference? For XC skis, the best gliders are the extremely narrow
racing skis (48mm wide!).
So maybe narrow downhill skis would be faster,
or narrower snowboard faster,
or a mono-ski faster than either!
gr
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Old November 17th 10, 12:10 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
Richard Henry
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On Nov 16, 1:04*pm, gr wrote:
On 11/16/2010 2:56 PM, snoig wrote:

On Nov 16, 8:44 am, *wrote:
I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


Check the record book:
Highest Speed on a Snowboard
The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h
(125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May
1999.


Highest Speed on skis
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
2006


Hey, good answer! Big speed difference!
Now to further question; is it the sq. inches of P-tex that makes the
difference? *For XC skis, the best gliders are the extremely narrow
racing skis (48mm wide!).
So maybe narrow downhill skis would be faster,
or narrower snowboard faster,
or a mono-ski faster than either!
gr


The skis used to set the raw-speed record are nothing like an everyday
sxkier would use to ride up the chairlift and boogie down through the
moguls.

I imagine the same would apply to the speedrun boards.
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Old November 17th 10, 01:12 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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On 11/16/2010 07:13 PM, Ted Waldron wrote:
In raweb.com,
wrote:

I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


I say skis, because double the edges and it less wind drag or a better
wind drag coefficient being in a tuck on skis, with the right low drag
coefficient helmet, compare to a snowboard, which probably has the wind
resistance of a barn door.


Hmm, I have yet to see a barn door
traveling at 125 mph.
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Old November 17th 10, 01:17 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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VtSkier wrote:
On 11/16/2010 07:13 PM, Ted Waldron wrote:
In raweb.com,
wrote:

I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


I say skis, because double the edges and it less wind drag or a better
wind drag coefficient being in a tuck on skis, with the right low drag
coefficient helmet, compare to a snowboard, which probably has the wind
resistance of a barn door.


Hmm, I have yet to see a barn door
traveling at 125 mph.


I have!
When flat bottom cars get air borne.
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Old November 17th 10, 04:46 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
Richard Henry
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On Nov 16, 7:56*pm, The Real Bev wrote:

Local area Mountain High instructors don't even mention the
inadvisability of doing things like that to the students. *Just one more
reason it's a crappy hill.



My opinion of Mt. High is that it is not worth wasting a good skiing
day, but that it might be ok for a weekday. Have you ever been there
on a weekday?
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Old November 17th 10, 05:17 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
lal_truckee
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On 11/16/10 11:56 AM, snoig wrote:
On Nov 16, 8:44 am, wrote:
I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
Snowboards?
gr


Check the record book:
Highest Speed on a Snowboard
The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h
(125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May
1999.


Was he wearing baggy clothes, and pants hanging around his ankles?

Highest Speed on skis
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
2006


Interesting that no recent speed skiing meets have achieved better
results? Formerly the record was creeping up yearly. Maybe FIS has
stopped holding speed skiing meets?
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Old November 17th 10, 05:41 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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On Nov 16, 9:17*pm, lal_truckee wrote:
On 11/16/10 11:56 AM, snoig wrote:
* On Nov 16, 8:44 am, *wrote:
* I was wondering; given the same snow and path; which is faster Skis or
* Snowboards?
* gr
*
* Check the record book:
* Highest Speed on a Snowboard
* The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h
* (125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May
* 1999.

Was he wearing baggy clothes, and pants hanging around his ankles?
*
* Highest Speed on skis
* Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
* 2006

Interesting that no recent speed skiing meets have achieved better
results? Formerly the record was creeping up yearly. Maybe FIS has
stopped holding speed skiing meets?


Maybe the snow hasn't been as good.
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Old November 17th 10, 05:48 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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lal_truckee wrote:


Highest Speed on skis
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mph); Les Arcs, France, April
2006


Interesting that no recent speed skiing meets have achieved better
results? Formerly the record was creeping up yearly. Maybe FIS has
stopped holding speed skiing meets?


http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/speedskiing/

They have 6 events coming up in 2011
 




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