Denali Summit

[Than_Bogan]

This last weekend, a good portion of the Denali beta test team got together at Lago Del Sol in Fort Worth FL (near Palm Beach).

 

I have to begin by thanking our hosts, Darin and Bruce. Incredibly giving of their homes, time, boat, facility, etc. And Bruce isn't even on a Denali -- yet! THANKS!

 

What a huge thrill to finally meet @Wish, @Razorskier1 , @tap, @AdamCord , @adamhcaldwell and his girlfried/Denali Nutrionist, and several others that I don't know by BoS screenname. I barely managed to be in FL for 24 hours, but it was an absolute blast.

 

I'm almost positive I've never learned so much about waterskiing in one day. The Denali philosophy, from start to finish, is truly based on science. Technique informs ski design and vice versa. In all honesty, I feared that my extremely positive impression of the Adams could be punctured by meeting them in person, but the exact opposite was true. I came away in awe. It's damn hard to B.S. me when you start talking geometry and physics -- it's almost a risk to do so. Well, unless you REALLY know what you're talking about, in which case I sit there nodding my head and saying "How the hell did I not realize that before?"

 

As long as these folks will let me be part of their team, it's hard to imagine skiing on anything else.

[Wish]

@Than_Bogan The greater question is "How in the hell did the rest of the waterski industry not realize this long ago?" I much prefer being on the leading edge of this knowledge curve as it relates to skiing and ski design with these gentleman and like you..I'll hang with them until the end. Was good to meet you even if it was kinda short.

[gregy]

I wonder how much science / engineering has been involved in ski design in the past. From my perspective it seems like more tribal know passed down and experimentation by experiences (feel). Could be wrong but that what it seems to me as an outsider.

[Horton]

Hoax

[Razorskier1]

I know nothing. It didn't really happen.

[DefectiveDave]

@Than_Bogan and @Wish ,

 

Thanks for the update! I'm excited that there are people out there so passionate about ski design, even though it is all just a joke to screw with @Horton.

[Wish]

@gregy you are not wrong. @Razorskier1 you are not wrong.

[ozski]

Its no Hoax, the ski rocks.

 

 

 

[DanE]

@Than_Bogan @Wish

Soo honeymoon not over yet?

[skiep]

I like the offset of the rear boot!!

[Than_Bogan]

@DanE Hah, no.

 

But really I've never experienced that letdown. When I first got on the Connelly HP, the Goode 9100, and the NanoOne, I thought I was on something "just plain better." And I never changed my mind, although I guess I'll say the N1 broke down faster than I would have hoped.

 

The same was true the other way: the 9400 and a Fisher that never suited me were unimpressive from day one onward.

 

So I don't have much doubt that this Denali is the real thing.

[Than_Bogan]

HOAX!

 

Wow, that is surprisingly fun to shout for no particular reason.

[jhughes]

Met these guys at Okee last weekend as well, super nice folks. Saw the Denali in person, looks very cool. Very impressive fit and finish, too, even on a prototype ski!

[Roger]

@Than_Bogan - Lake Worth, not Fort Worth...

[mwetskier]

@Roger -dammit! that's why i ended up in texas with nobody else to ski with.

[Razorskier1]

Move along folks -- nothing to see here.

[MattP]

@Roger @Than_Bogan went to MIT. I actually doubt he can read a map correctly.

[Than_Bogan]

@Roger Hah! I even googled it to make sure I had the right one and -- guess what -- google is smart enough to simply change it to Lake Worth FL without even asking me!!

[ntx]

@Than_Bogan good thing you were not really going to Lake Woth Texas.

[gmut]

Cale Burdick skied pretty well the other day on that "HOAX"!!!!

[Wish]

He's in the finals.. I think.

[dchristman]

All this hoax talk got me thinking - HO ought to come out with an AX model.