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I have got many calls asking about this glove too. I am going to try to work with some mfg'ers and see, even if they do not have them to try to get some made. I am going to find out, how long it will take? What the minimum order is? And what the cost will be. I will work on it. It may take me a week or so with the holiday and I know that all the mfgers are busy right now and some will be closed the week between Xmas and NY's, so bear with me, I will work on it and hopefully have some info in a week or two to relay. Good thread, way to get the interest going. Keep it up, I will see what I can do. Thanks Tadd tadd at h2osmosis dot com. H2oproshop.com

The best Drysuit I have seen is the Oneill Assault Hybrid. Baggy on top, tight on the bottom. Best quality. Granted you will pay for it, as it is a better quality suit, but worth the money. Plus Oneill is very good about repairing seals that are damaged or broken. I think it is one year under warranty, but after that, they will still fix them for a small fee, and they are pretty quick about the turn around once you send them in. Just my 2cents. TS www.h2oproshop.com

Horton, I have some Demos in Charleston and GA as well if anyone wants to come by and try them out. I assume Horton, that if people want to buy a ski you will send them to their local dealer for purchase?? Anyway, let me know if anyone on the right side of the country wants to try one out. Horton is not the only one!! Later ts Tadd at h2osmosis dot com

HORTON!!! GET A LIFE!!! Dont you have a job or something, or do you just surf the interweb for bear lingerie videos all day long? The funny thing is, for people to make videos like this, that means people must really be into this kind of stuff? And how odd, that Horton knows where they are all at... Makes you think huh?? TS

Keep it up Horton. Karma will get you back. And I will help! That bear is kind of hot though. TS

Just got it in yesterday. Needless to say, my lunch break ran a bit long. Totally different direction than Edged 1 or any other vid for that matter. It is like a trip around the world through skiing. Very cool sites, scenery, and action. Good stuff. Give a call, I will send you one today! (sorry for the shameless plug, but hey, everyones gotta eat!) Tadd tadd at h2osmosis dot com. H2osmosis Sports 866.213.7993ÂÂ

The Global Marine Invitational is this weekend in Grand Rapids, MI at Placid Waters. Should be a great weekend. I am sure Karl DeLoof, Mike Broadwell, and Jerry Brouwer are working his rear end off trying to get things dialed in. With a Night Slalom and Jump Final, it should be pretty freaking awesome. After seeing 31 - 39 offs run in NC at the last pro event, I am pretty pumped about this one. We did our best to try to do some sort of webcast and audio cast, but it was not in the cards this time. So... I will be twittering the scores as they come in, as best as I can. You can follow me at:  I will be there on the mic, so hopefully will get some good pics and interviews with some of the pros here and there. Follow me and show support for Pro Skiing, if you want, if not, so be it. I think it is awesome that there are still some events this year. Hopefully, it will only grow.  Thanks guys, see you in Mich! Tadd Schreiber

I have a bunch of them too sitting here at the shop just waiting to be shipped out. Give me a call or email if you want one. TS H2Osmosis Sports 866.213.7993ÂÂ

RS, I have some demo's here in the shop. Give me a call or email and I can set you up. I just set up two guys who went from the F1 to the Proph and they love it. TS tadd at h2osmosis dot com 866.213.7993ÂÂ

If you are in the states and want Gifted, H2Osmosis will have them in stock in a few days. Had a shipment sent out last week from Aus. Should arrive soon. Give a call or email and pre order yours today. Will have them up online shortly. Thanks TS tadd at h2osmosis dot com www.h2oproshop.comÂÂ

THAnimal, Check out this link, this is our online shop with photos and pricing for all the vests and such. Let me know, Thanks TS H2OProShop.com Vests

LKB, I wish I had more info on why Warp cancelled, but it was a last minute cancel. The Thurs or Friday before the review they called and said they were not coming. Don't really have anymore info than that. I will say, Reflex did not have the skis ready at the time of the review, and at the time of the review, I am not sure I was aware they were about to build skis. I think I found out right after the review that they were going to have a ski. Fisher did not participate either. They were asked, but they declined. I do not have anymore info than that. SM, I will get some "raw" notes on the site that will hopefully help show just what you asked. First set thoughts and fin movements, etc. It will be a few days before I have it all up, but I will do my best to get it up.  Thanks guys, TS  Independent Ski Review

Scot, I am glad you could "read between the lines". I was hoping that people would pick that up. I will be posting more on the site in the coming days/week or so. More info, raw notes, etc. Thanks Tadd waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

MS, Sorry if my comments came across as a personal attack. That was not my intention. I was just trying to stand behind what I did and explain my process and concept. I re read some of my comments and they came out the wrong way, not as I intended. I am pretty passionate about everything I do and sometimes it gets the best of me. Thanks for your opinions. Tadd http://waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

MS, Sorry if you are upset. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I just am standing behind what I did. TS waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

Kyle, Thanks for the thoughts, and I will do that, as you have some good suggestions. I will keep it for future reviews as well, maybe I will try to elaborate more with more raw notes on the site in the next few days/week as to more detailed data on each ski and each skier, and what ski they are coming off of too. Maybe with more info like that, you can see why one ski works for a bigger audience, and another ski works better for a smaller audience, etc. Good idea. Thanks TS waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

MS, I have spoken to JD and of course spoke with Horton and neither of them told me they thought I was bashing prior tests. Let me reiterate, in no way am I bashing prior test. That was never my intention, and in fact, NEVER EVER went through my head until I read your posts. If you took it that way, I am sorry your head computes information in that way. All I wanted to do was to try to make the review the best that I could. If I offended any past testers, organizers, etc. That was never ever the intention nor do I believe it was written in a way that does bash prior tests. I love the feedback, there is just no facts standing behind yours whatsoever. It is a completely phantom accusation. Thanks MS for your comments. I will keep it in mind when doing future writings.  Thanks TS waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

MS, In no way shape or form did any thought of past tests come into mind when I wrote that.  I was trying to get across the point that I wanted to make sure the tests I did were in the same vein as prior tests. Get the best info I could from the best team I could assemble. Should I have stated in the review, that this review will not be as good as prior reviews as to not "trash" those you mentioned? I truly do not know how you could make that as a trashing of JD, Dawg, etc. I really think you may have too much time on your hands to come up with something that asinine. In no where throughout the review is there a comparison with prior tests. You have put this all together in your mind, and frankly it is pretty ridiculous as well, It seems to me that you are the only one who thinks that this review is a trashing of prior tests. For anyone else who does think this, I did not compare in any way this review to prior reviews. I realize how much JD, Horton, Dawg, and all the past test teams have put into it and appreciate each and every one of them for all their efforts. Thanks MS for your comments. Tadd waterskireview.h2osmosis.com

KPickett, Good comments, and that was an issue I discussed with a few people before the ISR. The main reasoning behind getting skiers who are relatively "good" skiers, is because they tend to understand the feeling that the ski gives them and can explain it in a better way due to more experience on the water. Now, please do not take this as a dig at you, because by no means is it. I was just advised by a few people who had done tests like this before, that you tend to get better feedback from skiers at a higher ability level and that in itself outweighs the fact that these skiers can adjust for each ski. But, in that same respect, I feel you would want someone who could adjust for each ski, and then be able to explain that adustment/adaptation to their style, so that it could be related, and explained in the review so that you, or any skier who reads it, can understand what they will need to do to hop on that ski and make it work correct. I think this makes sense, let me know if I did not explain it so it is understandable. Thanks again for the comment, good one. Tadd  waterskireview.h2osmosis.comÂÂ

MS,  I am somewhat confused by your comments, as I do not understand where you are going with them. I guess you are disappointed, not sure why as you really do not add any reasoning to your post. But I will reply as I think I need to to try to get across my point. As a former tester, I am disipointed in a few of the comments. I have the comments below. "I needed to find a team of skiers who I could count on for a trueunderstanding of skiing. I wanted to make sure that whoever rode theskis in this test, really understood the “feeling†of each ski." Butterfield, Jones, Greenwood, Skidawg, Stange and ERB the tool shopman have tested, tweaked, rode, watch others ride, set up and throw offdocks more skis then any people I know. In my 2 years, I learned tonsabots fins, bindings, placement and the effect of each move then in allthe years leading up to the tests. I thought the results were wellthought out and published. I am assuming you took my quote as a direct competition to past years reviewers, testers, etc. Well, to my knowledge there was no competition between this years review and past years. I am sorry if you are upset that you were not asked to join in. But I wanted to try to get a bit of a different flavor this year with some new guys. As well, I did speak to a few of the past years testers, to try to get some consistency in the review, Jones, Skidawg, and asked them to come and help me out like Horton did, but they were unable to make it. My statement above had nothing to do with past years testers in any way shape or form. I think you read into a bit too much. I would hope that each and every year we can add in some new riders and give more people the opportunity to join in on this. Not try to make it a "Members Only" type of deal. "I was able to gather very detailed information and thoughts from eachrider, which is exactly what was needed to do the Review the rightway". Here are some of the testers comments on skis. Does it sound more detailed then last year? “Once you find your spot, it feels real comfyâ€Â, PJ McMillan. “The ski never stops moving,†said tester PJ McMillan. The “Spot†is in the middle of the ski. “The passes seemed to go slower than they actually were†John Horton "you are able to scrap very well, as you can “SLAM†a turn if need beand the 9900WSL keeps right on moving to the next buoy ready foreverything you can throw at it."  Again I am not trying to compete with past years tests. I am not sure how any of what happened at this years review could be taken as a dig against past years tests. Plus you are pulling out a few quotes here and there. Quotes are not what the ISR is all about. They are just "flash/hype", the real meat is in the actual review.  There is more, but I think you all get my drift. No really, no I do not at all.  MS, I apologize if you took any of the ISR as a dig toward you and past ski tests, but in no way shape or form was that my objective. In fact, up until reading your post, that thought had never even crossed my mind. If you can point out anywhere whereI have intentionally compared this review to past tests, by all means, please let me know. If you have any other thoughts, please, I welcome all thoughts and opinions, but please try to add something substantial to them to let me know where you are coming from, rather than assumptions that have no backing to them.  My main goal is and always has been, from the beginning to educate about the product and take what I learn from this review to bring into future reviews if I am lucky enough to conduct them again.   Thanks Tadd tadd at h2osmosis dot com waterskireview.h2osmosis.comÂÂ

This link should work: Independent Ski Review Thanks TSÂÂ

Yes, Laurie was gone at the time of the pic, but I promise I will post a pic of her up on the Ski Review Website. Speaking of, I am just about done with the site. Still need to get some more photos on there, and I am sure I will keep trying to update it more and more with other thoughts, ideas, ski/fin set ups, etc. I have some video that I would like to put on the site, but I am not quite the editor I thought I was, but I am still working on it. Anyway, the site is ready with all the info so here goes. The mag should be at your door any day now as well, as I have already got one. Had to previ Check out the Independent Ski Review: waterskireview.h2osmosis.com Thoughts, comments, are welcome. Thanks Tadd H2Osmosis Sports tadd at h2osmosis dot comÂÂ

Touche Darwin, At least at Bama, we can read the Cliffs Notes! Not sure about them Bayou Bengals. I heard all you need there is to wear your hat real high up off your head cause if not, then your head wont be able to hold all the information you learn from that there teacher they gots in the classrooms. Sincerely, Les MilesÂÂ

DW, Thanks for the words and input. I agree with the point of your post for sure, and I hope I did a good job with the review and it is helpful to skiers like you in future purchases, as that was the main goal I had. I actually used the old boat review as a guide for the format. I wanted to describe how each ski should be used for peak performance. I used the feedback from each skier for this. Good and bad.  Actually, I just got an advance copy of the test from WS Mag, and I am very happy with the layout, etc. of the article. I am hard at work getting info on the site, and hope to have it full steam early next week. With the blessing of Mr. Horton, I hope to have the BOS forum provide your feedback for the tests, as well, the Ski Test website is in a Blog format, similar to fifteenoff.com or the CRB, so you will be able to post your comments directly on the site as well. Some think that this is not the best idea as they believe it will open the door to negative nancies who just want to badmouth everything because it is the way they work. I am fine with that. If you do not like what we produced, let me know, I am fine with it.  But, in the end, I truly believe this format is the way to go. I liken it to "Cliffs Notes" (Which all of you read back in HIgh School). It doesn't have all the answers, but it gives you a great starting point on the skis that are out there, and which one might be the one for you. In the end, testing the ski out yourself is the key. As far as a little self promotion, H2Oz offers the Ride Before You Buy program. It is the original "demo" program out there. So after reading the test, if you are ready to try something, give me a buzz. A few Ski Review teasers: We did have a "Favorite Ski" for each skier, and surprisingly enough, each ski tested got at least 1 vote, most got at least 2. Very even across the board. As well, Fischer, Warp 8, and Reflex were not a part of the test. Thanks Tadd tadd at h2osmosis dot com

LKB, I was lucky enough to work with Horton this year and conduct the ski tests. We did it at Oz, home of the H2Oz Training Center in Charleston, SC. I think it was very successful, but I will really only know once the article comes out. Obviously, the article needs to fit the specs (word count) etc. of the mag, but I will have an extended version of the tests, etc. online. I have the site functional and I am getting some basic info up on it now, but I am not ready for a full release of the site. We will be working hand in hand with BOS on this and I encourage any feedback from all of you. If you appreciate the tests, let me know, if not, let me know. I stand behind everything we did and I believe we are on the right track to provide everyone with gret info on each ski tested, and how to use each ski appropriately to get the best results out of it.  The test has stayed pretty true to its origins with some adaptations.  For instance, it is no longer known as a SKI TEST, rather an Independent Ski Review (ISR) The group of testers rode each ski multiple times, and we looked for how/why the ski works the way it works and how to make the ski work best and for which "type" of skier each ski will work best for. I have probably said too much as it is, but here in the next few days, I will give out the web address so you can see the philosophy behind the ISR.  Anyway, looking forward to the entire release as soon as the WS Mag Spring issue comes out. Let me know your thoughts, LAter TS tadd at h2osmosis dot com H2Osmosis Sports Just to let you know, some of you guys may be surprised with some of the findings we had. Not all the "myths" about each ski are absolute!ÂÂ