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NC site now says everything is sold out. Will there be more or are you in search of a new vendor?

I consider it good etiquette to always bring one's own handle and rope. Unless you have an understanding with the people you ski with regularly to do otherwise, it should be the expectation. When folks show up without their own, they are welcome to use mine for the outing, but I tactfully explain that my rope and handle is just as personal an item as my ski...and they ARE NOT using my ski :)

@horton 10-4, good buddy. Message edited.

@Chuck_Dickey have you considered a Wiley in back? I think this is a great combo...

@robscholl-OF OK, that confirms it... I thought that looked like a Washington registration decal. I believe I know this boat too. Yikes.

On my 67, I'm running 30", 6.87, 2.48, .765, 8.5 wing... So far it's $$$!

LV!!

I know for a fact that @eddie_roberts_jr likes Lagavulin Scotch (not the $15 stuff)!

Here we have a shot of Rossi stomping a nice toe-side 5 ball

there's an actual hole in the tip with a clear window on the top and a honeycomb screen on the bottom... kind of like a flux capacitor "When this baby hits 36mph, you're going to see some serious $#!t" A lot of what you saw in the video are prototypes without the the hole.

I, like @Deanoski, use the reflex in the front and somewhat loose Wiley on the rear...all mounted to the Radar Sequence Plate. Easy to drop this setup on to every ski out there!

Yes, the tip insert is clear on the top and honeycomb on the bottom. Not sure I understand what you mean (@rq0013) by pulling the tip to the center although the flat spot has been shortened a bit along with the step on the rails. To me, the ski feels like it holds angle cross-course a lot better than any Strada I've been on. Not that a Strada is a slouch by any means.

It turns left, then right...four times (sorry Rob, I couldn't resist the opportunity) Seriously though, felt very similar, but with more "bite" (in a good way) than the Strada. Once you see the bottom of it, you'll know what I mean. I would call it an evolution from the Strada since part of it still is the Strada running surface (what I recall being told anyway)... And BTW the ski is freakin' GORGEOUS!

No, I put my own setup on the ski (Reflex front/Wiley rear/Sequence plate). The new Vapor boot, which the guys were on last night, doesn't appear to be a major departure from the Strada boot. As far as what level skier I am, I'm nothing great. Working on perfecting my -28 right now, though I only ran 4 last night. I only started skiing the course a couple years ago, so all my progression has been on the Strada thus far. I feel like some significant breakthroughs are on the horizon, mostly due to practice, but like I said, this new ski should inspire confidence in a wide range of riders...which is what they are always going for. I've skied all the versions of the Strada, and this shares a lot of that balance, but adds some teeth.

I got to ski 12 passes on the Vapor Lithium today with Rossi, Brooks and Sully. All I can say is "WOW"! I think a lot of people will quickly feel comfortable on this ski. I've been on the old silver Strada since 2010 and when I hopped on the new ski, I felt like it took noticeably less effort to hold good angle through my lean. A bit more crisp on both sides of the course, actually. For me, this ski took zero getting used to. Hang tight there everyone, really good things are coming from behind the wall of water...

The Vapor is actually going to be coming in 3 new versions which will carry the torch from the Strada Vice C and Vice...

on a pond somewhere near the Snoqualmie River...