Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
@Podborski i have a Gamme, and I’m quite sure Amundsen is an awesome ski as well. The nice thing is if you want to size up, things will change and skis will become available and you can size up. You will not recoup full value if you decide to sell the shorter Amundsen, but if you value the loss in value against the joy you had skiing a fine ski, it’s all worth it!
Good luck, I’m not surprised at all that you’re happy with your new ski.
Good luck, I’m not surprised at all that you’re happy with your new ski.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
They _might_ become available. A friend was looking for 208 Amundsen waxable. Cannot be found either side of the pond.fisheater wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:41 pm@Podborski i have a Gamme, and I’m quite sure Amundsen is an awesome ski as well. The nice thing is if you want to size up, things will change and skis will become available and you can size up. You will not recoup full value if you decide to sell the shorter Amundsen, but if you value the loss in value against the joy you had skiing a fine ski, it’s all worth it!
Good luck, I’m not surprised at all that you’re happy with your new ski.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
Your friend may not find what he is looking for. Seems like demand is greater than supply.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
He's been looking for 9 months. If supply is 0 then demand is definitely greater. Just wanted to make the point that things may not be available. And seems likely to me to get worse.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
Maybe he looks that way because he’s not impressed with your skiing.
I must admit, I wouldn’t want Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, Helge Ingstad & Co. looking on disapprovingly or laughing their heads off at my efforts.
On the other hand, I wouldn’t object to Tonje Blomseth coming along on tour with me.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
I’d like for Line Victoria Sverdrup to be looking back at me. LOL.
I imagine that putting her face on the top sheet was part of the deal for agreeing to the use of grandpa Otto’s name.
It would be like having Pancho Villa asking if you’d like to make a donation. Ha ha.
I get the whole adventurer lineup. This is the only way I can rationalize this one. Just my opinion. Might be totally wrong. Ha ha.
I imagine that putting her face on the top sheet was part of the deal for agreeing to the use of grandpa Otto’s name.
It would be like having Pancho Villa asking if you’d like to make a donation. Ha ha.
I get the whole adventurer lineup. This is the only way I can rationalize this one. Just my opinion. Might be totally wrong. Ha ha.
We dreamed of riding waves of air, water, snow, and energy for centuries. When the conditions were right, the things we needed to achieve this came into being. Every idea man has ever had up to that point about time and space were changed. And it keeps on changing whenever we dream. Bio mechanical jazz, man.
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
GrimSurfer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:10 amI get the whole adventurer lineup. This is the only way I can rationalize this one.
Have you seen the aeroplanes of Norwegian.com?
Looks like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer meets Åsnes Skis:
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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
I think it would be about the best kind of tour one could possibly have. And, she has lovely... huskies!Jurassien wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:52 amMaybe he looks that way because he’s not impressed with your skiing.
I must admit, I wouldn’t want Roald Amundsen, Fridtjof Nansen, Helge Ingstad & Co. looking on disapprovingly or laughing their heads off at my efforts.
On the other hand, I wouldn’t object to Tonje Blomseth coming along on tour with me.

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Re: Gamme/Amundsen....again....sorry
Airlines. Ha ha.Jurassien wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:24 amGrimSurfer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:10 amI get the whole adventurer lineup. This is the only way I can rationalize this one.
Have you seen the aeroplanes of Norwegian.com?
Looks like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer meets Åsnes Skis:
Norwegian.com plane.png
Putting a children’s author on the tail of a commercial aircraft is a sign that you’ll get treated like and infant and told a fantastic story when your business class seats are downgraded or you’re rebooked on a later flight.
That particular industry, regardless of nationality, has lost a great deal of credibility over the past 20 years. You get better service with a bus line.
We dreamed of riding waves of air, water, snow, and energy for centuries. When the conditions were right, the things we needed to achieve this came into being. Every idea man has ever had up to that point about time and space were changed. And it keeps on changing whenever we dream. Bio mechanical jazz, man.