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The Life of your skis

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dresserski
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 1,622
Did you know that you should only ride a pair of skis for 200 days. My cousin is a ski instructor and that is what all of the reps tell him. kinda got me thinking how many days overdue r my skis. prob 100, and thats not even taking into consideration that i ride all park with them.
Jan 28 2010 11:29PM 0 0
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Drail
Posts: 13825 - Karma: 8,453
my skis usually don't make it to 200 days. they break in like 80-150 days. normally closer to the 80 mark.
Jan 28 2010 11:31PM 0 0
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18332 - Karma: 4,175
the reps who want you to buy skis...
Jan 28 2010 11:31PM 0 0
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18332 - Karma: 4,175
I usually kill a pair of skis after 50-60 days of park riding. I hit a lot of rails though.
Jan 28 2010 11:33PM 0 0
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pello
Posts: 179 - Karma: 358
my skis don´t make 30 days!
Jan 28 2010 11:33PM 0 0
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R.Fahey
Posts: 8602 - Karma: 539
For a normal skier that's a ton.  If you think about it your average skier probably only skis 30 days a year.  That's so many seasons on a pair of skis.  If you ski a lot, especially in the park, They get busted faster.  100 days max. 

The people that are generally ski instructors... and the people that reps usually refer to are weekend warriors.  200 days is a shit ton. 
Jan 28 2010 11:34PM 0 0
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dresserski
Posts: 1034 - Karma: 1,622
ok this also means recreational skis, not park, pipe, rails like what we do. and 200 days is like a year and a half and a quater for me, but 4 for other ppl, 10 for others
Jan 28 2010 11:34PM 0 0
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swagburg
Posts: 784 - Karma: 3,489
my last pair of skis probably lasted about 40 days so im using the same model from 2004 i bought at a garage sail
Jan 28 2010 11:37PM 0 0
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fountain.
Posts: 1399 - Karma: 67
what?
Jan 28 2010 11:38PM 0 0
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HeathR
Posts: 4355 - Karma: 1,372
such a random number. Its not the number of days but how hard they get skied.
Jan 28 2010 11:39PM 0 0
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Malcolm
Posts: 15908 - Karma: 8,732
mine lasted like 20 days until they delamed... not to worry though they are safely being held by duct tape and tie raps
Jan 28 2010 11:44PM 0 0
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pornwallis
Posts: 132 - Karma: 13
my first pair this season lasted three days, second pair two weeks, currently on the third pair.
Jan 29 2010 1:24AM 0 0
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 680
my park skis last me maybe 50-60 days. thats about it. by then they are noodles, edges are destroyed, and bases are often as well.


pow skis last me considerably longer, since i ride them less, and they are abused less
Jan 29 2010 1:26AM 0 0
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J.D.
Posts: 21358 - Karma: 5,094
60 days is about all I expect out of skis. My Pollards are way over that by now though. Burly sticks.
Jan 29 2010 1:33AM 0 0
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 83
My Anthems are on about 100 days or so and I just am starting to lose edge on one of them. The top sheet is pretty fucked but it's just cosmetic. And I have a few chips in the bases but nothing too bad except the bases don't hold wax for shit but that is typical for most of Line's skis.
Jan 29 2010 1:57AM 0 0
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nickyp
Posts: 5673 - Karma: 214
It varies wildly between skis. My Suspects didn't make it to 20, whereas my Anthems are on probably 40, and the edges and bases are still perfect.
Jan 29 2010 9:03AM 0 0
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Brenone
Posts: 4944 - Karma: 296
im usually doing about 60 days on a pair. but i have a pair of lib techs that take a beating like no other and are still in great shape. prob have close to 90 days on them.
Jan 29 2010 10:01AM 0 0
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yojimbo
Posts: 3631 - Karma: 26
theres no need to count it out, you can tell when your skis are dead by the way they ride.
Jan 29 2010 10:40AM 0 0
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kthnxbai.
Posts: 2847 - Karma: 179
yep i figured about 60 days as well. 

im pretty small and light so my park skis dont get destroyed as fast.  got a buddy with 20 days on new sticks and they look like they are 3 yrs old, but hes 6'3" and 200lbs.
Jan 29 2010 11:01AM 0 0
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Jodi
Posts: 4215 - Karma: 739
are you sure you arent thinking running shoes? that's the number of km's you should put on them then throw em out.
Jan 29 2010 11:09AM 0 0
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Nati513
Posts: 679 - Karma: 25
My friend tears apart skis like its his job. He should be the person to test durability for skis ha. But yeah i have actually heard that also.
Jan 29 2010 11:43AM 0 0
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_steezefiend8
Posts: 659 - Karma: 271
im light and my skis usually last about 40-60 days before having no pop and no edges left. it all really depends on how often you wax and how hard you ride.
Jan 29 2010 11:44AM 0 0
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 184
3 seasons on my fischer habits, and they are still going strong, i couple easily go another year i love these skis lol
Jan 29 2010 11:49AM 0 0
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2895 - Karma: 267
i use my skis till they are no longer skis. i don't give a shit about chips in the bsse, or the top sheet. my skis are overly abused and happy they have lasted aslong as they have.
Jan 29 2010 11:59AM 0 0
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Peter.
Posts: 23782 - Karma: 12,728
same. i ski them until basically the edges rip out or they are ridiculously delammed. i'm on my second year on my anthems, riding only park with them skiing around 80 days a year
Jan 29 2010 12:11PM 0 0
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2386 - Karma: 2,049

the figure 200 days of skiing isn't necessarily referring to how long the average ski holds up, but how long the camber in the typical ski lasts.  Once your camber is shot (depending on the core)  the ski is much less responsive and less pop.

Jan 29 2010 2:03PM 0 0
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Skroob
Posts: 266 - Karma: 69
Mine have lasted me like 4 seasons and I beat the hell out of my skis...
Jan 29 2010 2:13PM 0 0
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drod
Posts: 408 - Karma: 7
Numbers suck. Just ski your skis until they bust dude.
Jan 29 2010 3:10PM 0 0
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Brock.
Posts: 5698 - Karma: 1,326
30-40 days of straight PARK is the max my skis can take
Jan 29 2010 3:11PM 0 0
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jibjunkie
Posts: 3807 - Karma: 179
everyone in this thread should start buying their skis from backcountry.com
Jan 29 2010 3:15PM 0 0
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,298
My park skis can only make it 2/3 of a season. After that they basically don't function.
Jan 29 2010 3:47PM 0 0
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*AndrewT*
Posts: 7767 - Karma: 479
haha I just got a new pair but the ones I've been riding most for the last year are completely fucked.  at least 2 cracks in each edge, reverse camber etc
Jan 29 2010 4:47PM 0 0
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 945
haha I wish my last skis made it through more than 34 days of horrible abuse
Jan 29 2010 6:02PM 0 0
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jibbpeter
Posts: 1613 - Karma: 4,054
this is my 4th season on my rossi sprayer fs. besides no steel edges, its still good! sucks when the park is pure ice... old rossi=good qual
Jan 29 2010 6:09PM 0 0
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Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,604
i am at abotu 80 days on my volkls and they are getting shot! no edge underfoot. both tails fucked. new skis soon
Jan 29 2010 6:20PM 0 0
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
200?? all reps tell me 100.

thats the target life of a ski, then the core begins to break down, if it hasnt already.


Jan 29 2010 6:30PM 0 0
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tommycat
Posts: 483 - Karma: 23
Don't you mean a year and three quarters, cause what you just said makes you sound stupid.

I get new skis when they break.
Jan 29 2010 6:37PM 0 0
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7227 - Karma: 594
I wish my skis lasted that long. Even if I didnt ski park at all (which is what I do 90% of the time) they STILL probably wouldnt last that long, because I'd be skiing in the trees a lot more and hitting rocks/stumps/dead babies a lot more.
Jan 29 2010 6:53PM 0 0
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