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In your opinion, what is the most durable brand of skiing?

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WestWoods
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I wanna get a brand of skis, that will last me a long time, Im sure it won't hurt in helping other Ns's looking to make a good buy as well? whatchya think!

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Jan 12 2012 10:12AM
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ILLinoisance
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rossignol has a pretty good reputation for being durable.
Jan 12 2012 10:27AM
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TOAST.
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From what I have seen rossi, line, armada last long in most cases.
Jan 12 2012 10:41AM
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.boz
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If you want throw it off a cliff durability, get lines
Jan 12 2012 11:20AM
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Balto
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on3p
Jan 12 2012 11:24AM
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CDdesign
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ima have to say Head/tyrolia!
Jan 12 2012 11:26AM
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stickerman
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Jan 12 2012 11:29AM
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nstubler
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line and armada

I work as a ski tech, and we deffinitively see the most problems with Rossis

Jan 12 2012 11:42AM
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xkuza
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4sho - the more skis sold - more possible problems with it.
Compared market share, rossi would have bigger piece of pie than LINE + ARMADA all together.

Aint speaking about armada or line durability, since havent used them, but for sure - Lib Techs are just for exposition in the shelf. Bought them new, and after 5 times they looked as they've had been shredding 5 years. Wouldn't buy it again. All good, but not durable. At all.
Jan 12 2012 12:29PM
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richard.
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volkl
Jan 12 2012 12:43PM
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AGOF
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i cant believe no one has said k2. best i've seen hands down
Jan 12 2012 12:49PM
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Trace.
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This, my volkl ledges stood up to 3 years of day in day out hitting rails still have no edge damage just ptex in the bases
Jan 12 2012 1:07PM
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skijunkiedtm
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First brand that comes to mind.
Jan 12 2012 1:18PM
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penguin_steeze
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k2 sucks dick from my experience. My volkl walls have lasted 3 years without any edge cracks and minimal top sheet damage
Jan 12 2012 1:47PM
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DanThrax
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I've been on my K2 Sights for 4 days thus far, they look trashed already. I've never seen a topsheet rip apart so easily.
Jan 12 2012 2:05PM
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skithesprings
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rossi, nordica, and volkl, but honestly, as long as you stay away from the real shitty skis you're going to get pretty much the same lifespan out of any ski.

In my experience, I'm more likely to snap a ski than have it fall apart on me so durability doesn't really concern me. any ski will snap when subjected to too much force.
Jan 12 2012 2:21PM
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AGOF
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cosmetic damage =/= bad durability
Jan 12 2012 2:57PM
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FreezerKid
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until Christmas when i got new skis i had been skiing my rossi scratch 05/06 and riped about 2 inches of edge out at the beginning of the season that is all that had gone wrong with them ever so would say rossi is pretty solid
Jan 12 2012 4:03PM
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NoCoastSkier
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armada is both durable and amazing
Jan 12 2012 4:22PM
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monkatizer
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bindings: look/rossi

skis: armada/line
Jan 12 2012 4:24PM
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Mag
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i havnt heard a bad word about scott/4frnt/head
Jan 12 2012 4:31PM
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nstubler
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ye main
Jan 12 2012 7:53PM
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Heart
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Scott and head: fair enough. But there was this 4frnt "removable edge technology" thread about a pair of 4frnt skis with edges that came out of the ski, all the way around
Jan 12 2012 9:06PM
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hippystinx
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durabilty icelantic skis, most durable skis i have ever had, least durable skis=k2 snapped two pairs in one season never again. problem for me is skis get way to dead before they even come close to falling apart for me any one else have this problem, skis losing pop and livelyness after about 1 month of skiing them
Jan 12 2012 9:12PM
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Jaskier
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i bought a pair of rossignol bcs in like 2005 i skied park bumps and trees and pow with them til last year. i ended up selling them so they are still going strong. pretty impressive i think.
Jan 12 2012 9:18PM
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FerrisBueller
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ARMADA and LINE
Jan 12 2012 9:18PM
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CatDaddy
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Line for sure my anthems have held up great
Jan 12 2012 9:36PM
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Stose
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havent had a problem with atomics yet.
Jan 12 2012 9:46PM
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james6345789
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I've hit tons of rails on my Armada AR7s. and not a single edge crack. I've put about 50 days on them so far.
Jan 12 2012 10:21PM
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BWalmer
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yup, no question.
Jan 12 2012 10:26PM
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Mr.Turtle
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Armada, Volkl for skis
Head for bindings
Jan 12 2012 10:44PM
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ISellMeth
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This this this, after 20 days of riding on these the bases look brand new in the edges are basically perfect. I can now happily say I'm an on3p fanatic.
Jan 12 2012 10:57PM
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B_Reid
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broke my scott punisher jibs in under 30 days. lots of edges ripping out and then snapped the ski. pretty fun ski, but it didnt stand up to the test
Jan 12 2012 11:03PM
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maynaiseman
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Holy shit, how has no one said salomon yet?
Jan 12 2012 11:12PM
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Blake.P
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On3p. After hitting some rocks and being careful, they were fine. I'm at a point where I trust the durability so much that I don't even fret about bad coverage. And I only have a few scratches on the base
Jan 12 2012 11:15PM
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Raptor.
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I'm not sure if you've heard about this but there was a slight issue with durability of the suspects a couple year ago. something about delaming or edges tearing out, i dont know.
Jan 12 2012 11:17PM
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rozboon
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K2 has to get a mention. They're just... tough. 2 of my friends ride Obsetheds and they've pretty much just stopped caring about damage, their skis are old enough that cosmetically they're trashed but functionally they're still very much intact.
Jan 12 2012 11:23PM
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maynaiseman
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I'm not sure if you've heard about this but there's a slight issue with your meter.
Jan 13 2012 7:07AM
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Tucks
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Fischer, K2, Volkl are what I have personally used that are very durable
Line, Head, Salomon are what I have personally used that are not durable
That just goes for skis
Jan 13 2012 8:59AM
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TijmenDal
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I heard Salomon by this super underground company called Suspect makes great durable ski's.
Jan 13 2012 9:14AM
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momentz
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on3p, moment and faction /end thread
Jan 13 2012 11:43AM
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ataraxia
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from personal experience both Armada and K2
Jan 13 2012 12:14PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
IMHO, most ski companies have great durability if taken care of correctly. If you slam your shit on rails all day, you are gonna have problems, but at the same time, I teach everyday, and ski park/generally rip the crap out of my very soft line elizabeths, and they don't have edge cracks, delam, or rockered tails.

I generally avoid certain brands, or certain ski models, but it is more for design problems than durability. If you take care of your skis, tune them often enough, and don't abuse them, they will probably last you a few years. If you land backseat, and stomp the crap out of rails, you might do in within a month.
Jan 13 2012 12:25PM
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FreeskierRocco.
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My Line Afterbangs refuse to die.

Before this I rode Rossi's and the whole edge eventually came off... I would advise against Rossi and Salomon.
Jan 13 2012 12:47PM
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Mr-conutco
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Line for sure! i bought my ANthems off 123Ski and he rode the shit out of them for 3 years. i also ride the shit out of them. they are very duribal in myopnion.
Jan 13 2012 1:18PM
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Ghini
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This + Black Crows..
Jan 13 2012 1:25PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Salomon.
Jan 13 2012 1:30PM
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shibby
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LOL my Anthems bases are more wrecked after one day of groomers than my Heads were in 3+ years. Not complaining, I like the ski.

Head gets my vote, at least their older skis do. People used to run over Mad Trix/Mojos with pickup trucks just cause they could.
Jan 13 2012 3:00PM
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rareison
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Armada or Line.
Jan 13 2012 4:33PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 105
What do you define as "wrecked" and "groomers"

I have put about 200 days of pow, park, rocks, charging, and teaching into my Lizzies, and I have only ever needed one spot basewelded. No real gouges, no dry base, no edge damage.

Line makes a bomber base.
Jan 13 2012 4:38PM
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hippi3773
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armada, volkl, and on3p hands down
Jan 13 2012 4:52PM
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