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Noticed that surface has been stepping up their game. Really compelling offerings, sick graphics, and on paper some nice specs. Price is dreamy too. Heard some horror stories about durability tho. Anyone wanna comment?
I’m on my 2nd season with the Balances. And I’ve tried the royal as well. I gotta say that surfaces ride like a dream, they are insanely well built skis for the price, To be honest the durability isn’t terrible, 2 seasons with mine and only some tip and tail topsheet chips, but they are pow skis so they take a bit less of a beating. I don’t think I’d do any hardcore street shit with surfaces but from my homie who has had royals in the past says they hold up hella solid in the parks..... anyways I’ll support surface till the end, I’ve loved their skis since before I could afford them
Fr, 2 years ago the only reason I knew about surface was because Banks Gilberti was riding em in the Days of My Youth resort segment but now they're all over the gram.
Same. I only knew of them because of some boomer ass ski patrollers I saw with them.
gilbertresselFr, 2 years ago the only reason I knew about surface was because Banks Gilberti was riding em in the Days of My Youth resort segment but now they're all over the gram.
270on420outSurface only sucks if you got blanks. All of their other skis seem to perform well.
Did the Blanks really suck though? I dont know how they rode, but for what its worth they cost $250, and you could buy a single ski right from surface too when u broke them, yea its not very efficient or sustainable to have disposable skis, but its kind of a cool premise to just get cheap park skis to charge on and not worry too much about fucking them up
I mean considering they didn’t really exist 2-3 seasons ago they really have nowhere to go but up lol. I skied the odyssey’s and snapped one about halfway through the season so the quality isn’t great but they were piss cheap so I wasn’t too heated.
They really upped their quality of materials over the past year or two. I looked at the website the other day for the first time in a while, and I was super impressed. While I love my new Line TWP, I feel like I will get a wider / softer ski from a company like surface next time. I hope they start popping up in local ski shops more so I don't have to pick and choose who gets my money.
Young_pattyI mean considering they didn’t really exist 2-3 seasons ago they really have nowhere to go but up lol. I skied the odyssey’s and snapped one about halfway through the season so the quality isn’t great but they were piss cheap so I wasn’t too heated.
You’re correct, but when I called them to order skis in the 2016/17 season (had to grab some cheap sticks after revision robbed me) they said they had been chilling on the down low to restructure the company and essentially save themselves from going under. Like they had no team, had been in-active for months and had been selling the exact same skis for a couple years straight.
now they’re back with a fresh team and some new skis and are once again an active ski company. So quite literally on the up! Nowhere else to go from there really
Got my odysseys at the end of the 2019 season for 250 with nice ass poles included. Been dailying them in the park and only two minor edge cracks to date. Only complaint is the top sheet chips extremely quick. Def some legit skis
They took one maybe two years to restructure the brand, idk how old you are but surface was pretty damn popular for a few years 2009-13 their team was relatively stacked. probably saw just as many kids on surfaces at the hill like you see on ON3Ps nowadays.
Young_pattyYou’re correct, but when I called them to order skis in the 2016/17 season (had to grab some cheap sticks after revision robbed me) they said they had been chilling on the down low to restructure the company and essentially save themselves from going under. Like they had no team, had been in-active for months and had been selling the exact same skis for a couple years straight.
now they’re back with a fresh team and some new skis and are once again an active ski company. So quite literally on the up! Nowhere else to go from there really
EvanMeyerThey took one maybe two years to restructure the brand, idk how old you are but surface was pretty damn popular for a few years 2009-13 their team was relatively stacked. probably saw just as many kids on surfaces at the hill like you see on ON3Ps nowadays.
Ehhhh- not many shops in MN carried them due to the durability but I followed em a bit when Kai, Banks and Meeks were shredding on em.
like it’s a $300 ski, it doesn’t have to be great it just has to get the job done- and they do.
Stoked to hear about them upping materials and durability. My brother had a pair of new life's in like 2013 or so and they had bad durability issues. Always liked the company though
SoggyOatmeal420thinking of getting the give’rs they seem kinda like a hybrid between the reckoner 102 and the line blend, plus the price is really good
Surface is totally on the come up, making big moves in the past few years. I had a pair of One Lifes and a pair of Save Lifes, bashed on both of them and they could hold up fairly well. Then I got a pair of Balances, and those are super fun, especially for the price. The three stage rocker is still working for them.
I think they need to go back to the old "life" branding, bring back the LAB001 in a longer length, and keep selling there skis for affordable prices. The thing that blows my mind about surface is that the 3 stage rocker doesn't make a ton of sense on paper, but rides so so well on snow. The New Life was the best backcountry freestyle ski I've ever tried, it just makes everything so easy.
I copped some used royales for $45, they are beat af and I can see why they added the reinforced tips, just wished they had something around the 175ish, 180's are a tad big and 171 too small. Seems like the main sticks people ride are the give'r though, a steal for $350 though so will definitely be lookin
FUUUCKI think they need to go back to the old "life" branding, bring back the LAB001 in a longer length, and keep selling there skis for affordable prices. The thing that blows my mind about surface is that the 3 stage rocker doesn't make a ton of sense on paper, but rides so so well on snow. The New Life was the best backcountry freestyle ski I've ever tried, it just makes everything so easy.
