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Blizzard durability

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Lazylightning
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I know there are a bunch of threads about durability from various ski companies, and that usually larger companies have more variance in durability. With that being said, how is Blizzard's durability generally speaking? I've read a lot of reviews where people have their bonafides or rustlers break after a short period of skiing, were those people unlucky or is that more the norm?
Apr 30 2022 11:54AM
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tdollo
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As someone who works at a shop, I’ve sold many Blizzards and rarely do we have warranty claims on them. The odd delamination here and there, but in general they are strong durable skis
Apr 30 2022 9:22PM
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skiP.E.I.
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I've never seen a broken pair of blizzards. The finish and build quality seem top notch
May 1 2022 9:33AM
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animator
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tdolloAs someone who works at a shop, I’ve sold many Blizzards and rarely do we have warranty claims on them. The odd delamination here and there, but in general they are strong durable skis


This past season I think I had like 40% of my blizzard sales come back with some construction issue. Bonafide, Rustler, Black Pearl, you name it. We had full delams, top sheets that looked like you shoved them in a blender (some of these were shitty skiers but some were genuinely just falling apart). It was crazy. Normally don’t see that from them but this year we had a ton of it, we must have sent 30-40 warranties to Blizzard. Having skied some myself though, i never personally experienced any QC issues so take that with a grain of salt.
May 1 2022 2:24PM
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yavone
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My friend and his dad have Brahma’s and rustlers and both have mad topsheet chipping but no other issues after like 50-100 days at least so they seem pretty solid
May 1 2022 4:57PM
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muffMan.
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Blizzards seem great quality and know some kids who ride the rustlers. Not my ski personally but have heard great things from them about durability and keeping shape. Used to be my dads brand of choice before going onto nordica
May 3 2022 12:51AM
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