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Really Durable Skis

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SkiMN
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I just want to know what a really durable pair of skis is. Something that can handle a lot of rails, shitty backyard landings, urbans, and a lot of other bad stuff without the edges coming off or tops peeling or anything like that.
Dec 15 2005 9:00PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
PE
Dec 15 2005 9:01PM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10451 - Karma: 10,021
Igneous, Capital, Kingswood....

none of which are really jibbing skis.

Head and K2 make pretty durable skis relative to everyone else.

But if your spending a lot of time doing rails and urban stuff you really cant expect you skis to last that long.
Dec 15 2005 9:03PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
PEs
Dec 15 2005 9:05PM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
old Head Madtrix or Head mojo 80s.
Dec 15 2005 9:11PM
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DaveHumphrey
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 82
pld madtrix^^^ bro has them. they are invinceble
Dec 15 2005 9:13PM
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Ryno
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word and word
Dec 15 2005 9:22PM
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Tinga
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i agree with iggy K2 and head
Dec 15 2005 9:42PM
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Odd_Job
Posts: 258 - Karma: 10
by far head... those old mad trix were like indestructable
Dec 15 2005 9:47PM
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III
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 22
when you say old, do you mean the snakeskin or the black and white.
Dec 15 2005 9:56PM
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Skipig25
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either, all head madtrix are sturdy
Dec 15 2005 10:06PM
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Cheeseninja
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I've heard nothing but praise for the durability of the fatty base/edge from Line
Dec 15 2005 10:15PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Yeah, Look at the invaders edges and then look at any other ski. It's like twice as thick. Line's are pretty durable, and unlike the madtrix -light.
Dec 15 2005 10:25PM
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hartig
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damn sig like timmi's
Dec 15 2005 10:30PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
why friends invaders edges are comming out after two weeks of riding and my other friends invaders tip are splitting and hes only ridden them 2 days
Dec 15 2005 10:33PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
line chronics....nuff said on that one...
Dec 15 2005 10:35PM
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airFS
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I would say the chronics or the mojo 80
Dec 15 2005 10:36PM
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cjgncjgn
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mad trix for sure
Dec 15 2005 11:06PM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
definatly...the MT's are heavy as hell compared to lines and the chronics hold up super well as well
Dec 15 2005 11:18PM
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Scott_Morgan
Posts: 153 - Karma: 10
what about this years fugatives? are they a soild ski this year?
Dec 16 2005 1:40AM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
The Atomic Triplet has some good stuff going on for edge reinforcement. There is a second edge beside the main edge under the bindings which supports it. I cpouldn't get past the "you get three skis" gimick before, but they seem like a solid ski and reviews from traditional ski mags say they ski the mountain well. Hopefully I can get to demo some this year.
Dec 16 2005 2:21AM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
the madtrix are THE most durable twin tips ever made. I am convinced.
Dec 16 2005 2:39AM
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windhamskibum
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 16
i have em, and they are a awesome all mountain ski, and that extra edge makes sliding rails smoothe as butter.
Dec 16 2005 3:40AM
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Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
Volkl I hear makes, or at least used to make, a bombproof ski.
But get head madtrix.
Crazy shit.
Dec 16 2005 3:51AM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
yeh volkl are pretty durable and heads are mad durable.
Dec 16 2005 4:27AM
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skiwoj
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yeah heads are pretty much indestructable
Dec 16 2005 7:09AM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
well the topsheet sucks, 5 days so far, and my topsheet is falling off
Dec 16 2005 7:17AM
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guillermolongjon2
Posts: 648 - Karma: 10
i had last years mad trix..most durable ski iver ever ridden..theyre bombproof
Dec 16 2005 1:22PM
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dontH8innovate
Posts: 762 - Karma: 10
my 4FRNTs have held up really well, but some people have killed the shit out of them, I have never ever ever heard or seen a destroyed pair of mad trix
Dec 16 2005 2:39PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
not PEs, the topsheet chips sooo easy


but otherwise chronics or heads
Dec 16 2005 2:45PM
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Shaggy
Posts: 4349 - Karma: 17
My Volkl Explosives are by far the most durable ski I've ever ridden. I've hit shit that wouldve broken my Lines, Salomons, Rossis, and my buddy's K2s into little pieces. I haven't ridden Head skis, so I dont have any knowledge on that. But I have ridden, and badly damaged all said skis, and my Volkls have held up like nothing i've ever seen, and I've hit some pretty burly rocks coming off drops or high speed speed checks hitting jagged rocks that wouldve knocked the edge out of most skis.
Dec 16 2005 3:28PM
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Scott_Morgan
Posts: 153 - Karma: 10
This years volkls arent bombproof at all, or at l;east the dogens arent.
Dec 16 2005 4:37PM
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DirtyMick
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volkls
Dec 17 2005 1:11PM
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Hedekar
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Anyone heard much about the duribility of the new AR5's? Especially on rails.
Dec 17 2005 8:05PM
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japanada
Posts: 13785 - Karma: 1,956
madtrixs, there are many hooror stories of them falling off car racsk doing 55mph and other than some nicks they were perfect!! they truly are bombproff.
Dec 17 2005 8:15PM
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teamjib
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wow these line skis you talk of must be real light then cause i had madtrix last year and i thot they were really light.
Dec 18 2005 3:36PM
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smithxi
Posts: 323 - Karma: 10
salomon 1080's
Dec 18 2005 3:50PM
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K2skier26
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Pe's are tanks. Real solid feeling underfoot.
Dec 18 2005 5:47PM
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montageskier
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My edges are good but i only did one day on the ar5s with rails. But the ski is holding up well everywhere else. Only one problem with it and thats the top sheet isnt very durable.
Dec 18 2005 6:02PM
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Silence
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volkl karma or 5 stars
Dec 18 2005 6:13PM
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bp.lando
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defeintly the new liberties
Dec 18 2005 6:17PM
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cable
Posts: 323 - Karma: 25
just reinforce you ski with kevlar around the core.

this would be a sick ass urban ski idea. im gonna get a patent.
Dec 18 2005 9:23PM
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wachutu
Posts: 123 - Karma: 10
all skis now-days are pretty good, but you have to tank to break the chronics... the oppostie of a durable ski is the 04 05 touble makers my bro had a pair and broke those, got them warrentied and broke those in 3/4 of a season!! 2 pairs in 3/4 of a season is crazy.... but yeah line chronics are bombproof
Dec 18 2005 9:36PM
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wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
PE's are indestructible
Dec 18 2005 9:42PM
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JamesB
Posts: 1461 - Karma: 11
madtrix such a solid ski, this is the old ones im talking about the black and white with the white base saying 'head'.. yup
Dec 18 2005 9:44PM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 350
head, volkl, atomic, line chronics, are indestructable. heads and atomics especially. most of the companies with race backgrounds have more durable skis, just for the fact that construction is more consistant, and race skis take a hell of a beating too. but yeah, for what your talking about, your prolly better off just using whatever yuou have, and ridding them till they wont move. when they get that bad, take a belt sander to um with a fine belt, and smooth um down. its no stone grind, but on real chewed up stuff, it helps. you just gotta buff um out with a scotchbrite pad.
Dec 19 2005 12:53AM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 350
oh yeah, my bud has the new ar5s, and after less than 2 weeks of skiing, the edges are already pretty cracked up.
Dec 19 2005 12:55AM
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Verno
Posts: 542 - Karma: 23
Dudes, all I'se knows is, I own a pair of Mad Trix, and they are literally the most retardedly indestructible ski I've ever owned. I can't imagine another ski being even near par to 'em.
Dec 23 2005 10:34PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
volkl=tank
pe=humvee
invaders=hyundai
Dec 23 2005 11:03PM
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mad_540_trix
Posts: 2452 - Karma: 14
yep, i've got some, those things are never gonna die, even tho they're my rock skis now.
Dec 23 2005 11:07PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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lines if you want the cap to delam and peel up above the edges letting water flood into the core
Dec 23 2005 11:07PM
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