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Durability?

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ajjackson
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When it comes down to durability of a ski is there any company in particular that is better than the other? Ive been lookin alot at armada or liberty for next year but i havent heard much about liberty's or how they hold up. Just want some ideas on park skis that will last.
Feb 6 2006 5:20PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 43
k2s seem pretty dam solid

and theres no doubt head is strong as fuck
Feb 6 2006 5:22PM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
i dont konw first hand but it sounds like line (not this year) k2, armada, thers others but i dont konw
Feb 6 2006 6:23PM
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FUUUCK
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k2 isnt all that durable, lines are able to take a beating though, as well as heads
Feb 6 2006 7:28PM
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617jibber
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my heads held up pretty well
Feb 6 2006 7:32PM
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bikerocker
Posts: 1427 - Karma: 461
lines are made out of popsicle sticks, and use crayon wax for bases. If you want pure durabilit, go with atomic, K2, or Fischer for major companies, and Armada is the only smaller company that hods up well too.
Feb 6 2006 7:36PM
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MrPantyDropper
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Heads and volkls are known for being bomb proof, with the exception of the dogen.
Feb 6 2006 7:39PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
armada for sure they go with what THEY KNOW what works and us it instead off the next fancy tech
Feb 6 2006 7:42PM
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MrPantyDropper
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ehh..as much as i love my ar5s they are slowly but surely falling apart. i broke the metal part on the back of my tip of somehow, i have atleast 4 core shotes, and big chips out of my topsheet, but they are 03/04s, so i cannot speak for more recent models
Feb 6 2006 7:44PM
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montageskier
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Head. My Armadas are alright, a lot of top sheet chipping, the bases are strong, and o only have two chunks out of my bases. So all in all Armada is like 7/10 durability.
Feb 6 2006 7:44PM
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squibble
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ah yes head and volkl, super solid
Feb 6 2006 7:45PM
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ajjackson
Posts: 138 - Karma: 10
So if it came down to a smaller company armada would be it? cause my lines are alright but after the reactor bindings blew after a week im a little sketched out.
Feb 6 2006 8:28PM
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invaderskier36
Posts: 6192 - Karma: 41
next yaer line skis are going to kick ass they fixed the problems
Feb 6 2006 8:29PM
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uni-corn
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why would armada be considered a "smaller" company? they seem pretty big.
Feb 6 2006 8:32PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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Rossi... ive been skiing on my scratches for three seasons now and they are still holding up great. i take them everywhere, mostly park, but trees, ice, cliffs, you name it they've seen it. Plus i see tons of kids with my year scratchs and even still the old red and yellow ones out there. they take a beating. Great ski... really tough
Feb 6 2006 9:34PM
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ajjackson
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Im pretty sure he meant smaller as in smaller than the mammoth ski manufacturers. I.E.- Rossi, Salomon, Atomic, Head, etc.
Feb 6 2006 10:11PM
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