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For how long does your skis hold up?

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h_bar
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 506
So, i got a pair of rossignol scratch fs 06-07 december 2007. but, they broke on the sixt day riding them. so i take them to the shop, and they says i can pick any ski in the shop. Ended up with the 4FRNT TNK 07-08, and they were at that time the best ski i've ever skied. Late january this year, the edges started to pop out of the skis.

So, i went shopping again. This time, i ended up with the Salomon Suspects, which is way more durable than most people on NS say. Okey its chipping, but who cares? They still deliver their shit, right?
Today i went shopping agian, so i have an extra pair just in case or if my Suspects does not break im using them next year anyways. 4FRNT STL 08-09 btw.

sparknotes: i seem to break my skis often. do you, and how many times in some seasons?

Apr 10 2009 4:50PM
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Pee_and_Ski
Posts: 1869 - Karma: 57
iv have broken one pair in my life and it was before i started skiing a ton of park
Apr 10 2009 4:53PM
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tribefan226
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 209
1 pair per season
Apr 10 2009 4:54PM
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Horse-E
Posts: 8 - Karma: 28
my antidogmas held for like 3 weeks and i only railed 2 of them, that sucked
Apr 10 2009 5:08PM
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EClay46
Posts: 2499 - Karma: 69
i break a lot of skis, my park skis dont last a full season but i usually have multiple pairs so its hard to tell how long they hold up.  but in 2 seasons i go through about 3+ park skis
Apr 10 2009 5:21PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
my last 2 pairs of skis started to delam or have edges sticking out after a good 2 months of using them. from then on i just duct taped them and hammered in the edges and had them last as long as possible.
Apr 10 2009 5:27PM
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walcott
Posts: 319 - Karma: 39
i snapped a pair last year, but the skis i've used this season would still be good next year
Apr 10 2009 5:28PM
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MayorWest
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 160
skied park for 3 years...
2 pairs of 4frnt stls 2 pairs of armada ar6s a pair of line chronics
and trashed a pair of line anthems my shop let me demo while i was waiting for my new skis..
i owe them 250 and gunna trash my current skis on dry slopes this summer...

Apr 10 2009 5:41PM
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Midwestjibski
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 77
I ski usually two times a week in the winter and I am counting on my new Line afterbangs or invaders for next year to hold up for 2 years.
Apr 10 2009 5:44PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7841 - Karma: 22,153
After a season (estimated 60-90 days), the skis are usually still useable, but have extensive topsheet chipping and base scratches, usually 2-4 coreshots of any size, minor edge cracks or small pieces of edge missing, and possibly the bindings have torn out a time or 2. After 2 seasons they are pretty much done for, still probably good for urban though.
Apr 10 2009 5:57PM
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Myfirstname.
Posts: 1581 - Karma: 312
I can make good skis like my ANTs last a couple seasons, but shitty skis last a little more than one.
Apr 10 2009 6:04PM
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theblacktaco
Posts: 1462 - Karma: 82
my line chronics are holdin up great after two years of shreddin them ... a little chipped on the top but it doesnt really matter
Apr 10 2009 6:07PM
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saskskier
Posts: 4774 - Karma: 10,005
My 04/05 fujatives are still holding up great.  Granted, I don't live super close to any mountains and play a bit in the park, but not extensively, but still.... I'm still super happy with them.
Apr 10 2009 6:30PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,454
usually 2 seasons but I only go to the mountain 5-8 times a year
Apr 10 2009 6:49PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,534
Your life sucks.  How do you destroy a ski in 16 days?  Unless it is a shit suspect, how do you destroy a ski that fast?  I get 60 days out of my park skis.  I'm really hard on them too.
Apr 10 2009 7:21PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
I got the rage from storm, and they held up really well. 50-60 days hitting kings at pc and freeway at breck.  i skied them really hard. and they were a prototype, not the final product. if you havent heard of these check em out
Apr 10 2009 7:30PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
mine last around 2 years, and then after they are good for urban/summer stuff/rock skis

after the first year it's mainly just topsheet scratches, and a coreshot or two
Apr 10 2009 7:35PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
Posts: 954 - Karma: 208
last year 4
this year 2
Apr 10 2009 7:44PM
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EClay46
Posts: 2499 - Karma: 69
well this is my 3rd year skiing park and so far i have gone through 7 pairs of park skis. I am on my 8th pair but i also haven't skied park since February. but i still have a pair of bents, obsetheds and scratch bc wrs so ive used those on some park days, so what im saying is, i just go through alot of skis
Apr 10 2009 11:01PM
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eheath
Posts: 61648 - Karma: 123,472
I usually get a season out of a pair of park skis.
Apr 10 2009 11:06PM
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Abc567def
Posts: 8756 - Karma: 801
Got a pair of TNK's and I broke then on the 6th run on my first day having them, then I waited 3 weeks to get them back, first run on them about half way down just doing a butter 3 off a little knoll and the whole edge blew out. Wait another 3 weeks and this time they lasted 3 days before i broke them doing a little 5 footer and the edge blew out again. After this they refused to warranty the ski because this company has a very poor customer realizations.

Have prob 15 days on my Scott p4's still working amazing
Volkl Gotama prob 100 days on those and still ripping like the day I bought them
Line Anthem prob 130 and only a couple edge cracks but still working great

DON'T BUY 4FRNT THEY WILL BREAK AND CAUSE YOU TO HAVE A SAD FACE. : (
Apr 10 2009 11:22PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65
My scratch ghetto's lasted the whole season, and they probably have another season in them.  My bindings probably do not though.

And this season I got maybe 30-40 days but thats a total guess, I didn't keep track.
Apr 10 2009 11:28PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9092 - Karma: 3,022
how do you kids break so many skis?? jeez.... i've skied 40+ days this year and my tm's are still good. i skied park every day of the season
Apr 10 2009 11:51PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
I broke a pair last year, and the ar6's i got after are starting to rocker themselves after just over a season.
Apr 10 2009 11:51PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
My skis usually don't last an entire season. My scratches are the first ski to do an entire season without a warrantyable issue. But the edges were knocked out on the 2nd day on them.
Apr 10 2009 11:59PM
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saskskier
Posts: 4774 - Karma: 10,005
When it comes down to it, I simply can't afford to be going through multiple pairs of skis every few seasons, let alone every season.  I work hard for my gear and take good care of my stuff.  I'm not saying those of you who go through lots don't, so don't get all offended.
Apr 11 2009 12:16AM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7841 - Karma: 22,153
1. skier weight and aggression
2. early/late season- rocks and exposed patches
3. 40 days isn't really that much, I probably have 90 +or- a few days this season including backyard jibbing and hiking the trees on my campus
4. if you ski bumps, that puts a lot of stress on skis and chips the topsheet like nothing else.
5. bad landings
6. spins onto rails, switchups, kinks, etc.are hard on edges
Apr 11 2009 9:21PM
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EClay46
Posts: 2499 - Karma: 69
ya, i already had 100+ days by february
Apr 11 2009 10:40PM
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50in07
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 1,471
I broke two pairs of thrusters this season and now i have Invaders and their amazing
Apr 11 2009 11:19PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
surprisingly, my ar6s have lasted almost 3 years.
Apr 11 2009 11:24PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
i hit a lot of rails, after about 10 days of rising most of the edge is gone and the edges crack, 15-20 days of riding and I'll have no edge at all.
Apr 11 2009 11:33PM
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skinakedfast
Posts: 1295 - Karma: 476
Suspects lasted 87 days this year then the edge popped out
Apr 11 2009 11:36PM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
this season I had the tail of my watch lifes explode and since I was broke I bought some scarface t halls from my shop for 210, rockered the tips on those after 5 days sent them back and got some brand new ar6s, cant say thats a bad deal 08/09 ar6 for 210 brand new ha

besides that ive broken a pair of jesters and my bacons are just about to loose a foot of edge and the base is seperating from the rest of the ski
Apr 12 2009 12:10AM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
my skis usually make it fine through a season, i don't ski a ton of park tho
pow skis last me several seasons, i made it through a season without doing anything to my pow skis, i even landed directly on a rock off a 10 footer but for some reason all i got was a surface scratch
Apr 12 2009 12:26AM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
I have now idea how you guys go through so many skis. My armada arv's have been fine and i've skied on them for like 80 days.
Apr 12 2009 12:54AM
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