Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Salomon Threats a rip-off?

profile picture
mr_grom
Posts: 708 - Karma: 51

I'm 5'5'' and weigh about 105 lbs.  I feel like the threats are a perfect ski for me. I live in Pennsylvania so we don't get too many pow weekends so I ski mostly park at home, but I am going to tahoe this year where I will ski much more pow and probably moguls. Are the threats well-made and can I expect them to hold up on the east coast? I have also considered the 2010 volkl walls, but I'm not sure how I will ski a true twin, and the bridges are too expensive.

+k for any help/suggestions

Oct 22 2009 8:48PM
0 0
profile picture
VCharette
Posts: 4276 - Karma: 1,047
My friend's threat broke the first day he used them, just sayin.... go for the walls
Oct 22 2009 8:50PM
0 0
profile picture
JStrathern
Posts: 8747 - Karma: 1,536
YES.
Oct 22 2009 8:52PM
0 0
profile picture
JStrathern
Posts: 8747 - Karma: 1,536
and by yes, i am saying yes they are a rip off. the edging ripped out of my friends' threats in less that 2 weeks of skiing normally
Oct 22 2009 8:53PM
0 0
profile picture
matt.rad
Posts: 1813 - Karma: 303
You get what you pay for pretty much, and the Threat is Salomon's low end park ski.
Oct 22 2009 9:03PM
0 0
profile picture
mr_grom
Posts: 708 - Karma: 51
Ok well I don't think I want the walls because I don't want a true twin. What about the suspects. I have heard a lot of break stories a bout them, but that was last year's skis. What about this year's?
Oct 23 2009 1:34PM
0 0
profile picture
KennyC
Posts: 1922 - Karma: 46
true twins arent hard to ski at all. turning in pow is a little bit harder but other than that they are awesome. id say get the walls but you dont want them anymore so idk.
Oct 23 2009 1:38PM
0 0
profile picture
Jonah_w
Posts: 692 - Karma: 4,379
I won them in a comp last year and couln't sell em so i decided what the hell i'll ride them. well they already broke after a month. the edge came out all around the nose of both of them. they suck
Jan 4 2010 8:55PM
0 0
profile picture
pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
DO NOT get them. i ski PA, springs specifically, skiied as much pow as we ever got and my ar6s with an 83 waist were fine.
Jan 4 2010 8:58PM
0 0
profile picture
jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
You are a scrawny kid. Do you really want a ski as stiff as the walls? They will feel like 2x4's for you.
Jan 4 2010 8:59PM
0 0
profile picture
ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
they have not changed the suspects over the last year they are the same ski with a diferent graphic. dont get any recent salomon ski. just get the walls ive heard many good thing about them.
Jan 4 2010 9:13PM
0 0
profile picture
LMPJibbin
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 17
they de-lam like its their job
Jan 4 2010 9:38PM
0 0
profile picture
JRullo
Posts: 1794 - Karma: 265
i skied a pair of my friends out at hood, and they for sure felt like 2x4s on my feet no flex at all, and like super chattery on the snow. i didn't like em at all and they were de-laming a lot.
Jan 4 2010 9:42PM
0 0
profile picture
B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
dont get threats
Jan 4 2010 9:49PM
0 0
profile picture
Midwestjibski
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 77
I broke two pairs last season DO NOT GET THEM.  Look into the k2 silencers, Line masterminds, and Line Afterbangs if your looking for price point skis.
Jan 4 2010 9:50PM
0 0
profile picture
amo
Posts: 6709 - Karma: 1,248
line makes super solid skis. that ^ dude said it. check out the afterbangs, anthems,
or masterminds. all super solid skis
Jan 4 2010 9:56PM
0 0
profile picture
B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
word^
Jan 4 2010 9:58PM
0 0
profile picture
amo
Posts: 6709 - Karma: 1,248
or if you could manage to find some invaders they would be perfect
Jan 4 2010 10:00PM
0 0
profile picture
butteredpretzel
Posts: 1485 - Karma: 866
Here is my Salomon Threat Review:
Oh wait, they broke in 2 days, I have no review.

they were my first actualy twin tip, and having zero knowledge of Newschoolers or freeskiing at all, i foolishly got them. It is the only ski i have actualy had edge come off.

highly not recommended
Jan 5 2010 2:04AM
0 0
profile picture
Midwestjibski
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 77
same exact thing happened to me bro
Jan 5 2010 3:36PM
0 0
profile picture
ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
go with the walls they are so sick
Jan 5 2010 3:49PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)