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When I think of skiing I think of China

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Good_Deed
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Really made in china? come on k2 that sucks, you made line suck as well. way to go and fuck every thing up.
Nov 16 2009 3:44PM
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Good_Deed
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When I think of skiing I think of Europe and Canada and the USA, Not china
Nov 16 2009 3:47PM
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alev
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are you bipolar?
Nov 16 2009 5:01PM
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SIX
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yes, I think he is.
Nov 16 2009 5:02PM
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mike91129
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Nov 16 2009 5:03PM
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-PowAir-
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Interesting...when i think of china i think of how we royally fucked up our economy by giving them all of our jobs. Quality is a whole different problem.
Nov 16 2009 5:08PM
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Blurst
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Skiing is for sure not the first thing that i think of when i think of China. I think more along the lines of the most polluted place in the world.
Nov 16 2009 5:14PM
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dweezileast
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aside from jersey of course
Nov 16 2009 5:56PM
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james44
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haha dude there is no ski company that makes more durable quality skis than K2, i have never heard a single person complain about their k2 skis breaking or delaming or anything like that so please learn your shit
Nov 16 2009 5:58PM
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.SimonB.
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line skis had a lot of problems when they first came out, the ones made in NY. now that they are made in China everyone wants em, cuz they are amazing.
Nov 16 2009 6:12PM
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Brock.
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when i think of skiing i think of skiis and snow....
Nov 16 2009 6:15PM
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HamFaceGirl
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really? who cares where they were made. they are good and solid companys'. Its a reality that most things are are made in china. You should be grateful to live in America. good god...
Nov 16 2009 6:23PM
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Funnel
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As much as it bums me out that skis are made outside of the U.S., they are made no differently than they are in the U.S. So they are the exact same ski, just way more profitable for K2. K2 has their shit on lock. Feel free to bitch when their skis become shit. If Salomons were made in China, then you might have a case.
Nov 16 2009 6:26PM
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Peter.
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k2 has little problems with their skis. if all skis out of china came out like the original invaders and had tons of problems, it'd be a different story.
Nov 16 2009 6:34PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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actually my roommate was hand flexing his kungfujas and they snapped. now he doesnt have skis
Nov 16 2009 6:36PM
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SIX
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a manufacturing defect can happen to any company....
Nov 16 2009 6:39PM
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Calb3rt
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last week i broke my kung fujas' by hand flexing them...
Nov 16 2009 6:41PM
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SIX
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I'm guessing you're the roomate ? ahahah
Nov 16 2009 6:44PM
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james44
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haha what the fuckk! you can forsure get new skis from warrenty then cause thats just a defect ski
Nov 16 2009 6:49PM
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Calb3rt
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haha yeah im the roommate, i didnt read everything before posting. i agree that it was due to manufacturer defect, but i was trying to prove the point that nobody is perfect to james44. learn yo shit james.
Nov 16 2009 6:54PM
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ski_ENDUB
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when i think of K2 being made in China, i think of Searchbar
Nov 16 2009 6:56PM
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B-runge
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when i think of skis being made in china
i think of that cheezy little "made in china" sticker that came on my bacons
then i think "who gives a fuck, these are the best most durable skis I have ever had."
Nov 16 2009 7:00PM
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TWoods
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I think that if you break any ski that easy it's pretty obvious that it's a single ski quality failure. If people were flexing skis and breaking them with that little force, k2 would be out of business really fast.

K2 skis are very very very durable. You got a bad one.
Nov 16 2009 7:34PM
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Randonee_Urban
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there is actually some pretty gnarly skiing in China. Hard to get to, but that's where the best skiing usually is anyways.

Nov 16 2009 7:38PM
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Calb3rt
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haha i totally agree with you, although that was my first personal experience with k2 i have had many friends over the years who swear by them... i wasnt trying to say they make bad skis at all, i was just saying that there is bound to be at least one rotten apple in the orchard.
Nov 16 2009 7:46PM
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troublemaker3
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this has been going on for a while.

you dont have to buy them, i dont.

much of volkl's are made in china now too

Nov 16 2009 8:31PM
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steezc-ross
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dude u need to get your shit strait
Nov 16 2009 8:33PM
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mynilla
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are armada skis made in the u.s?
Nov 16 2009 8:40PM
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joshua
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When I think of China, I think of iggyskier's icon
Nov 16 2009 8:44PM
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Calb3rt
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that is embarrassing....... for you and Canada's education system.
Nov 16 2009 8:57PM
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B-runge
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thats what i was thinking


but again that kids an extremely religious piece of shit......
Nov 16 2009 8:59PM
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summersover
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Austria
Nov 16 2009 8:59PM
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Capurnicus
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Armada's are definitely the most well constructed ski I've ever used.
Nov 16 2009 9:07PM
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doGelyst
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when I think of skiing, I think of the movie hot dog. Great skiing, lots of partying, and cougars. Oh yea and chinese downhills.
Nov 16 2009 9:10PM
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B-runge
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what skis are made in the usa or canada?
moment
surface
on3p
boone
idk what other ones
Nov 16 2009 9:14PM
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LMPJibbin
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nah jersey doesnt have smog. china's air quality and visibilty is fucked from pollution
Nov 16 2009 9:17PM
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troublemaker3
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liberty

icelantic

Nov 16 2009 9:17PM
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joshua
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Prior
Icelantic
Nov 16 2009 9:19PM
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danbrown
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what the fuck is a chinese downhill
Nov 16 2009 9:27PM
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Pinguu
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Nov 16 2009 9:29PM
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B-runge
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its skier cross

to my understanding
Nov 16 2009 9:31PM
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danbrown
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I was quoting the movie.
Nov 16 2009 9:32PM
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B-runge
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sorry
Nov 16 2009 9:33PM
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[Adam]
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its when a group of people race insanely for the bottom of the hill, by any means possible. hitting each other with poles, taking out people in your way, etc
Nov 16 2009 9:36PM
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GreenHorn
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that sounds amusing
Nov 16 2009 9:39PM
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joshua
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It's not the only thing I think of when I think of China, just one of the things that came to my mind.
Nov 16 2009 11:00PM
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B-runge
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YOU DO NOT GET IT
he in no way should remind you of china
but of north korea
DO THEY NOT TEACH YOU THESE THINGS FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD ON YOUR FUCKING CULT's COMPOUND?
Nov 16 2009 11:31PM
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crankdatsoljaboy
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economy is way more complicated than that ... no debate intended
Nov 16 2009 11:38PM
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joly.sp
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my 2008 dumonts are made in france, not sure if all sollys are i kinda dont think so.
Nov 16 2009 11:41PM
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skodeo7
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You guys do realize that K2 has been making skis in China since somewhere around 1998-2000.
Nov 16 2009 11:41PM
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