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BThreat101
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I have Salomons. Who do you think makes the best skis or best ski graphics?
Nov 30 2009 6:14PM
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.frenchy
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burton
Nov 30 2009 6:14PM
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Franny
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cool
Nov 30 2009 6:19PM
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jibbnsteezy
Posts: 183 - Karma: 8
Line mainly because I ski them.
Nov 30 2009 6:20PM
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snomaster
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Nov 30 2009 6:21PM
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bustinthejus
Posts: 2419 - Karma: 74
I ski salomons too but I can't really say they're the "best" since I've only been skiing for 2 years and I really don't have much to compare them to.
Nov 30 2009 6:21PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
so far my rossignols have done better than my dynastars lines and salomons the graffic isnt great but the ski is
Nov 30 2009 6:38PM
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schmies
Posts: 2032 - Karma: 511
PRE or OLIN.
Nov 30 2009 6:38PM
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.Asain-Skiier
Posts: 3708 - Karma: 977
My bananas run great expect sometimes they just slip out.
Nov 30 2009 6:54PM
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schillz33
Posts: 121 - Karma: 15
Not Salomon
They make mediocre skis and I don't care about graphics.  If you wanna go with a mainstream brand go with volkl (The chopsticks are soooooooooo sick) or Rossi (depending on what you want to ski of course).

Independent:
The Moment Night Trains are sick as hell
4FRNT has some cool shit
ON3P supposedly has great skis
Armada is not a bad choice (the JJ's are legit)

Nordica Dynastar are meh I wouldn't buy em

Oh damn and of course Line's are awesome

Bottom Line is that you have to be specific about the ski.  I really hate salomon, but all the other companies make some good skis you just have to know which ones are right for you
Nov 30 2009 7:04PM
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1337
Posts: 31054 - Karma: 29,248
I have skied salomon's for 6 years and have had nothing bad to say about them. I just purchased a pair of surface watch lifes and am nervous to switch from a brand I trusted, but so far I have yet to hear one bad thing about them (unlike salomon and the suspects, where i couldn't believe that so many of their products were popping edges). I personally think their graphics are pretty sweet too. Once I ski them for a couple days I can really give my opinion on it.

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Nov 30 2009 7:21PM
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1337
Posts: 31054 - Karma: 29,248

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shit, image fail
Nov 30 2009 7:22PM
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blavallee4
Posts: 360 - Karma: 93

amplid makes sick skis, and there graphics are so sick every time!!

the antidogma , there urban and there hexo, and there c7 have the illist graphic fer sher

Nov 30 2009 7:53PM
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sasquatcher
Posts: 119 - Karma: 19
Line skis, because they are keeping it fresh and they are progressing the ski world with butters and such.
Nov 30 2009 8:04PM
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schillz33
Posts: 121 - Karma: 15
Three pairs of Salomon bindings have crumbled whilst I was skiing on them.  The edges tore off of one of my earlier Salomon GS skis.  My dad spiral fractured his leg while using salomon bindings because they did not release.  The brakes on my friends Salomon bindings  come out a little ways everytime he lands switch which eventually led to the heel piece being torn off the ski.

And no the dins were not too high or too low in any of these scenarios.  My dad has coached racing since he was 17 and he believed that Salomon was shitty and I did not believe him until I learned for myself on multiple occasions.

I don't like to hate, but Salomon has not been good to me.
Nov 30 2009 8:10PM
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sasquatcher
Posts: 119 - Karma: 19
Salomon makes the shittiest ski brake designs, so that when you land switch they rip right out.
Nov 30 2009 8:17PM
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LockyK
Posts: 404 - Karma: 16
line for sure. just look how much effort they put in to the afterbang. so much rider input and engineering to make a sick ski. they dont care about profit margins as long as the sport is going forward, and that is sick.
Nov 30 2009 8:32PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
Posts: 426 - Karma: 51
for sure ON3P. got some sick ass skis.
Nov 30 2009 8:33PM
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mikeisener
Posts: 57 - Karma: 13
considering i get them for cost head skiis are decent when you only need to pay 150 for new j.o. pros
Nov 30 2009 8:38PM
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Candy
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 176
The blue and yellow ones are for sure the kid ski.

And you won't be disappointed with watchlifes. They are way sick, I like them a lot. The only thing is that mine have some good topsheet chipping in the tails, but no biggie. Sick skis.

I vote surface.
Nov 30 2009 8:43PM
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--ski--
Posts: 1670 - Karma: 817
best skis ive ever used are armada JJ's and they got a sick graphic on them too.
Nov 30 2009 8:52PM
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BThreat101
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thanks. I really want to get either line or surface skis but i just got new salomon skis for free, so ill spend some time on them.
Nov 30 2009 9:02PM
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Topher19
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Nov 30 2009 9:03PM
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drumbumocdp
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dick
Nov 30 2009 9:07PM
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bb_Skier
Posts: 158 - Karma: 63
Moment but i tink it depends on the ski more than the brand other than
Nov 30 2009 9:28PM
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Delaney
Posts: 621 - Karma: 206
way to keep it underground and hyphy
Nov 30 2009 9:31PM
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doublexl
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salomon definitely makes the best skis. the construction is so bomber, but some of the graphics are kinda mehhhh
Nov 30 2009 9:33PM
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Static
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 4,089
Armada!
Nov 30 2009 9:34PM
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mikeisener
Posts: 57 - Karma: 13
never ever pay full price for anything. were good friends with a head ski rep and my dad owns a waterski boat accessory buissness so its just a simple trade for trade. we get expencive skis for the cheap cost of a perfectpass system. he getts a expsencive perfect pass system for a cheap pair of skiis. it all works
Nov 30 2009 9:36PM
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LiamMcKinley
Posts: 865 - Karma: 2,771
LINE and surface
Nov 30 2009 9:38PM
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Dan-Man
Posts: 7488 - Karma: 3,621

LINE.

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Nov 30 2009 9:39PM
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Ducky.
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Nov 30 2009 10:19PM
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