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Absolute shitiest skis you've used?

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Scrambles
Posts: 2270 - Karma: 63

hope this isn't a repost, but for me it's a tie between salomon lord and czar

Dec 14 2009 7:04PM
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yojimbo
Posts: 3631 - Karma: 27
really? what do you ski just park? the PE's are stiff as all hell so they're not too good for the park but they kick a good amount of ass everywhere else. solid ass ski. never tried the extremes but I've got a pair of PE's and I enjoy them. stiff as fuck though.
Dec 15 2009 1:27PM
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hucknorris
Posts: 14 - Karma: 10
some way to short atomic race skis with an edge missing but its better than not skiing
Dec 15 2009 2:55PM
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PaleCelery
Posts: 7228 - Karma: 609
I've had pretty good luck.

Maybe pocket rockets? I didn't really even dislike them THAT much, just not the ski for me.
Dec 15 2009 3:02PM
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marsland
Posts: 3150 - Karma: 421
was not a fan of mine. 03/04s
Dec 15 2009 8:01PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
I bought those and tore them to shit.  They actually skiied alright though.
Dec 15 2009 8:50PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
Im hoping backcountry.com will refund them like the site says.
Dec 15 2009 8:55PM
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.SimonB.
Posts: 1959 - Karma: 713
same, i liked the way they skiied, but to be totally honest i raped those things. 

I got them and skiied them for a couple of days.  one day i threw a cork 5 and never came out of cork and tore the heel out.  i got it helicoiled back in, but then the other one came out.  i bought some invaders and retired these to the backyard.  I remounted them myself and they stayed in longer than the shop mount.  the water eventually found its way in through the old holes that werent sealed the best and got the core nice and rotten.  one day in the backyard they just fell apart.  they snapped in half and in anger i hit them against a tree and thats how they delamed so far up the ski, but before i hit them they were already snapped. 

After all that i would still buy the ski if it was made better.  It is true i bought some Rory Silvas from the same year, but the core is way better on the Rorys.  i am just so dam tempted by the prices.  i bought the butters for 150 brand new and the Rorys for 100 a little used.
Dec 15 2009 9:20PM
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deathcookie
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 1,196
Did you buy them off backcountry.com?  And if you did, did you try to warranty them through it?
Dec 15 2009 10:16PM
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Armanzoid
Posts: 2453 - Karma: 26
My shittiest skis are probably my Head Mojos, but those things are fucking tanks on all levels. Complete 2X4s, but you can ride them on gravel, mud, lava, whatever, they hold up. Still have them actually.

Dec 15 2009 10:39PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
foils, just a weird sidecut, weird flex, all around not that fun to ride.
Dec 15 2009 11:07PM
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THE_WKND
Posts: 136 - Karma: 69
Original Rossi pow airs.
Dec 15 2009 11:13PM
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leeum.
Posts: 352 - Karma: 61
some old k2 04/05 shits
Dec 15 2009 11:15PM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
dynamic slayers, it feels like theyre just 2 pieces of plastic.
but i got them for 50$ at the toronto ski show and theyre still in good shape so i shouldnt compain
Dec 16 2009 12:02AM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
exact same thing happened for me, AND those skis were ugly as a tiger and hippo mating
Dec 16 2009 12:15AM
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mezzy
Posts: 298 - Karma: 15
really? i have those troublemakers and i love em. and nothings happened to the top sheets or anything.
Dec 16 2009 12:32AM
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njwa88
Posts: 465 - Karma: 15
rossignol scratch pro teens
first twins, shitty haha but at least they werent firefly's
Dec 16 2009 12:54AM
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PEJibber31
Posts: 358 - Karma: 11

My foils were completely falling apart after a couple of semi-hard landings and i fuckin tossed that shit instead of even getting a warrantee. Those foam cores are... buhh.

Ive been riding k2 since and i've been pretty happy.

Dec 16 2009 1:12AM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
I haven't had a bad experiences with skis people say are shitty.

4Frnt STL- still holding up really well from 06/07
4Frnt TNK- not in HORRIBLE condition like some people's 07/08's

Dec 16 2009 1:19AM
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Freeheel4real
Posts: 909 - Karma: 95
IMO one of the most versatile skis ever made.
Dec 16 2009 3:56AM
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Mr.Panda
Posts: 17711 - Karma: 564
Rossignol Vipers.

Damn things made me feel like I was skiing on rubber cause they were so flexy.
Dec 16 2009 4:25AM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,123
I'm pretty sure thats more common than on a rail. I always loose edges in pow, hitting rocks and such.
Dec 16 2009 4:56AM
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liftedresearcher
Posts: 1140 - Karma: 1,775
surface watch life. edge blew out badddly literally 2nd day i skied them.
Dec 16 2009 5:02AM
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Newschool_Pope
Posts: 2473 - Karma: 267
volkl karma, just way too stiff. felt so dead, ugly graphics just didnt feel like a good park ski
Dec 16 2009 5:13AM
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Static
Posts: 8553 - Karma: 4,089
some unknown volkl twins, they had dudes playin basketball on them, the edge ripped out the entire length of the ski not far into the season
Dec 16 2009 5:15AM
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123ski
Posts: 7374 - Karma: 1,415
LINE MAVERICK

I don't hate Line or anything, the Prophet 130 is an awesome ski.  But the old Line Maverick was pretty horrible.
Dec 16 2009 11:56AM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
your mom
Dec 16 2009 4:21PM
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The_Future
Posts: 1418 - Karma: 607
I rode a pair of KGB's that I had won for 60+ days and beat the shit out of them and they held up super good and then on a super super cold day the edges blew out at the seams on the tails of both skis. Didn't affect the ski in anyway... just duct taped them back in place for the time being. Then I emailed liberty and told them that i didn't pay for the skis in the first place, but wanted to get a new pair of liberty's... they gave me a proform and I got a good deal on last years phil larose's. Sounds like I had a much more legit experience with Liberty.
Dec 16 2009 4:36PM
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WTFunk
Posts: 84 - Karma: 15
foil, lasted maybe 1/4 of a seasen
Dec 16 2009 4:49PM
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Magnetic
Posts: 845 - Karma: 229
I don't know why but what happened and the way you typed it was hilarious to me.
Dec 16 2009 4:59PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
clever
Dec 16 2009 5:10PM
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joey.
Posts: 2087 - Karma: 3,337
wish i had a similar experience. I'm way over it, but the thread just made me want to mntion it
Dec 16 2009 6:05PM
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Motes
Posts: 1840 - Karma: 90
scott p3, heavy and to stiff
Dec 16 2009 6:07PM
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JahJahBinks
Posts: 3567 - Karma: 461
Paoli Peaks rentals. Absolute garbage.
Dec 16 2009 6:14PM
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dangerdad
Posts: 2228 - Karma: 317
In all honesty, K2 Extremes have a completely dead feel. That ski is a lifeless plank
Dec 16 2009 6:18PM
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awsomebob69
Posts: 408 - Karma: 12
k2 silencers. ass on a board
Dec 16 2009 6:43PM
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PeeDuBzz
Posts: 1010 - Karma: 134
damn i ride thoes i dont think they are that bad...
Dec 16 2009 6:56PM
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Chrris
Posts: 568 - Karma: 211
Deffenetly not too happy with invaders. Their WAY to soft and the edges wore down SUPER fast and the base is SUPER soft. So many gouges.
Dec 16 2009 7:08PM
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j_hamborg
Posts: 560 - Karma: 745
K2 obsethed. Just so heavy and boring. They work really well for straight lining alaska but other than that. just terrible
Dec 16 2009 7:19PM
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m.brus
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 103
K2 public enemy. hated that thing.
Dec 16 2009 7:34PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
For sure going to second this one.   And I'm going to add 4frnt tnk's, and Armada AR6.  Sure the AR6 is loved by most people but I hated them
Dec 16 2009 7:39PM
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Ar6*Steeze
Posts: 238 - Karma: 9
i have those to as my backup skis. the most durable skis in the world. ive beatin those things so hard for 3 seasons and their still perfect.
Dec 16 2009 7:52PM
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Ar6*Steeze
Posts: 238 - Karma: 9
y did u hate ur ar6s their tankfest. which year didu  have
Dec 16 2009 7:54PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
I just didnt like how they rode, I guess Im just so used to riding a symmetrical ski that was softer. everybody loved em so I thought I would try my friends.(I never owned them)  And I rode Last years and the year befores.
Dec 16 2009 8:03PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 205
i'll second that. i've tried out a ton of skis over the past few years, and they were honestly the only ski that i thought flat out sucked. it really felt like i was a beginner and couldnt carve a turn to save my life, and i've been skiing for 22 years now. i never liked foils, but they're not a bad ski, just not my style. same deal with the head mojos (80). the 90s were awesome, but the 80s just didnt do it for me.

it seems like a lot of you have purchased a lot of skis without doing your research?
Dec 16 2009 9:31PM
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No_Dub
Posts: 3357 - Karma: 294

its hard to say. i break all my shit all the time. i dont own a pair that arnt missing edges or have dents in the edges and the base is pushed up. my rossi blasts only have 2 edges and my s4's are compleatly fucked

Dec 16 2009 9:39PM
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TimmyP
Posts: 2086 - Karma: 128
Atomic Rodeos came out the year before, and they were terrible a well,
Dec 16 2009 9:41PM
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natty.
Posts: 857 - Karma: 34
cant really decide which ski out there is the crappiest.

BEST SKIS: hhmmmm.... hard choice but im gonna have to say Burtons

Dec 16 2009 10:18PM
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Twinjibber77
Posts: 6239 - Karma: 2,354
Officially the worst ski ever made. Liberty even knew that.
NOWHERE NEAR A REFLECTION OF THEIR CURRENT SKIS!
Construction has come a longgggggg way for that company!
Dec 16 2009 10:22PM
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The_Future
Posts: 1418 - Karma: 607
Haha I actually kind of liked riding my KGB's... granted there is no sidecut, they're super stiff, and not terribly durable. But I actually kind of liked them, but then again I didn't pay for them so maybe I was just biased. But I always have believed that you can ski good with shitty skis. A ski is a ski in my opinion.
Dec 17 2009 12:27AM
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GreekAR6
Posts: 527 - Karma: 11
Salomon thrusters are the worst skis I've had but I won't say that I hate them.  Just very chattery, they were great when I got them but now that I've gotten better and am actually hitting bigger jumps they're just way too soft.
Dec 17 2009 12:41AM
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