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Thoughts on 333 skis

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IanAvery-Leaf
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I know this company was all the hype back in the fall, $333 and $222 completely custom, sounds pretty cool, right?
The hype died down and I havnt heard anything about them until no_steezes hilarious post in the jiberish tat thread
Im just curious anyone who got them if they are great or shit, because the deal seems almost too good to be true...
Mar 31 2010 4:50PM
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MANDER
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i think alot of people got there skis way later then they should have and said they all looked pretty half assed. i remember there was a thread on here awhile ago about a guy that got a pair of skis that werent twins when he ordered twins. then they got flooded with orders and had to take a few months off rebuilding his "factory" to make it more efficient. not sure what happened after that.
Mar 31 2010 5:10PM
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Sklar
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they dead
Mar 31 2010 5:14PM
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Sklar
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i jut looked at the website for the first time in a while, i guess they aren't completely dead
Mar 31 2010 7:41PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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bump cuz i want to hear from people who have them
also I just received word that due to the economy they changed the company name/pricing, its now 111skis



























just my lame april fools contribution to the site...
Apr 1 2010 5:14PM
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Funnel
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As far as the skis go, I have only heard bad things. What really grinds my gears about 333 is the dumbass running the "business." From what I have seen, he has little work ethic and runs a joke of a company. I don't know if he just kind of thinks things will fall into place and everything will work out fine.
Apr 1 2010 5:21PM
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Slinger1x1
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i had them
they made the wrong skis so they told me they would make new ones and i could keep the old ones. i mounted them (they were also flimsy as shit).
the new ones took to long so i told them to just refund my money, they said alright but it will take like a month.
i waited 3 weeks, then checked up on them, and they told me they wanted the skis back first (would have been nice if they told me that 3 weeks ago).
i drilled holes in the ski and then sent them back. got a check in the mail eventually for the entire cost (shipping too).

wasnt worth it. they skis were like twigs, they were dying to snap, although my skis did look a lot better than some others
Apr 1 2010 6:51PM
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49566738265
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This is literally a verbatim quote from the owner:

"We produce so much great trash, it's amazing!"
Apr 1 2010 10:41PM
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gogocmcg
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Is this all true.  Only one person actually has skis from him? 

I am about to order a set of these and I am a pretty agressive powder skier, I really dont want to get stuck in the deep stuff with a broken ski..

Does anyone else actually have a pair of 333skis and what package re-enforcements did you opt for?

Apr 2 2010 10:13AM
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Gnome_in_Gnarnia
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I'm sure you could pick up some used hellbents, arg's, or some other pow ski used for the same price. Then you won't have to wait 6 months to get a ski that you're unsure of.
Apr 2 2010 10:58AM
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Slinger1x1
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save yourself the worry and frustration.
as someone already said, you can find some used skis for 350 and buy those and be very happy. no reason to risk it
Apr 2 2010 11:42AM
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cobra_commander
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Fucking no go yo.
Apr 2 2010 11:56AM
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pandora.
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/502957/
Apr 4 2010 3:00PM
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gogocmcg
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^^ this whole thread is from 2009 hes done a lot since then.  You guys should check out the improvements he has made since then
Apr 6 2010 10:25AM
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cobra_commander
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The guy honestly belongs in a mental hospital. Pretty sure he suffers from both a heavy bi-polar disorder as well as a mild case of scitzophrenia or how ever you spell it.
Apr 6 2010 2:10PM
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gogocmcg
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yea hes a weird dude you should hear this message he left on my phone
Apr 7 2010 9:30AM
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cobra_commander
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was it about how he was raised as a vegan ninja?
Apr 7 2010 11:01AM
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gogocmcg
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was he raised as a vegan ninja?  na the message I got sounded like he was a "type and talk"

Apr 7 2010 11:09AM
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cobra_commander
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he made a video along those lines a few months ago. It was funny stuff.
Apr 7 2010 11:18AM
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Slinger1x1
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improvements or not, the guy is out of his mind
Apr 7 2010 6:04PM
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gogocmcg
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why dont you want skis built by a crazy man.
Apr 7 2010 10:11PM
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king.tubby
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theres a pretty positive review of a pair over on tgr right now
Apr 8 2010 6:35PM
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MADDECENT
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I am so confused haha.

What has this guy done that is crazy?
Apr 8 2010 7:00PM
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gogocmcg
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call him and you'll find out. also can you hit me with a link to the tgr, I cant find.

Apr 8 2010 7:11PM
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gogocmcg
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nevermind i found.  I cant wait to get my bombers from 333
Apr 8 2010 7:22PM
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RudyGarmisch
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http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190452

Review on a Reverse/Reverse pair.
Apr 8 2010 7:48PM
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KennyC
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your an idiot. this guy never even replied to my email to tell me he wasnt going to make my skis. hes a douche. also everyone said that he makes shit skis and you go and buy them anyway. guaranteed you never get your "bombers"
Apr 8 2010 11:06PM
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gogocmcg
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he only makes skis for people he likes.
Apr 9 2010 10:39AM
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Slinger1x1
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if he was making the Bugatti of skis, then that's sick

but instead, hes making like the honda of skis.
Apr 9 2010 6:17PM
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DR.SHRED
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more like the toyota of skis
Apr 10 2010 12:04AM
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Sklar
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he had no problem stopping all of his orders
Apr 10 2010 1:06AM
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BOONE_SKIS
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More like the 'Lada' or 'Yugo' or any other soviet bloc era car brand.... of skis...

At least Hondas and Toyotas somehow hold together.



Something about using plywood as your core material just makes me LOL.

Plus, dont they just vacpress the skis?
Apr 10 2010 3:33AM
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gogocmcg
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333 makes test skis that are made to be broken.  and thats what im going to do. I'll make sure to post some pictures when i get them

Apr 10 2010 10:35AM
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