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Why are skis so much more expensive than snowboards?

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SKI.ING
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Seems skis are always double the price of their snowboard counterparts and was wondering if anyone could provide information on the differences
Jun 13 2011 4:26AM
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OnePlank
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and that setup is shitty. see the above post about core board companies and such by R. Fahey and stuff will make sense. I ride one of the cheapest park boards on the market, and it retails for 350, and my boots and bindings are each around 200. The boots and bindings are not the cheapest, but they are middle of the road price range. that ends up being almost 800 bucks with shipping.

so no i will not suck it. But don't choose the shitty setup you can get at Walmart
Jun 15 2011 6:54PM
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sack
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there's no way i would ride that (not what he said)
that's barely rental quality.....
Jun 17 2011 4:46AM
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Karma_Police
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I never said it was going to be nice.  Just like any decent ski set up.  I'm sorry I can't build you a rossi 130 boot with ehp's and dukes for under 300 bucks.  I'm just saying boards are A LOT cheaper than skis, at least at MSRP prices. (But really you're a fuckin moron if you pay MSRP)

I guess I don't really buy park skis anymore so my view on ski prices might be kind of skewed.  But you can't lie about the prices of ski boots being absurdly high compared to snowboard boots. 
Jun 17 2011 12:16PM
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OnePlank
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well we weren't talking about boots...and that's because of the materials.
Jun 17 2011 3:28PM
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mmallender.
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ski boots are molded plastic and a liner, snowboard boots are sewn fabric and a liner
Jun 17 2011 11:11PM
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TheUngroomed
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It's because when you buy more expensive things it automatically makes you better so that's why skiers are so much better than snowboarders. There! I just solved two mysteries between skiing and snowboarding!
Jun 17 2011 11:17PM
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BIGben*
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Sounds legit.
Jun 17 2011 11:21PM
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Flacko
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or u could use a muthafuckin old groth and make 100 skis
Jun 18 2011 1:24AM
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sack
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glorified skate shoes.
Jun 21 2011 3:53AM
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0ggzy
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I kno rite
Jun 21 2011 7:10AM
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