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Best rail ski? most durable?

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zachg
Posts: 46 - Karma: 27
Alright I've gone two years with out getting new skis, this year im not sure what to get as far as rail ski goes. I used to have a beater pair and a pipe pair. my local hill took out our super pipe, lame. SO i need a ski that will last me through this year, salomons havn't are out of the question. also around 500 is my budget. thanks
Oct 30 2011 8:33PM
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Baloo
Posts: 565 - Karma: 23
surface park skis. have nice solid edges
Oct 30 2011 8:40PM
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k-fred
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 1,598

gear talk

go with some thall because armada=quality

Oct 30 2011 8:42PM
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eheath
Posts: 61588 - Karma: 122,917
none. All skis will break because of rails.
Oct 30 2011 8:43PM
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 951
T-Hall
Oct 30 2011 8:43PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Get 20 pairs of urban skis off sell/trade, grind the edges underfoot completely off with an angle grinder.
Oct 31 2011 3:32AM
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Newschool_Pope
Posts: 2473 - Karma: 267
my k2 domains have been bomb proof. no cracks after alot of indoor and glacier rails.
Oct 31 2011 6:44AM
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Lord.Quasimoto
Posts: 958 - Karma: 33
get those old dyna's with grind plates in them!
Oct 31 2011 12:15PM
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bclover
Posts: 79 - Karma: 41
They're discontinued, but Line Anthems are tanks.  Edges hold up really well
Oct 31 2011 12:45PM
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Thick.Black.Gurl
Posts: 492 - Karma: 28
Yeah, or boone!
Oct 31 2011 12:49PM
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Caleb.E
Posts: 3556 - Karma: 1,015
i see what u did  ...lol
Oct 31 2011 12:57PM
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steezy.stew
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 568
My Boones have held up very nicely after a season of heavy beating on rails. Plus they are pretty competitively priced which is gooud. Def look into them http://booneskis.com/index.php/
Oct 31 2011 1:15PM
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snl093
Posts: 251 - Karma: 11
rossingnol scatch/s4= bombproof
Oct 31 2011 4:32PM
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ShredAZ
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 641
Solomon Suspects.
Oct 31 2011 4:40PM
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doum.morneau28
Posts: 52 - Karma: 55
Armaada T-hall or ar7
Oct 31 2011 4:51PM
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DOSE.
Posts: 1671 - Karma: 82
armada's are bombproof when it comes to edges.
Oct 31 2011 5:25PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
line (lizzies at least) and armada have the most durable edges from my experience.
Oct 31 2011 5:38PM
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goonsquad08
Posts: 622 - Karma: 39

i've heard a lot of great things about line anthems holding up really well.

im using surface and i like them alot and haven't had any problems with my edges yet.

Oct 31 2011 6:07PM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
this. im onto my third season going at rails hard on my rossi scratch skis and not an edge crack or any real damage on them.
Oct 31 2011 7:04PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
hahahahaa seriously?
Oct 31 2011 7:55PM
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richard.
Posts: 873 - Karma: 55
walls, s4's
Oct 31 2011 8:06PM
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zachg
Posts: 46 - Karma: 27
alright what should i use to "detune" the skis?
Nov 3 2011 2:33PM
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Lord.Quasimoto
Posts: 958 - Karma: 33
gummy stone. avaliable at any ski shop for $15
Nov 3 2011 3:56PM
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twin-tip-hero
Posts: 2896 - Karma: 277
hands down the best overall ski every made. had mine for 3 season and beat the fuck out of them, and only one small tiny edge crack. Then some fucker had to go and steel them. I swear if I ever find that son of a bitch I will....yeahh you get the picture.
Nov 3 2011 4:02PM
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BroNamath
Posts: 113 - Karma: 21
Suspects are the most durable skis by far
Nov 3 2011 6:18PM
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Puns
Posts: 2052 - Karma: 429
I've literally worn these skis for 12 seasons of 450+ days with only some top-sheet chipping
Nov 6 2011 1:07AM
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CorbinLefebvre
Posts: 175 - Karma: 164
Suspects edges are terible i had suspects for a half a season and i had 5 edge breaks, id say T Halls or AR7s are your best bet.
Nov 6 2011 10:45AM
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flexpattern
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 45
Walls are pretty sturdy so I have found - I ski mostly rails, and quite a lot of dryslope - they are good
Nov 6 2011 1:18PM
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ninthwardskier09
Posts: 8 - Karma: 11
Surface or Ninthwards. 
Nov 6 2011 2:45PM
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Vino
Posts: 2939 - Karma: 1,117
there were cracks in mine after 10 days of skiing on them. Depens on how/where you ride.
Nov 6 2011 2:56PM
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