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Most durable skis??

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ButterItOut
Posts: 1094 - Karma: 420
Looking for some durable skis, that are cheap, old models. I heard the salamon teneightys are bullet proof and so are the dumonts, any suggestions. And afterbangs are a option.
Dec 4 2011 6:10PM
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Newschool_Pope
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my domains are pretty bulletproof. I hit alot of urban and stairs and the base and edges still look very strong with just 1 edge crack. i doubt ill be able to destroy em.
Dec 4 2011 6:14PM
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DOSE.
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My 2010 AR6's are still going strong.
Dec 4 2011 6:25PM
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joshua
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K2
Dec 4 2011 6:29PM
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radish
Posts: 405 - Karma: 351
I would say Moment skis. I have had Moment Rubys since the 08/09 season and they are in great shape.
Dec 4 2011 7:07PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
ar6's
Dec 4 2011 7:09PM
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richard.
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walls and s4/scratches
Dec 4 2011 7:27PM
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ButterItOut
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Cant find any ar6 or ar5 for cheap so not that, remember i said something cheap. and not domains. maybe moments if i get a good deal.
Dec 4 2011 7:30PM
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-emile-
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suspects
Dec 4 2011 7:49PM
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BWalmer
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You're going to have a VERY hard time finding something that's durable AND cheap...skis are cheap for a reason and durable skis are usually expensive.
Dec 4 2011 7:51PM
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Forcillo
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k2 makes some fricking durable skis. Maybe look at older models cause the prices are cheaper. The 2010 revivals are super durable. Afterbangs are good too
Dec 4 2011 8:42PM
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lukewalnuts
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ON3P's are some of most durable out there.
Dec 4 2011 9:06PM
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.spaghetticat.
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salomon Suspects

they are so durable
they can last DAYS WITH NO CRACKING (unfortunately that is it)
Dec 4 2011 9:08PM
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ButterItOut
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But im talking about older models, not anything new or last year. Scratches seem good and 1080 look good to cuz they are made out of polymers not wood
Dec 4 2011 9:19PM
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corski
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coreupt there durable and cheap
Dec 4 2011 10:13PM
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Nicko1981
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Try the Liberty Antigen.
Dec 5 2011 8:47AM
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skiRay
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yup. my 06/07 AR6s are in tact but rockered haha
Dec 5 2011 9:54AM
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TheClap.
Posts: 21664 - Karma: 4,140
durable skis is hard to come by, it really has to do with how hard you ski, how heavy you are and how hard you are on your skis. if you are putting solid days in the park skis will break down. that being said I have found that my JO pros lasted longer then most of my sksi
Dec 5 2011 10:16AM
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KneeDrop
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This won't fit your requirements for old model's. and they're not especially cheap....

But i'm a guy who's broken everything I've ever skied on..two pairs of bindings a year for the last like....5...and used to be two pairs of skis a year as well..

Then I got some RMU's.  My current Diam's have somewhere around 200 days on them.. one edge crack each, no dampening of the flex, no damage to the bases...

And this whole season I've been beating the shit out of them because I have a new pair waiting.  Holding up unbelievably well when I'm literally trying to destroy them. Call it durability testing.

They remind me of a couple pairs of original Line's i had, back when Levinthal was makin them in his garage or somethin..orange 1260's(DJ on the tail), and gray Darkside's(Evil Spermies on the tail)...so if you can find some of those, old and prolly cheap.
Dec 5 2011 10:26AM
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project38
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My moment reno jibs hold up very nicely had em for 2 seasons and i only got top sheet dmg.
Dec 5 2011 10:33AM
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585.
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anything from armada (thalls/ar6's/ar7's/alphas)
Dec 5 2011 4:02PM
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dbchili
Posts: 2555 - Karma: 1,657
everyone is wrong except for this

head makes the most durable park skis. I have blown out edges and snapped in half skis from almost every other brand.

Find a shop with last season's head JO pros for cheap, a shop in my area had them on for 200 bucks a pair
Dec 5 2011 4:21PM
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ButterItOut
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What really is a edge crack, cuz after one day on my punx while i wasn't thrashing to hard they got 3 or 4 line on the edges. they look like thin cracks about a inch long.
Dec 5 2011 5:41PM
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