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Best European made skis?

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Mag
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I was wondering what you guys thought were the best skis that are made in Europe, hate buying things through a European distributor if they're made somewhere else as I'm paying 20%+ on taxes alone, so I feel I'm probably better spending my money if I get something European, and helping out locally(ISH), I'm 5'8, 150lbs, fairly advanced skiier, I prefer jumps and boxes to rails but seeing as we never have snow it's tricky to have any jumps higher than a few feet. I like going fast, want something that will hold up at speed better than Scott punisher jibs, also planning on going to France for a season next year so il be doing big jumps and rails there, any tips on what to get?
Mar 12 2012 6:28PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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the volkl wall is a pretty solid ski for a park ski that is super stable hitting kickers.. plenty of pop in it. and still rails on the piste.

But i'm personally not a fan of how scott skis ride.

(and made in germany)
definatly worth checking it out though
Mar 12 2012 6:40PM
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Mag
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Yeah I do hear a lot of good about them, il try see if I can get a demo of it
Mar 12 2012 6:47PM
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teebz
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I believe white dot is European. The one seems like a good ski for what you are looking for.
Mar 12 2012 7:11PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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Whitedot are shit... the redeemer was possibly the worst ski i have ever clipped in to.

it was lifeless.
Mar 12 2012 7:36PM
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Mag
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Thanks gnar, il most likely be steering clear of them,
Mar 12 2012 7:39PM
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Fun_dip
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I have heard good things about whitedot and blackcrow, but other than that I don't know of any smaller European brands
Mar 12 2012 8:42PM
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will_powder
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Rossis are made in Spain
Mar 12 2012 11:41PM
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Goku
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Volkls
Mar 12 2012 11:52PM
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pandasteeze
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Kastle is getting into park skis.

Curious to see how those turn out.
Mar 13 2012 12:26AM
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The-Rodent
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armada?
Mar 13 2012 12:29AM
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PappaG
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I've always been impressed with Faction.
Mar 13 2012 2:00PM
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JakobS
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Völkl park skis are made in China!!
Mar 13 2012 6:24PM
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Mag
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^i was pretty sure it was Europe too, and yeah I'm looking at armada halos and thalls, maybe ar7s too if I can find somewhere to demo them
Mar 13 2012 6:40PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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are you sure? We have a pair at work and it says made in germany....

I was sure all race and freestyle/freeride skis were made in germany and all the rental/piste were made in germany

Could be wrong though.
Mar 14 2012 3:18AM
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TRIKD
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Same Plant as WD and many others.
Mar 14 2012 6:27AM
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rudager
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Atomic
Mar 14 2012 6:58AM
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Dr.Gnar
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My Head John 94s are made in Austria and they are indestructible....I agressively ski the absolute SHIT out of them, even in the park.  They're just one of those non-flimsy/non-hollow sounding skis that seem impossible to snap.  They dampen crud and bumps instead of bounce around.
Mar 14 2012 8:01AM
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Newschool_Pope
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amplid syntax
Mar 14 2012 8:16AM
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Ghini
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Blackcrows
Mar 14 2012 11:47AM
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kingskier
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yeah i think heads are actually really underrated. i ski on dryslope most weeks and have for the last year since i started and i only have a couple bits of the base missing and topsheet damage/coreshots.
Mar 14 2012 2:19PM
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FreezerKid
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old rossi scratches were bomb proof and they were made in spain not sure about the new ones, fork tree skis are custom made in the uk and are so fun to ski on
Mar 14 2012 2:35PM
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*SNO*
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Majesty.
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Mar 14 2012 2:44PM
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JakobS
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Nope, only part of the freeride series is MIG, the freestyle series is MIC. It always says "german engineering" on them, and in a little box to the right it says MIC.

Check this picture and you'll see what I mean:
http://freeskier.com/sites/default/files/skis/volkl_wall_copy.jpg

Mar 14 2012 6:24PM
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