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Most durable skis for rails??

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mike_monty
Posts: 18 - Karma: 13
Hey, it's hard to figure who's making the most bombproof edges these days. Anyone have any advice? My Rossignol sprayers have held up pretty well, but need new skis,, edges are done. These skis will be park only.. Also, yes i've searched the forum. Also, please don't say Salomon.
Mar 22 2012 1:27PM
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james6345789
Posts: 4763 - Karma: 467
Gear talk and searchbar have super good ones.... Especially their collab.
Mar 22 2012 1:29PM
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stickerman
Posts: 2043 - Karma: 147
on3p /thread
Mar 22 2012 1:34PM
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mike_monty
Posts: 18 - Karma: 13
Oops, IGNORE ME. On my cell.. posted in wrong place... Thanx...
Mar 22 2012 1:40PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,885
I don't think you really searched hard enough...but whatever, here:

http://www.on3pskis.com/products/skis/filthy-rich/


First ski I've had in 4 years that made it though the whole season (roughly 85 days so far, pretty much all park, mostly rails). My edge's on my FRs still look REALLY good.
Mar 22 2012 1:44PM
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mike_monty
Posts: 18 - Karma: 13
Lol, was. Also searching wrong place. Newb
Mar 22 2012 2:04PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
Armada has been the best that I have found so far and I have ridden salomon, surface and volkl as well.
Mar 22 2012 2:29PM
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VD.
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Mar 22 2012 2:47PM
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james6345789
Posts: 4763 - Karma: 467
About 80 days on my ar7s, and only a few thin edge cracks.
Mar 22 2012 5:34PM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
ON3P, or Afterbangs if your just doing rails
Mar 22 2012 5:41PM
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NoCoastSkier
Posts: 1038 - Karma: 626
i slam rails SUPER hard sometimes with my armadas and they have zero edge cracks. so i recommend armada, but i have heard oneps are amazing as well
Mar 22 2012 6:11PM
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DW.
Posts: 2683 - Karma: 74
^lawl
Mar 22 2012 6:22PM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
lolz
Mar 22 2012 6:29PM
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NoCoastSkier
Posts: 1038 - Karma: 626
silly me..... on3p
Mar 22 2012 7:00PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
K2
Mar 22 2012 7:31PM
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LolklonVolkls
Posts: 228 - Karma: 622
^^^My recoils have been super durable, no edge cracks after about 50 days
Mar 22 2012 7:41PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Rocket Fischer addict pros for 4 seasons straight...have like 15 edge cracks but they are not separating and are holding up well
Mar 22 2012 8:04PM
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Crispy.
Posts: 6116 - Karma: 7,712
My ON3P's have 1 edge crack after 70+ days of skiing rails in the midwest.
Mar 22 2012 8:18PM
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Smilemon
Posts: 421 - Karma: 43
Just gonna give a shoutout to rossignol. I have a pair of 07 Scratch sprayers, and I've ridden them hard on rails, ice, urban, rocks and other random shit. The majority of the time that I rode them it was below 0°F, and I used to sesh boxes in my front yard at -20°F regularly. PVC rails explode at -10°F, so I'm pretty stoked my bases didn't do the same. I don't have a single edge crack, and i don't even have a fully fledged core shot. I have some deep scratches, but considering Fairbanks only gets like 12 inches of snow a year... I'd say they are bulletproof. I've also taken them on plenty of trips, so they've been banged up by luggage handlers, and shoved into the back of my honda and had ski bags thrown on top of them.

TL:DR - Rossi Scratches are made out of the same shit as this phone.

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Mar 22 2012 8:45PM
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kvan
Posts: 3085 - Karma: 1,225
Heres what NOT to get: All Ninthward skis, Salomon Suspects
Heres what I have had excellent experience with: Armada/K2. From what I am hearing you cant go wrong with ON3P either and Line makes amazing sticks as well.

Hope this helps!
Mar 22 2012 8:51PM
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Twig
Posts: 6420 - Karma: 60,334
I reckon Line, even though i know its not the cool thing to say on here. I've had a bunch of park skis and the edges on my Lines have been bomber. I had 200+ days on my Elizabeths and they held up pretty damn well. 0 edge cracks. I did separate edge from base at one point but i epoxied it back and they kept on going for the rest of the season. Now I'm on Bacons and 0 edge problems so far. I ski about 80-90% rails by the way.
Mar 22 2012 8:54PM
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Smilemon
Posts: 421 - Karma: 43
You might be good at keeping your gear in working condition, but Line skis are not durable. The fact that you have had to do fairly serious repair, like epoxying edges back on, should clue you in on that.
Mar 22 2012 9:18PM
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ballsofsteeze
Posts: 611 - Karma: 45
my friend fell pretty hard on his a bangs and somehow separated the tip edge after less than half a year of riding. not really sure how this happened, but i've seen similar things happen to the bangs. from what i have heard, the older lines that came out before a bangs were bomber. i see people skiing around on anthems from 3, 4, sometimes 5 years ago, and even a few pairs of invaders from '05 i think. anyway, thats just what i've seen, i myself have never skied lines.
Mar 22 2012 9:41PM
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BmoChop
Posts: 2071 - Karma: 96
a bangs are a budget ski, you get what you pay for, people need to understand that.
Mar 22 2012 9:54PM
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ForeverYung
Posts: 8385 - Karma: 2,060
Afterbangs. They do what try ment to do, take a shit ton of beating
Mar 22 2012 9:54PM
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Twig
Posts: 6420 - Karma: 60,334
after 200 days i'll take it, i ski rails almost all the time and i've had other skis last me 40-50 or so days, 200 is easily 2 seasons for most people, thats a long time for a rail ski. No other ski has lasted me as long. The edges would still be rideable i just happened to snap them and it was entirely my fault, i would have killed any ski.
Mar 23 2012 1:31PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
I only have two cracks after so far this season and both of them came from one hard crash on stairs. No significant base damage, extremely minimal topsheet damage. K2s are bomber!
Mar 23 2012 4:28PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Nah man the older line stuff from a few seasons back had good durability, (anthems, lizzies) its just their current skate tech garbage that has problems.
Mar 23 2012 4:30PM
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connory998
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 34
Armada ar7 or t hall
Mar 23 2012 5:02PM
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mike_monty
Posts: 18 - Karma: 13
LOL, right on brew. I'm on the 06 Sprayer. Was my all mountain for 3 years, now my rail ski for 2 years. Best ski I've ever had. No cracks but I'm not slammin super hard. Edges are so warn down it's hard to aim at a rail on a hard snow day... In that span, my riding partner went through a few pairs of salomons and finally gave up and switched to Rossi.

Open to new brands though..

thanks alot for all the feedback NSers! appreciate it.


Mar 23 2012 10:01PM
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
I hardly do rails but my ARVs are munted. I would of had 60+ days on them and they're fucked. I think that's from overshooting jumps though, I tend to not speedcheck, just point it and hope for the best
Mar 23 2012 10:08PM
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BaileyB
Posts: 589 - Karma: 160
Line
Mar 24 2012 3:00AM
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.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
anything but scott punisher jibs. mine were absolutely destroyed after only like 25 days. 8 inches of edge missing underfoot and probably 15 cracks
Mar 24 2012 9:45AM
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gnarles.
Posts: 2587 - Karma: 130
its weird how all you guys are saying armada but all my friends have all snapped every armada ski they own
Mar 24 2012 4:19PM
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.ste
Posts: 1068 - Karma: 244
My afterbangs have held up great. I've been hitting rails all season.
Mar 24 2012 10:31PM
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redbull247
Posts: 89 - Karma: 44
Armada Thall, haven't even had to wax them all season and I'm 85% rails/boxes and 10% jumps 5% All-mountain
Mar 25 2012 5:40PM
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
Like other posters said, armada makes very durable skis.
Mar 25 2012 7:32PM
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Aiden-P
Posts: 1310 - Karma: 38
Afterbangs are solid!
Mar 25 2012 7:45PM
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vault.
Posts: 469 - Karma: 91
Heard good things about ON3P's, and Line Afterbangs do well too.
Mar 26 2012 9:13PM
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lukewalnuts
Posts: 2730 - Karma: 152
my FR's are fucking bomb proof!
Mar 26 2012 9:15PM
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Contender
Posts: 3318 - Karma: 232
I can tell you right now that the Head JO Pros don't.  My edges are dusted (5-10 cracks) from 1.5 seasons of skiing mostly rails. 

The ski base of the ski midpoint (where you scissor rails and boxes) is also wasted.  I'll be riding them until they fall apart but unless the new Head Oblivions get good reviews, I'll be switching companies.
Mar 26 2012 11:49PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 4,328
Limited edition, on sale too, this time of season you get Great answers!
Mar 27 2012 12:15AM
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TNORTS
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 2,761
ON3P filthy riches are super durable. I think flashkick posted a pic of his compared to some other skis he had and they were still in great conidition after a season. I ride afterbangs and have been hitting rails with them for 2 seasons. The bases are still in decent condition andd the edges have 2 edge cracks, one halfway through the edge and one all the way through, but the edges arn't pulling out yet. You can take that for what its worth but there durability satisfies me considering what I paid. However, the Filthy Rich and the afterbangs are on opposite sides of the quality/price spectrum. If you have the money, ON3P all the way. I ride jeffrey's as my east coast powder/all mountain ski and they shred. Most fun thing I've ever strapped to my feet.
Mar 27 2012 12:29PM
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BROSEIDON
Posts: 3702 - Karma: 1,495
my ar7s have treated me well this season
Mar 27 2012 12:32PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,885
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80+ days of rails and they're almost like new. Not too mention it's been HOT on the East Coast this season...hot rails=hell on edges. Most durable skis I've ever had and ever seen.
Mar 27 2012 1:11PM
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charlesacton
Posts: 215 - Karma: 786
armadas are really durable
Mar 27 2012 9:09PM
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vault.
Posts: 469 - Karma: 91
Over 80 days!? Those look amazing for that many days on rails!
Mar 28 2012 8:00PM
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