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My skis snapped after Half a season.

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Ribss.
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Earlier this season My Surface No Times snapped at the tip when I came off of a downrail leaning too far forward over the tips. I had seriously only ridden on these skis for 20 days, I was so bummed. I know theres nothing I can do about it but it seriously put a downer on my season. I just thought I'd share with you guys I'm sure all you surface-haters are gonna love this.

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May 26 2012 4:43AM
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eheath
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I've skied 4 different pairs of surface skis, one pair being double times that ive skied on and off for two seasons, and i've never broken a pair. thats sayin something right there #eheathfatjokelol
May 26 2012 4:47AM
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Obie.
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Looks familiar, at least they lasted twice as many days riding as mine
May 26 2012 5:06AM
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kingskier
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shit happens. sometimes your just unlucky.
May 26 2012 5:06AM
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Bennett.
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I had a pair of 2009 Head J.O. Pros that snapped right under the boot from landing too far on the noses while doing my first rodeo on a 15 foot jump, after maybe 25 days on them. turns out the entire inside of my ski crumbled like it was nothing and it wasnt cover by warranty because they claimed it was "100% rail damage"
May 26 2012 5:11AM
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LIL-WAT
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bad landings can be.. bad.
May 26 2012 5:22AM
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Twig
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have you written to surface before sticking this all over NS? they have always been really helpful and responsive in my experience...
May 26 2012 10:23AM
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Splice.
Posts: 1381 - Karma: -192
Surface makes their skis out of shit materials.
May 26 2012 10:28AM
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*SNO*
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Splice should start endeavouring into the ski making industry.
May 26 2012 10:36AM
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Willard
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I did wish surface would use a higher quality wood. Poplar is shit
May 26 2012 10:40AM
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crab_pretzel
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somehow i missed the memo that surface makes shitty quality skis. and i just bought a brand new pair of double times. are they really that bad???
May 26 2012 10:46AM
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Squeenerd
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i skied the surface next lifes (junior ski) for about 2 seasons, and never have a problem with them up until this past season when i tried to tranny find and ended up sticking my tips straight in the snow. It split the topsheet and base apart at the tip.
May 26 2012 10:51AM
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*SNO*
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Depends how hard you'll use them probably, like any ski.
May 26 2012 11:01AM
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roddy116
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lol my skis lasted two and a half years, then i just got a new pair.
May 26 2012 11:03AM
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NotGhood
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sucks, i have a friend who had a bunch of problems with his 2010's but he got a free pair of GP84's under warranty cuz he's a lucky little cunt.
May 26 2012 11:07AM
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DUKES
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To everyone saying that surface is a company that makes terrible quality skis needs to shut the fuck up. Clearly you have not skied a pair in your life so you dont know shit from chocolate cake. Yes there were problems with the nine lives, but surface addressed the problem. From there its all down to skier error. If you are skiing park expect your skis to break. You are beating them against metal last i checked skis were made for snow not metal. Surface is a legit company who take feedback from their products seriously and they are willing to help. The no times like the nine lives are a price point ski, which means you are getting a  cheaper ski with cheaper construction. If you want the best surface ski for park get the double time..... All the people who hate need to shut the fuck up, for you have no clue what you are talking about
May 26 2012 11:37AM
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FerrisBueller
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lol no i treat my armada thalls like complete shit and they look like they have had 4 days on them when they have 70.
May 26 2012 11:40AM
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DUKES
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Who said that all skiers ski the same way?
May 26 2012 11:44AM
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Splice.
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This post is wack. You obviously have not skied another brands of skis. My Codas (150cm) are thin as fuck and I treat them like shit. I skied urban with them for like 5 days this year and they're riding like they're right out of the factory. Despite the fact that Armada's customer service is shit.
May 26 2012 11:47AM
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Lucas
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Armadas>poop>surface.
May 26 2012 11:53AM
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Balto
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actually I have, and yes they do make fucking terrible skis
May 26 2012 11:54AM
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Milksteak
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False.
May 26 2012 1:58PM
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jerm
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saw a bunch of surfaces snap like this one summer at windells when they gave the camp some for demo.
May 26 2012 2:15PM
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robert77
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Honestly, I work at a ski shop in Calgary and I've seen more pairs of snapped surface skis than anything else.
May 26 2012 2:25PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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How old are you?
May 26 2012 2:42PM
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DUKES
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Like i said above, not everyone skis the same. different weight causes different stress. but if you constantly ride rails and hit jumps how do you expect to have skis that last. and why should you be saying anything you clearly have only ridden little kid skis because you are a little kid. and you being a little kid hints that you are like 100lbs.
May 26 2012 2:47PM
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Splice.
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Sorry. I just was giving my opinion. I guess it's not the same.
May 26 2012 2:56PM
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aj_everly
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splice 4 life
May 26 2012 3:23PM
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*TURBONERD*
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I've delamed three pairs of walls this season. Love how they ski, but no more Volkls.
May 26 2012 4:42PM
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aleeeex
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Terribry unrucky!!! ha ha
May 26 2012 5:16PM
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hot.pocket
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lol at you thinking poplar is shit wood for ski building.
May 26 2012 5:24PM
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128368798788
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I broke 3 pairs of surface skis, and finally recognized the true microbrew ski brand that fixed all of surface's shitty problems




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May 26 2012 5:56PM
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jreilly
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sorry man but it sounds like surface skis get snapped alot. my armadas however have been holding up like a champ
May 27 2012 12:56PM
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the.nile
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this. pretty much every ski company uses a mix of poplar in their skis
May 27 2012 1:12PM
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Shark.
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about 80 days
May 27 2012 1:23PM
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.R-Lohin
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Their No Times, the ski is pinner as fuck. What did you expect? To get 2 seasons out of those....
May 27 2012 1:25PM
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mode2n
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Same story with my halo's, I ski them like any other park ski, have at least 35-40 days so far but look like they have 2, previously I was using my friends surfaces, and the heel piece completely ripped out easily 3 times in the 20 days I used them
May 27 2012 1:38PM
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chicken
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it's good to read that because I was gonna get a pair of green lifes.

not anymore though. I can't even see how they are any more environmentally friendly than watch lifes anyways.

May 27 2012 2:08PM
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Twig
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how? just purely interested cos the break is in the opposite direction you'd expect...
May 27 2012 5:53PM
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eheath
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probably snapped when he landed back seat, then he bent it back the other way so it would completely break...
May 27 2012 6:05PM
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Twig
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that would make sense, i feel dumb.
May 27 2012 6:16PM
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Funnel
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Happened to my friend's...twice. He had them warrantied and it happened to the second pair almost immediately. Surface makes shit skis.
May 27 2012 7:11PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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but you weigh probably 100 pounds so you're not going to be going through skis like some guys do.
May 27 2012 7:27PM
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crab_pretzel
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alright cool. this post offers a little assurance cuz i just bought some double times. still shipping by the way, stoked
May 27 2012 11:17PM
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jason...
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so many people break their surface park skis. get a grip dude, clearly they're not very good.
May 27 2012 11:18PM
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TOAST.
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Every pair of skis that I have seen snap are surfaces. Not just nine lives, although two of them were. Also have seen no times snap and a pair that the bindings refused to stay in, but that could be mounting problems.
May 27 2012 11:24PM
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Downtofilm
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All of your posts bother me.

Even if its an informative post.
May 27 2012 11:44PM
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ski0
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This. Big time
May 28 2012 12:30AM
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binturong-qwerty
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First of all, they are a park ski, they are advertised as a ski to ride on both metal and snow. Second of all Surface Pow/All Mtn skis are THE shit, but their park skis, at least in my experience are shit. A friend of mine broke his old atomics at the end of the season last year, so he bought some No Times for hood and hadn't skied a day on them before hand, not even on his backyard setup. On the 5th day, just after learning lincolns, he threw one on a 15, maybe 20 foot jump, he landed a little back seat, maybe just in front of the knuckle, and he rode away like it was nothing. At the bottom of the park, we noticed that his right tail was on about a 60˚ angle. They were great with customer service, but the new pair soon broke this season and he just bought some G-Butters.
May 28 2012 12:40AM
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Master_Debater
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Been there, my nine lifes lasted a season and snapped, surface hooked me up with a new pair but ill never ride their park line again. The double times a hybrid between bigmountain and park, I'd recommend them they have gotten me through some tough runs.
May 28 2012 1:08AM
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