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Ramp Skis

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TropicStorm
Posts: 239 - Karma: 206
tomorrow i am demoing ramp corks. Has any one else tried them? what do you think?
Jan 29 2013 11:11PM
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TropicStorm
Posts: 239 - Karma: 206
+K thanks. stoked for tomorrow
Jan 29 2013 11:21PM
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Puns
Posts: 2052 - Karma: 429
#RAMPSKISREP
Jan 29 2013 11:25PM
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s-hand
Posts: 1334 - Karma: 1,800
how tall are you?
Mar 1 2014 9:34PM
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Matt5838
Posts: 321 - Karma: 335
I need to check this out
Mar 2 2014 12:21AM
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eheath
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RAMP is a super legit company, great group of people. A lot of work goes into their skis, very high quality.
Mar 2 2014 12:29AM
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dingus
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I've heard the name, it seems like it would be one of those micro-brew ski that is handmade and stiff af
Mar 2 2014 2:54AM
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Static
Posts: 8560 - Karma: 4,136
If they're anything like Romp skis they have a eerily similar company name
Mar 2 2014 3:07AM
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BLADEE
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I demoed a pair, and although they seemed fun. I cracked a lot of top sheet and several parts of the edges.
Mar 2 2014 5:48AM
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Lemuel
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I skied them and they are pretty fun. Definitely a jib ski, it's pretty soft and buttery.

As far as durability, from what I've seen it is horrendous. The topsheets get hacked to bits, seen multiple delams, sidewall issues, etc. I wouldn't ski them.
Mar 2 2014 7:34AM
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gawd
Posts: 598 - Karma: 2,042
I was demoing a pair and the bindings ripped right out of the core. Besides that it skied ok but I have never seen that happen before.
Mar 2 2014 10:17AM
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s-hand
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what model year ski did you ride?
Mar 2 2014 10:19AM
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max...
Posts: 1379 - Karma: 802
For those of you worried about topsheet durability, RAMP has completely changed this in the past year. They no longer use bamboo veneers, specifically because they cracked and got chipped to shit. Back to a vinyl topsheet and greater bevels on the sidewalls, so the durability issue is resolved in that regard.

Corks are an incredibly fun ski, and I have a prediction you are going to be seeing a lot more around the park in the coming years. Enjoy the demo
Mar 2 2014 10:27AM
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Substitute
Posts: 1376 - Karma: 2,275
I met the north east rep at MRG. Super cool company
Mar 2 2014 11:00AM
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