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Sudden Death: Icelantic vs. Surface

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TurquoiseGrizzly
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Park skis for the up coming season. Icelantic and Surface are battling each other. Who will win and why?
Jul 10 2014 11:37AM
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ndye
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Insufficient data for meaningful answer.
Jul 10 2014 11:56AM
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KravtZ
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Surface is the best skis iv owned my entire life. Have had 4 pairs and they all hold up well and are great skis. Never ridden icelantic but whenever I have seen them in real life they always have kinda weird shapes
Jul 10 2014 12:19PM
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.lencon
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I'll say surface but I think there's more than two brands battling each other
Jul 10 2014 12:39PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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It's between the Icelantic Da'nollies and The Surface Lab 002s. I'm getting one of them but there are definitely better skis battling. This is just MY battle.
Jul 10 2014 1:04PM
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ndye
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BeardlessMMIt's between the Icelantic Da'nollies and The Surface Lab 002s. I'm getting one of them but there are definitely better skis battling. This is just MY battle.


Both pairs of skis are super sick. The Da'nollie is a more classic park ski with a really fun flex, they are adding rocker I believe this year which will certainly alter it from the ones I have ridden.

I haven't ridden the Lab 002 but I think it looks like the most fun ski ever, with a flex similar to the THESE and that interesting base shape, it may be the most fun ski ever. Would love to get my hands on a pair
Jul 10 2014 1:13PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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ndyeBoth pairs of skis are super sick. The Da'nollie is a more classic park ski with a really fun flex, they are adding rocker I believe this year which will certainly alter it from the ones I have ridden.

I haven't ridden the Lab 002 but I think it looks like the most fun ski ever, with a flex similar to the THESE and that interesting base shape, it may be the most fun ski ever. Would love to get my hands on a pair


I also need them to be super playful and stable all over the mountain. I was leaning towards the Labs but afraid that they might a little too flemsy for what I'm looking for.
Jul 10 2014 1:25PM
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ndye
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BeardlessMMsuper playful and stable


These two things dont work that well together.
Jul 10 2014 1:36PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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ndyeThese two things dont work that well together.


They don't but one is going to be more stable than the other.
Jul 10 2014 2:04PM
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ndye
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BeardlessMMThey don't but one is going to be more stable than the other.


Da'nollie probably, but neither will be super stable
Jul 10 2014 2:37PM
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CarrotSteeze
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i'd go with icelantic, no friend of mine (3 now have ridden surface) have had their skis go longer than half a season, their quality from what i see seems shitty, honestly though, unless your getting some sick ass deal, i'd get another brand than those two
Jul 10 2014 8:18PM
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TurquoiseGrizzly
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CarrotSteezei'd go with icelantic, no friend of mine (3 now have ridden surface) have had their skis go longer than half a season, their quality from what i see seems shitty, honestly though, unless your getting some sick ass deal, i'd get another brand than those two


The only reason I was considering those was because of the deal. Screw it. I'm getting ON3Ps.
Jul 10 2014 10:24PM
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Scotty_Boy
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BeardlessMMThe only reason I was considering those was because of the deal. Screw it. I'm getting ON3Ps.


Welcome to the club. From what I gathered you want a playful park ski that is stable enough for all mountain. I'd look at the Kartel 98 or Jeronimos if you can find them.
Jul 11 2014 10:53PM
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