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Is it reasonable to break 4 paris of skis in a season?

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qazwsxedc34
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K2 Press tail snap, Line Afterbangs delam, Line Traveling Circus delam and ninthward Tha’s well they are just ninthwards.

I think I’m just unlucky because I’m Dutch.
Sep 3 2014 11:04PM
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TomDavies
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well if you ski them hard then i guess its fine… four is a lot though.
Sep 3 2014 11:07PM
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.lencon
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Ha no it's not okay. How much did you spend on skis? I like my skis to last years haha.
Sep 3 2014 11:08PM
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qazwsxedc34
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.LincolnHa no it's not okay. How much did you spend on skis? I like my skis to last years haha.


Almost 1000.
Sep 3 2014 11:11PM
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JTCasper540_MN
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maybe you need to buy better skis...just a thought
Sep 3 2014 11:13PM
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milk_man
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Sep 3 2014 11:16PM
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.lencon
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CONAIR_BUSCEMIAlmost 1000.


Holy shit. You could buy a pair of super durable skis (ON3P, batalla, kitten factory) for around $450-$650 depending on which model and have them last the season. I'm guessing you just wanted something cheap tho but id invest in one of those skis.
Sep 4 2014 12:03AM
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brend
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Do you ski like Clayton Vila?
Sep 4 2014 12:18AM
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S.J.W
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Buy better skis, seriously. TC and afterbang are fun skis but not very durable. Karl Fostvedt used one pair of ON3P's for urban this past season and one for park.
Sep 4 2014 2:22AM
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crotchvent
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How many days does your season consist off?
Sep 4 2014 12:09PM
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crotchvent
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How many days does your season consist off?
Sep 4 2014 12:09PM
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tomPietrowski
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two point I would raise. Firstly stop buying cheaper skis. You clearly need to be ridding somthing more durable. But secondaly I would put some of it your in skiing. You had 2 delams in a year. Either you got two bad ski which is unluckily or you are doing somthing. Delam often occur from catching the skis together Or slamming into things. Also a delam can usually be fixed if caught straight away so maybe inspect your skis more often and maintain them better.
Sep 4 2014 2:34PM
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swiggy
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if you spent a $1000 on 4 pairs of skis, that means you bought dirt cheap skis, if you have that much to spend, buy better skis
Sep 4 2014 5:28PM
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MartianMan
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CONAIR_BUSCEMII think I’m just unlucky because I’m Dutch.


Nope, ur unlucky because you fell for Line's advertising. If you ski as hard as it seems like you do, invest in a pair of top shelf park skis, something with 2.5 mm edges, sidewallls, and core with things like maple, poplar, beech, fir, inside instead of that bs skate deck construction. If a ski costs $350, it will hold up like it.
Sep 4 2014 6:22PM
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freeballer
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maybe you should stop landing way too far backseat and stomp your landings right under your boots.
Sep 4 2014 6:24PM
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LamieJ
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Dude in all seriousness get K2 Recoils. Literally bomb proof skis. If you have the money for ON3P then go with those but Recoils are ridiculous
Sep 4 2014 6:46PM
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profa_212
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MartianManNope, ur unlucky because you fell for Line's advertising. If you ski as hard as it seems like you do, invest in a pair of top shelf park skis, something with 2.5 mm edges, sidewallls, and core with things like maple, poplar, beech, fir, inside instead of that bs skate deck construction. If a ski costs $350, it will hold up like it.


jamiel217Dude in all seriousness get K2 Recoils. Literally bomb proof skis. If you have the money for ON3P then go with those but Recoils are ridiculous


Got my Domains for 250, and they are still holding together 2 seasons later. They are great for the price.

OP it sounds like you want a softer ski, and I would 100% recommend domains. You can find them cheap, and while they may not be the most durable ever, they are pretty high up there.
Sep 4 2014 8:07PM
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BWalmer
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Here's exactly why Quality>Cost. You spent about $1000 on skis in one season. But you got some of the cheapest skis on the market. For that price you could have gotten a more expensive and higher quality pair of skis AND a high quality pair of bindings. Now there's no guarantee that those won't break...but you'll have a better chance it'll work out better.
Sep 4 2014 8:51PM
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Donketts
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I like to just buy a nice pair and make them last for like 2 years
Sep 4 2014 8:51PM
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qazwsxedc34
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jamiel217Dude in all seriousness get K2 Recoils. Literally bomb proof skis. If you have the money for ON3P then go with those but Recoils are ridiculous


I have always had recoils 3+ seasons now and just purchased the Punx, never buying line park skis again
Sep 4 2014 9:11PM
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qazwsxedc34
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Profahoben_212Got my Domains for 250, and they are still holding together 2 seasons later. They are great for the price.

OP it sounds like you want a softer ski, and I would 100% recommend domains. You can find them cheap, and while they may not be the most durable ever, they are pretty high up there.


I purchased the Punx. Although, the 13/14 Punx are completely redesigned and I believe they are stiffer then years before.

Would they be softer than the recoils??
Sep 4 2014 9:14PM
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ZachAndCheese
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Maybe OP is outrageously obese and just constantly tries butters and lands backseat???
Sep 4 2014 9:30PM
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Poikenz
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tomPietrowskitwo point I would raise. Firstly stop buying cheaper skis. You clearly need to be ridding somthing more durable. But secondaly I would put some of it your in skiing. You had 2 delams in a year. Either you got two bad ski which is unluckily or you are doing somthing. Delam often occur from catching the skis together Or slamming into things. Also a delam can usually be fixed if caught straight away so maybe inspect your skis more often and maintain them better.


I find that delams can also happen from over flexing the tips, but the two you suggested are a lot more common. Also smashing the sides of your tips on rails, or on tap features seems to work nicely.
Sep 5 2014 12:04AM
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NateM
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your buying shitty skis, none of those companies are known for their durability.
Sep 5 2014 12:22AM
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profa_212
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CONAIR_BUSCEMII purchased the Punx. Although, the 13/14 Punx are completely redesigned and I believe they are stiffer then years before.

Would they be softer than the recoils??


Domains are quite a bit softer than recoils. I believe they are same flex range as the older TC.
Sep 5 2014 12:45AM
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tomPietrowski
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PoikenzI find that delams can also happen from over flexing the tips, but the two you suggested are a lot more common. Also smashing the sides of your tips on rails, or on tap features seems to work nicely.


yeah for sure. I have delamed a nose simply by coming up short on a jump and the ski just expolded in the impact, but again that is really rider error rather then the ski even though everyone comes up short every once in a while.
Sep 5 2014 12:47AM
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jadavis
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tomPietrowskitwo point I would raise. Firstly stop buying cheaper skis. You clearly need to be ridding somthing more durable. But secondaly I would put some of it your in skiing. You had 2 delams in a year. Either you got two bad ski which is unluckily or you are doing somthing. Delam often occur from catching the skis together Or slamming into things. Also a delam can usually be fixed if caught straight away so maybe inspect your skis more often and maintain them better.


For that matter, delams can pretty much always be fixed. Someone found and returned a pair of my skis that had been buried since November in early July and the bases were pealing off like no other. Pretty much the whole thing was coming up tip to tail. Took them into a shop I trust very much and they will ski another day. Amazingly no water damage either. Oh and fixing the bases was less expensive than the tune they got to take care of the super rusty edges.
Sep 5 2014 1:37AM
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hank.ski
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Sep 5 2014 2:20AM
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first_rodeo
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the salomon threat which literally fell apart.
then my surface skis: they snapped after a few weeks

i wont go back to a ski under $400 .. Armada are bomb proof. although the base of my 2006 THalls are more beat than OPs mom they are rocksolid
Sep 5 2014 6:50AM
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milk_man
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OP it sounds like you bought 4 pairs of Line Masterminds
Sep 5 2014 10:17AM
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qazwsxedc34
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first_rodeothe salomon threat which literally fell apart.
then my surface skis: they snapped after a few weeks

If you don't mind me asking what model were the surface skis. My friend purchased the Lab 002 because they were on sale and most buyers said that they were one of if not the best park ski. However, I have heard that surface skis often break.
Sep 5 2014 12:08PM
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Iliveinutah
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your problem is you bought shit skis, every company you named is such shit. if you ride hard you gatt a get skis that can hold up
Sep 5 2014 5:18PM
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tomPietrowski
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snowballsdeepyour problem is you bought shit skis, every company you named is such shit. if you ride hard you gatt a get skis that can hold up


K2 and line both make good skis it's more just that the op got price point skis rather then spending more on a decent ski. Every bran has cheaper skis and Better skis. You need to spend an appropriate amount to get a ski to match your level.
Sep 5 2014 9:08PM
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Iliveinutah
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tomPietrowskiK2 and line both make good skis it's more just that the op got price point skis rather then spending more on a decent ski. Every bran has cheaper skis and Better skis. You need to spend an appropriate amount to get a ski to match your level.


i disagree , k2 nor line makes a single good ski. but thats my opinion
Sep 5 2014 9:49PM
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tomPietrowski
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snowballsdeepi disagree , k2 nor line makes a single good ski. but thats my opinion


You need to demo some more skis man. K2 have some great skis and while I'm not a fan of lines park stuff as it's mainly a little soft for me things like the sick days are amazing.
Sep 5 2014 10:34PM
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.FRY.
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absolutely not. either you're a fucking fatass, a dumbass, or just an ass.
Sep 5 2014 10:53PM
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JoshWong
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CONAIR_BUSCEMIK2 Press tail snap, Line Afterbangs delam, Line Traveling Circus delam and ninthward Tha’s well they are just ninthwards.

I think I’m just unlucky because I’m Dutch.


What do you mean by "delam"? How bad are we talking? Pics?
Sep 6 2014 1:31AM
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