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Worst skis ever

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420quickscope
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what are the worst/shitty/not durable etc. skis you have used or heard of?
Feb 15 2015 7:17PM
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kemosabe
Posts: 449 - Karma: 1,309
atomic infamous- total crap, both tails delaminated at same time after about 3 weeks of use
Feb 15 2015 7:44PM
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hippy.killer
Posts: 204 - Karma: 947
Volkl skis are not the most durable...
Feb 15 2015 10:39PM
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Dobber
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K2 silencer
Feb 15 2015 11:28PM
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veng_m
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Also the line mastermind
Feb 16 2015 1:14AM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868
In this thread:
"I have owned one or two pairs of skis and I broke these ones therefore they are the worst skis ever"

The sister thread to:
"I have owned one or two pairs of skis and I haven't broken these ones therefore they are the best skis ever"
Feb 16 2015 2:27AM
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Ekis
Posts: 106 - Karma: 193
kemosabeatomic infamous- total crap, both tails delaminated at same time after about 3 weeks of use


Yup, same problem here. I really liked the desing and how they skied but quality is absolute crap. How can they even market them as a durable ski.
Feb 16 2015 10:13AM
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Park.
Posts: 2480 - Karma: 4,582
rozboonIn this thread:
"I have owned one or two pairs of skis and I broke these ones therefore they are the worst skis ever"

The sister thread to:
"I have owned one or two pairs of skis and I haven't broken these ones therefore they are the best skis ever"


this is the basis for ski recommendations in geart talk
Feb 16 2015 4:18PM
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ebonyzebra
Posts: 44 - Karma: 62
I had problems with volkl kinks, I know their not considered park skis and I was using them for park but I thought they would be a little bit more durable.
Feb 16 2015 5:48PM
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Laurent.
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These things:

Feb 16 2015 6:08PM
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Peachbutt
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rozboon"I have owned one or two pairs of skis and I broke these ones therefore they are the worst skis ever"


Guilty. However I had kinda hoped my surface watchlifes would have lasted more than ~30 days on the mountain before the base totally ripped off, and I've heard of other people with similar problems with surface skis. Not sure about worst skis, but no doubt far from the best
Feb 16 2015 7:50PM
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Lemuel
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Rossi makes an awesome ski performance wise but the edges and base are so thin that they get destroyed really quick. It's a shame they haven't addressed that.
Feb 17 2015 7:00AM
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.otto.
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Afterbangs.
Feb 17 2015 12:24PM
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SofaKingSick
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besides durability, there really arent many bad skis at all nowadays. i remember salomon skis used to have foam cores which was lame. and the suspects were notorious for being a sick ski but not durable at all. not to throw salomon under the bus, those are just two examples that came to mind

im of the opinion that anything with an extruded base can suck it

and im not the biggest fan of most of line's skis. their top of the line stuff is good from what i know but some of their park skis feel like cheap toys
Feb 17 2015 12:28PM
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alpinesjl
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I have a set of Volkl's that are great to just screw around on and have a lot of fun with but they arn't exactly the most durable, especially the top sheet.
Feb 17 2015 5:15PM
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