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Need durable park skis

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GeertFreestyle
Posts: 34 - Karma: 98
Hello NS,
I'm Geert 14 years old and live in Belguim. I'm currently looking for new skis that hold up well in the park. I've had 2 pairs of Volkl Ledge 2014 & 2015, they both broke in a bit more then half a year. I would consider myself a intermediate park skier. The tricks I do most of the time are: 270's off, disasters, all rails/jumps, 360's + 180's w/grab, currently learning 540's. I'm 1,68m (5.51 foot) tall and 53kg (116 pounds). I go skiing at least 2x a week in my local skiing center SnowWorld Landgraaf (has the biggest indoor funpark in Europe if I'm not wrong) so I need a ski that's durable. Since I came from a ski that's around 85mm (3.34 inches) under foot I want one that's around 90-95mm (3.54 - 3.74 inches) under foot. My current choise is the Line Honey Badger 2018. NOTE: my budget is under 400-500$.
Nov 5 2017 12:18PM
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brett_fisher
Posts: 2417 - Karma: 10,494
park skiing is hard on skis.I like armada a lot i put 15 edge crack on one ski and they snapped before a piece of edge fell out i ski a lot tho so i understand this shit ain't bullet proof .
Nov 5 2017 12:45PM
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rojo.grande
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 12,177
There isn’t really such a thing as durable park skis. There are skis that hold up better than others, but brands like ON3P and HG don’t fit your budget. Sift around on the sell and trade to see if you can find some used skis that you can beat up. If not, I personally have the honeybadgers and they hold up ok.
Nov 5 2017 1:05PM
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WoFIowz
Posts: 9790 - Karma: 72,412
I have some 2013 afterbangs and they have held up quite well for me when I did ski park. These skis got a ton of bad reviews by people saying the skis chipped and weren't very durable, which is in contrast to how they were advertised.
Nov 5 2017 1:38PM
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lil.Boye
Posts: 2647 - Karma: 12,030
Armada holds up well. Atleast better than Volkl.
Nov 5 2017 1:42PM
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percs
Posts: 2280 - Karma: 5,788
line is never a bad call
Nov 5 2017 2:12PM
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Jarvis
Posts: 49 - Karma: 38
I had a pair of k2 presses that lasted a full season for me. I don't know how much they cost though, since I got them for Christmas. They're 87 underfoot. They aren't quite 90-95.
Nov 5 2017 2:16PM
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sethoscope
Posts: 413 - Karma: 2,595
Get some ARV 96's. Perfect balance of playfulness and rigidness. Honey Badgers are overrated
Nov 6 2017 11:42AM
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