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Well, my suspects are done after less than 20 days and Salomon was so accommodating with me. I will definietely buy from them again!
HA. Anyways, I am buying some new skis of Backcountry asap. I'm getting a pure park ski in and around 180cm. My one criteria is that these things have to be fucking beasts. I can't have another ski breaking on me this season. What is the most bombproof (tested and prooven) park ski? AR6? Wall? Rossi's?
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i have never even heard of issues with the high end rossignol park skis. i have put 110+ days on my 06 rossignol scratch fs and they're holding up incredibly. no topsheet chipping, no edge cracks, no de-lamination, no decambering, and they pop like new. the edges are filed down though from 110 days of park, but any other ski would have cracked, torn out, or no edges by now.
moral of the story: rossignol skis are absolutely bomb-proof,
you really can't go wrong, and if something would happen (nuclear attack) and the skis do get damaged they are covered for 1 year by themselves and 2 years if they have rossi bindings on them.
Yea I was leaning towards Rossi's as well....I still have my old school Scratch's from like 2004 and they have no damage at all. Thanks for the suggestion.
Anyone else?
i have owned/still use:
Dynastar Trouble Maker 03/04 - Just starting out doing freestyle, so i didn't really treat them harshly, but no problems
Line Chronic 04/05 - abused for 5 seasons, absolutely no problems, HOWEVER, now Line skis are made in a K2 factory and they use sawdust cores and shit, so they are less durable etc. I would definitely suggest chronics as a solid fun ski anyway, though.
Rossi Scratch FS 05/06 - this is my telemark set up. i haven't had any problems yet. what i can tell you though, is that these skis are def not as fun as chronics or walls.
Volkl Wall 08 - i've heard that the 09 version is more durable, but i DESTROYED these skis in 15-20 days of skiing, top sheet is shit, tips delaminating, on the tips the metal edge has busted and bent (also destroying the base of the ski), and last week in whistler i blew out a foot and a half of the edge of the ski! fun ski but definitely not durable.
Armada AR6 09 - this is when i decided to go to armada. bomb-proof, and if stupid shit happens to them, often they will take care of the problem, no questions asked.
yeah seriously. god damn them for their good pricing, helpfulness, and reliability. FUCKING INDUSTRY KILLERS! but seriously, not everyone has a good local ski shop and back country can be a life saver.
damn sucks to hear that happened half way through the season
a friend of mine bought a new set of suspects this season and a giant strip of plastic next to the edge of the ski underfoot just ripped out...
ive heard good things about the new k2 extremes and armada AR6's btw
What actually happened to them? I was actually thinking about buying a pair but decided to get the invaders...
Take into consideration I generally like stiffer park skis...
Of the skis I own, Id recommend:
Fischer Addict Pro. They are stiff as hell(great for jumping, and everything else if you like a stiff ski), hold up pretty well, and are fairly light. I havent had any problems with them.
Ghetto/S4 Rossi ski. Pretty good ski with a medium flex and very light.
Armada AR6: Very solid construction, light weight, medium flex, very similar to the rossi park skis in flex, etc.
Of the skis I own, I wouldn't recommend:
Dynastar Troublemaker: They fall apart pretty quick and I don't like how they ski to be honest. Too squirrely and soft.
Armada T-Hall: A good ski if you dont mind buttering onto your ass off of rails, much less jumps.
Salomon Thruster: Awkward weigh distribution in the ski, and you said you wouldn't do salomon anyway.
