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Thread: WTB: Big, burly skis
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01-31-2005, 05:17 AM #1
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WTB: Big, burly skis
I have been out breaking skis and now need a new pair. What is the most indestructible pair of fat skis around? I need something that can take a sound beating and which can rail it through chopped up heavy snow.
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01-31-2005, 08:04 AM #2
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you are going to be in jackson hole next week are you not?
i think i could point you in the direction of a fabricator that might have a ski that suits your needs.
bring a shitload of cash.
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01-31-2005, 09:58 AM #3
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Head 103 Pro's or get a pair of Igneous
Old's Cool.
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01-31-2005, 10:16 AM #4
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i'll second the head 103 pro's for their indestructible values.
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01-31-2005, 10:21 AM #5
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i'm pretty sure the skis roo just destroyed were im103's.
at least he had a thread about how he got some sweet 103's a few weeks ago. now he has a thread about being on a ski destroying mission, and in need of new big indestructable skis.
i am just putting two and two together here, and i might have come to five.
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01-31-2005, 10:35 AM #6
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Nope, you got it. If anybody wants to buy the very rare Head im103 twin tip, I'm open to offers.
Nice skis as Iggies are, I don't think I could ever countenance dropping a grand on a pair of sticks. That's terrifying.
Anybody got a line on 190cm Nordica W105s?Last edited by bad_roo; 01-31-2005 at 10:37 AM.
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01-31-2005, 10:40 AM #7
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An excellent choice if they can be found.
Originally Posted by bad_roo
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01-31-2005, 10:43 AM #8
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i'll sell you mine for $800 Originally Posted by bad_roo
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01-31-2005, 10:49 AM #9
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Originally Posted by basom
interesting. i haven't seen too many of those go thru warranty at my local shop. how about the big stix? also supposed to hold up well.
if you don't mind blown sidewalls the stockli dp's are great.
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01-31-2005, 12:53 PM #10
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Add up the cost of the skis you've destroyed in the last two years+. I bet it adds up pretty close to the cost of the Iggies. You won't kill Iggies. You'll ski them for a bunch of years. You'll get your money out of them.
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01-31-2005, 01:11 PM #11
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Rossi Axioms are a poor mans iggs/105/103.
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01-31-2005, 01:15 PM #12
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^---- that foggy dude is on to something.
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01-31-2005, 06:46 PM #13
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maybe see if frozenwater still has his Stockli's for sale:
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23385
and if he does, please buy them so they are no longer taunting my!"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Ben Franklin
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01-31-2005, 07:32 PM #14
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Um. Hello. Legend Pros !?!? The most indestructible ski out there. Super burl. Check gearswap for the dude selling Super Nobis 'cheap'.
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01-31-2005, 11:40 PM #15
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the topsheet layer (on top of the top metal layer) is really easy to chip Originally Posted by gwat
. Not structural but it pissed me off to chip about a 1"*.5" section off on otherwise "pristine" looking skis.
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01-31-2005, 11:42 PM #16
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I'm rapidly beating the shit out of mine. Ask Skijunky what happened to his at Jackson. Great ski. But not indestructible. Originally Posted by gwat
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02-01-2005, 10:24 AM #17
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I want to know how the 103s got destroyed. From my experience with 103s, there has to be a good story in there somewhere....
"I dont hike.... my legs are too heavy"
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02-01-2005, 11:06 AM #18
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serioulsy. Originally Posted by fez
anybody you know ever break the swiss handmade goodness?
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02-01-2005, 11:18 AM #19
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Yes, MT destroyed a pair of 201 Roids, but I dont remember how. Also have heard that warranty from Stockli is nonexistant or just really a pain depending on the day. I never had a problem with my 'Roids, but I havent had a problem with my 103s either. Guess I am just a pussyanybody you know ever break the swiss handmade goodness?
"I dont hike.... my legs are too heavy"
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02-01-2005, 11:45 AM #20
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my legend pro's are dead. little camber left in them... that being said, they are still super fun, but after coming up short on a jump i really shouldnt have shorted, i think that was their last straw... they flexed the wrong direction so badly, I was sure they were toasted... no sidewall cracks, but that are different for sure.
anyone want to buy them?
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02-01-2005, 01:15 PM #21
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Snapped a pair, tore out edges and delamed a few pairs too. Originally Posted by Woodsy
self unemployed?
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02-01-2005, 03:00 PM #22
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damn,
nevermind buy Iggies.
I have broken Atomics, Evos, volkls, Pres ( yeah Im old, so!) and heads.
Stocklis have been bomber, in fact my ski shop mang has told me he is amazed that my edges in my stormriders have held on with the hits i have taken next to them on the base.
Prof,
how long you been in SLC?
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02-01-2005, 03:02 PM #23
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Was it just that one jump that screwed 'em? Or was it them weakening over time? how many days did you put on em before you destructed em? Originally Posted by pointedem
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02-01-2005, 07:28 PM #24
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I was less than impressed w/ the durability of the Asteroid. Managed to seperate the top sheet from the ski and blow out the sidewall (with no impact. It was a spontaneous deal). They asked me to send them back. When I did they said they couldn't find anything wrong with them in terms of construction so it must have been my fault. Great company for sure Originally Posted by Professor
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02-01-2005, 07:39 PM #25
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Originally Posted by Woodsy
me. i had mine since very late in march last year. i blew my knee in mid-late april and had a good preseason on them. they broke december 10th this year.
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