Burton Rumor

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Runnie_D

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I heard a rumor that burton might start making skis next season or the season after. Is there any truth to that?
 
and were exactly do u get this information...i think i will wait and see for myself...not listen to people that probebly heard bs
 
ya that would be why I said "That'd be sick..." I never said it was true I said it would be sick if it was true. First Libtech though then if burton joins... sick stuff
 
its becasue they realized that we are cooler than they are, do you think they sponcer skiers already, sprobably when they start making the skis for sure though.
 
You realize though that eventually burton will make their own proprietary binding mount, just as they did with snowboards. But I would like to see them combine their "Alien" technology from the Burton Vapor and combine with Lines skis design......"Alien Invaders"....lol
 
i just talked to a Burton Rep, good friend of mine. He said if Burton does release antything it will not be under the "Burton" name. So it looks like we'll see something very Anon or Analog like in the future.
 
the roxy skis are shitty looking.and there a rossi mold with a paintjob.Im stoked, imagine a world where skiing and boarding were hand in hand.. well it is in tahoe from the boarders who know whatsup but it would open up soooo much new brainstorming on skis.. im excited.
 
and why not, iv head dozens of people on this site say how much they want to try lib-techs skis, lib-tech is a boarding company. prior is also making skis now and i saw a pair in sunshine, the guy sayed they ride sweet and hes gona get another pair soon, so it really dosnt matter who makes em but how they ride
 
I think the whole idea is silly. Sure Burton is a badass company, but it seems so corporate. Burton basicly owns snowboarding. How many R.E.D helmets, with ANON goggles, and full Burton get up's do you see everytime you go on the hill? A lot i bet. not to mention the other things like Analog, that Burton owns. Sure it's good that they are doing a lot of business, but it seems like they have a monopoly on the industry. Let ski companies thrive. I'd rather see the less heard of companies like Liberty, Ninthward, Faction, Surface, etc. thrive, before i see another company start making skis, and taking their business. Afterall, the afformentioned companies are completely 100% dedicated to skiing, and Burton isn't.
 
Yeah, people said they wanted to TRY them, because they have different technology than we're used to, and honestly... who isn't curious? i know if i had the chance i'd ski them to see if that magne-traction is legit. And as for "it really dosnt matter who makes em but how they ride" i disagree. Who wants to buy a pair of skis, from someone who won't put the money back into skiing. And what about customer service? When they break, do you wanna be able to get them warrantied, and with ease? Yes... yes you do. When choosing skis its important to check things like this out too. not just the product.
 
But we have to realize that although Burton may appear as the evil empire, there will always be the rebel force. Those individuals that support companys that are "Core." Same with skiing we always see dscussions on this site about who's core vs. whos not core. Let's be real, Burton will never be "Core." And because of that there will always be those that support companies like Kingswood, 4frnt, 9thward, or even smaller local brands. It's a balance. Nether side will win, and they both need each other to survive. Big companies bring people in, while small companies hel to balance and keep everything from being a total sell-out
 
keep dreaming. thats the last thing the leaders in that company want. no matter how much money it would make them.
 
Then why would the let Anon sponsor skiiers? like Pollard and TJ no less? Think about it, they create a new company "Skiinon" if you will and use that as the face of their new ski division. Now burton is still "only" snowboards and yet they can still grab hold of another market by means of Skiinon
 
Never be core? Burton started the commercial snowboarding scene. Why do you think they are so big?
 
I absolutely agree with this. Burton is trying to make a take at us while were still low down but coming up, but that would ruin opertunities for core companies to really profit off skiings advances, which they deserve considering the amount of investment they have put into the industry.
 
Burton Corporate might make skis, but there is no way they would make it under the Burton brand. Being just snowboarding is there image. Under another brand...that would be feasible; especially to compete with the Quiksilver/Roxy/Rossi/Dynastar/etc combo. And if they were to partner with a ski company, Line is a natural choice, their headquarters is like 15 minutes away from Burton's. Burton's done some good stuff with snowboards or else they wouldn't have the "monopoly." I would be curious to see what they would do for skis but I haven't heard anything.
 
That's true but at the same time they will never/can never return to what they once were. The closest they came is when their lead R&D guy broke off and formed Rome Snowboards. But this is really a mute point since Rome is in no way affliated with Burton.

Skiinon for life!
 
It kinda seems like Burton is going to advertise skiing everywhere and do a bunch of crap then say that they're the company that made skiing so popular just like they did with snowboarding
 
yeah i agree with mulletskum too. Its not as well developed reason as his... but burton has become the NIKE of the snowsports world. Hopping on every band's wagon that they can... not to mention underpaying all those children, but we can thank the prime minister of malasai for setting things str8. ANYWAY how often do u walk through the mall and see some DOUGIE FRAT BOY wearing a burton hoodie over his double layer pop'ed collar polo? and im guessing that that snowboard that he uses once a year in ASPEN is a burton. not to mention all that outwear. I just dont wanna see skiing take that route. this RANT is OVER
 
yeah.. but with snowboarding, they weren't lying. from what i've seen, Burton has been in it since the beginning, and has pretty much defined snowboarding. And i'm pretty sure they hate skiers because we don't let them into certain ski areas.
 
no in fact they are dynastars... well we don't care they are shitty. But I would be glad to see a huge company like burton coming in the ski industry. they would probably innovate a lot and innovation is good.
 
^^^But don't you think they want to be ain those certain ski areas. They want there name all over the place and im sure making skis will help them get more business most likely from poser gabber kids
 
this is silly. They hate skiers. And if they make some innovative stuff, big deal. They'll just be lame, and have patents on it, and certain features about it so you can only use it with other burton things. Burton sucks. I think that the orange oval that marks terrain features is a Burton thing. It's everywhere, and it SHOULDN'T be in skiing.
 
It's no going to say "Burton." It's going to be some other company name. Burton is not that dumb and besides Lib-tech is already working the "we make skis but we're still core snowboarding people" angle. So the big B is going to just introduce a new company like they always do. RED, ANON, Gravis, AUDEX, Analog....see the pattern.
 
A lot of people have said that all the core companies like Ninthward, Liberty, 4frnt etc should be expanding and making a bigger name like Burton have...

I agree that it would be great but its good to remember that burton have the $$$ to put into so much R&D and also with Marketing etc...our small companies like those stated above (and others) cannot simply afford to do this..

If burton DO come into the skiing hardward market then it will purely be from a financial decision - they arent here to please riders, they are here to make money.

Burton make great gear and i wear the stuff myself, but the core product and aim for buron compared to that of companies like armada, 9thward, 4frnt, liberty, etc is completely different.

Either way if Burton DO start making skis, it will boost out industry. The name will get bigger, there will be more recognition and even things like prizemoney would be increased. the exposure of the industry as a whole would be boosted and there would be no bad side to this happening.

If you dont want burton skis on the market coz you think the industry will sellout and get too commercial, then just dont buy burton's product.

simple.
 
i think that it would be cool to have another production of skis out there, but i dont think i would want to buy from a company like burton, because i would rather give money to a smaller comapny like faction or liberty who are totally into skiing, not a hole bunch of other shit like burton. I think that it would be better if we didnt have another HUGE company selling twin tips because it could possibly fuck over the smaller companies.
 
All of Burtons high end snowboards are shit. Their skis would probably be even worse. I have seen many UnIncs and Jeremy Jones boards break (Jones are more for rail riding too). My friend snapped 2 UnIncs and 2 Jeremys this season. Too many of their boards break, It wouldnt be worth it.
 
This might be wrong, but i bet it's because the money isn't in the everyday park rat, that uses his/her gear to it's fullest. the money is in beginners and weekend warriors. They don't need to make 10,000 bombproof boards, because about 9,000 of them are being sold the the people that take a trip or two a season, or go on the weekends. That's just my theory. Money is in the beginners.... not us.
 
Exactly and people complain that their Burton Air breaks after 30 days on the slope. Maybe you should have gotten somthing else other than their lowest model. My Uninc rocks. I love it. And Im not afraid it'll break at all.
 
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