i skiied salomon 1080's for the most part this season and part of last season, hit rails every run of every 60 days i skiied this year. my edges are cracked, they have been all season, but not one has ripped out, not one has dented into the base. so maybe all of salomon's profits from their skis arent going  directly to the race dept.? yeah i know the core is shot, i think actually snapped, but they still ski better than any other twin tip i have tried except PE's and 4FRNTs, and i have skiied everything from this year except the atomic stomps, little big fats, ARV's and motherships