Durable Skis.. + How many seasons have you skied on one set of skis? (Include the name)

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Well this is my first post.. Hopefully its in the right section

I am looking at skis for next season and i am really looking towards the Armada B-Dogs, because this year i have been riding the Armada Halo 2 and i absolutely love them except for my broken tip. The only other concern is that underfoot in the AR-50 sidewall the top 2 layers have a little gap between them and i don't want that to lead to delam.

If anybody as any suggestions to a super durable ski or has experience on the Armada B-Dog advise would be greatly appreciated!

Also include the longest you have skied on one set of skis.
 
Check out the kitten factory rayzrblaydz and on3p filthy rich/kartel. It's late, I'll problee check back here again tomorrow to give some more input
 
I hear a lot of good things about ON3P durability, but speaking from my experience, Amplids are insanely durable, I'm still riding my 2013/14 syntaxes skiing pretty much weekly year round at an indoor snowdome that rips everyone else's skis to shreds, as well as a ton of skiing during the regular season down here in NZ
 
Thanks guys i am looking at the ON3P Filthy Riches and the B-Dogs at the moment they were my 2 original choices but anymore more input would be great!
 
To throw a different company in the mix look into Moment. I've skied on mine for two seasons now with no visible damage. My roommate has had a pair for like 5 years that while damaged are still usable (and he's a guy who skies like 70% rails) I ski on the Vice
 
Based on all the extensive detail you provided on the type of ski you're looking for, your height and weight, and the type of riding you do, I'd recommend the Armada Coda. Sounds like they'd hold up great for you while you learn to ski
 
I'd say a nice pair of line pollards opus and if you cover them completely with apoxy. Once you've completed that, wax your top sheet! That will ensure maximum durability and allow you to trick all over the mountain! Good luck with your new skis OP
 
13392169:ClassifiedMedia said:
I'd say a nice pair of line pollards opus and if you cover them completely with apoxy. Once you've completed that, wax your top sheet! That will ensure maximum durability and allow you to trick all over the mountain! Good luck with your new skis OP
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I will defiantly try this out sounds like they will hold up for years! and sorry about the originality :P
 
13392161:SladeSki said:
Based on all the extensive detail you provided on the type of ski you're looking for, your height and weight, and the type of riding you do, I'd recommend the Armada Coda. Sounds like they'd hold up great for you while you learn to ski
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13392169:ClassifiedMedia said:
I'd say a nice pair of line pollards opus and if you cover them completely with apoxy. Once you've completed that, wax your top sheet! That will ensure maximum durability and allow you to trick all over the mountain! Good luck with your new skis OP
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13392246:SladeSki said:
I'd also recommend picking up a pair of second-hand marker squires. The bindings are bombproof.
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You guys don't need to be dicks. He might be a beginner but we all were at one time. Give him some somewhat decent advice. I think you guys will find NSG is gonna be a better time for you guys trying to call people out and such, cheers!
 
13392246:SladeSki said:
I'd also recommend picking up a pair of second-hand marker squires. The bindings are bombproof.
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bombproof is just about the farthest thing from what squires are. I exploded two pairs of them just on landings. Not a crash, not a sketchy landing, just taking it big. And I'm not a big dude.
 
13393260:NMMedia said:
bombproof is just about the farthest thing from what squires are. I exploded two pairs of them just on landings. Not a crash, not a sketchy landing, just taking it big. And I'm not a big dude.
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I traded my Pivot 18s for second hand marker squires and they have held up great sessioning the XL line at my home mountain. No regrets.

Definitely a binding that can withstand quite a few seasons.
 
13393311:SladeSki said:
I traded my Pivot 18s for second hand marker squires and they have held up great sessioning the XL line at my home mountain. No regrets.

Definitely a binding that can withstand quite a few seasons.
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Mine were fine until I started getting aggressive in the park. Its a borderline junior binding. So if you're a really small dude then I could see them working for you. But as I said, I blew up two pairs last year just taking landings deep. And I only weigh 140lbs. My first pair lasted two seasons before I blew them up, and I only had the replacement a matter of weeks till they failed spectacularly (whole heel split into multiple pieces on both pairs). The general consensus online also seems to be that they are good if you're really small, or not very aggressive, and if you are pushing those boundaries the plastic will deteriorate over a season or two before failing. Not saying they aren't a decent binding, I'm just saying you can get a much better binding for a similar price.
 
13393327:NMMedia said:
Mine were fine until I started getting aggressive in the park. Its a borderline junior binding. So if you're a really small dude then I could see them working for you. But as I said, I blew up two pairs last year just taking landings deep. And I only weigh 140lbs. My first pair lasted two seasons before I blew them up, and I only had the replacement a matter of weeks till they failed spectacularly (whole heel split into multiple pieces on both pairs). The general consensus online also seems to be that they are good if you're really small, or not very aggressive, and if you are pushing those boundaries the plastic will deteriorate over a season or two before failing. Not saying they aren't a decent binding, I'm just saying you can get a much better binding for a similar price.
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I'm 200 lbs and 6ft 2. I have been sessioning the 65' jump with these bindings and mastering the switch. You can believe me when I say that I take my landings large. Marker Squires are essentially the best binding on the market. I would pay twice the MSRP.
 
13393414:SladeSki said:
I'm 200 lbs and 6ft 2. I have been sessioning the 65' jump with these bindings and mastering the switch. You can believe me when I say that I take my landings large. Marker Squires are essentially the best binding on the market. I would pay twice the MSRP.
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Marker squires are the way to go.. Im thinking setting the din around a 3 and i can hopefully stomp some big jumps i haven't tried yet! And i am also thinking about mounting 10 cm back because i ski mainly park!
 
so as people have been saying kitten factory, moment, and on3p are all good. i just want to put in how i got some totally destroyed scott p4 from 2008 for 50 bucks. i couldnt resist. they have multiple edge cracks, indented edges, been mounted about 4 times, mine being the last mount possible at center.

i finished ripping the delammed top sheet off, spray painted them and got them mounted. after first couple days the binding ripped out, so i took some super glue and glued the axial 2 heel piece back together and glued the binding back in the hole and havent had any problems since. they get covered in mud and chicken poop as they are now my backyard setup ski. i love them but hate them. hopefully they'll last a while longer.

so op, these skis have been going since 2008, and its now 2015. so roughly 7+ years of being abused lol.
 
13393600:shin-bang said:
so as people have been saying kitten factory, moment, and on3p are all good. i just want to put in how i got some totally destroyed scott p4 from 2008 for 50 bucks. i couldnt resist. they have multiple edge cracks, indented edges, been mounted about 4 times, mine being the last mount possible at center.

i finished ripping the delammed top sheet off, spray painted them and got them mounted. after first couple days the binding ripped out, so i took some super glue and glued the axial 2 heel piece back together and glued the binding back in the hole and havent had any problems since. they get covered in mud and chicken poop as they are now my backyard setup ski. i love them but hate them. hopefully they'll last a while longer.

so op, these skis have been going since 2008, and its now 2015. so roughly 7+ years of being abused lol.
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Damn man that is one hell of a life for those skis!
 
I spent 4 years on the armada coda with no problems until i outgrew them and i just spent two seasons on armada ar7's. Love armada but am going to try something new and buy volkl walls this year
 
I have the 2015 AR7s and I've skied then this season and I'm hard on my skis. I've hit a couple of rocks and there is no big base damage besides scratches. The side wall has held up for me really well. And a couple chips on the top sheet
 
13392140:NMMedia said:
To throw a different company in the mix look into Moment. I've skied on mine for two seasons now with no visible damage. My roommate has had a pair for like 5 years that while damaged are still usable (and he's a guy who skies like 70% rails) I ski on the Vice
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This, saw a guy at Brighton the other day with a really old pair of vices. They looked brand new. Just bought mine and I'm stoked
 
13394159:Chupa_Chups said:
This, saw a guy at Brighton the other day with a really old pair of vices. They looked brand new. Just bought mine and I'm stoked
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You're gonna love em! Worth every penny and more
 
I skied 2004 K2 Fujatives for years and then gave them to a friend (doesn't ski park, but I'm pretty sure he's still using them). So flexy, but also bombproof.

I had a pair of 2008 Surface Live Life 2's. Sold them to by brother and they are still going strong (mostly just used as early season rock skis, but still in great shape).

I'm currently on 2012 Surface New Life's and they are hand's down my favourite ski of all time. Some topsheet chipping, but otherwise in great shape. No issues at all.
 
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