I agree with everything except that statement. I have griffons on my Hellbents, granted I weigh in at 120 and 5'5" in height, they are extremely durable. I rip too /claim. I only ride my Hellbents on pow days, but I ride VERY VERY hard on pow days (I don't stop skiing for lunch, I bring CLIF bars). From first to last run, I'm dropping 25+ft. cliffs, hitting good sized pillow lines, skiing switch, and more. They can take all that without a problem. On another note, they only get used 7-10 times a season. I have two friends that also have Griffons. One has them on his Anthems, the other on his Invaders. Those are the only skis those kids have and they have no issues at all. The only damages are cosmetic scratches. One of my other friends has Jesters on his AR6s and they have lasted well over 100 days. He beats on his stuff too. People have these opinions that Marker's stuff is bad quality, while it is just as good as Look, Solly, or Rossi IMO. Never in my entire skiing career have I had issues with marker stuff.