what cause are they down for? they haven't done anything for skiing yet!
please define "core"! if you mean they've helped progress the sport with inovation, atomic, salomon, k2, giro, look, raichle, etc... can all be credited as core companies!
you seem to be an invdividual that is largely influenced by the image companies like quiksilver spend millions upon millions to make for themselves. if you had half a brain you would realize that this company (which probably was all about the surfers in the beginning) is nothing more than a corporation that is trying to get your money. yes they did donate a large amount of money to the tsunami relief effort and i applaud them for that but a company that has its stickers on the cars of almost every 20 something year old girl, can easily afford it.
im not out here hating on quiksilver just so everyone knows. i do own a fair bit of their apparel and i like it.