An ad on Ski-it-Again for the new Sans Rival ski:
http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?topic=Search&postid=14668
I know the Warp broke the barrier several years ago but it was a limited production item and not distributed in the US to a large degree.Â
I find it hard to believe that ANY ski is worth $2k. I've bought complete cars for less. And, from a marketing strategy, I feel it is a waste of time advertising this on a "used" product website. Most folks who frequent ski-it-again are looking for deals. $2k for a new ski is not a "deal". I hope this price point does not become the norm.
P.S. - but the shipping is FREE!!Â
Joe Darwin
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What does a box of Cerial cereal cost in the store vs cost of the raw materials? Rate of inflation... yadda yadda yadda.
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Which brings me to my next point, why are Animals so EXPENSIVE? They haven't changed the design in 6 seasons (outside of the color). Â
Bradley Beach - Lone Rock Ski Club, Missouri
2004 Malibu Response LXI, 2014 D3 Helix 66"
I rode an MPD for 3 seasons and would have gone longer if I hadnt come across a decent deal on a new Strada last season. Still have the MPD and wouldn't be afraid to get right back on it, still skis great. Got buddies who bought their MPD's the same time I did who still ride them and still ski exceptionally well on them. I expect to get at least two more years out of my Strada before I consider moving on. For what these skis cost these days if you can't get 3 good seasons of use out of them then WTF.
Ed
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 I am sitting here in Crested Butte CO at the moment after a week of snow skiing. I was checking out the skis in the shop and wondering how long the life span of a typical set of high end snow skis is. I mean you literally ride these things for hours per day of skiing. I would imagine that avid skiers hitting the slopes multiple times per week put hundreds of hours on these things during one season. Ice, rails, jumps, an occasional rock... Maybe you serious snow ski guys can shed light on this.Â
I mean really, how much time do we spend actually riding a water ski during a set. Not the 10-15 minutes in the lake, but actually on top of the water? 4-5 minutes per set? I would pay 2k easily for a ski if there is a guarantee that you can get 3 seasons of normal use out of it. I also don't mind if that makes it weigh 8 oz. more either.Â
As an aside, I have never seen Goode snow skis on the slopes. (Only ski ever year or two though so not much of a sample size)
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Regarding $2000 skis, I used to advise people not to build their own skis because it was too expensive. Maybe that thinking is no longer valid.
Eric
Back in my alpine racing days, I'd have one pair (for each discipline) dedicated for races only, and went through another one or two pair of training skis (per discipline) each season - which was pretty much July, then Nov-Mar. If it wasn't for Dynastar, Marker and Technica's generous sponsorships, it would've been tough on my parent's wallet!
1 of them was free..........
Shane - none of them cost me $2,000!!
I do agree that 2k for a ski is way to much but thats just me and my needs.