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Went back to SA and most of the skis that were worth anything were gone, including the Dyna's...Greg said:
Greg said:Went back to SA and most of the skis that were worth anything were gone, including the Dyna's...Greg said:
i nailed a replacement pair for my broken pair for $350 at galyans. then i picked up a pair of intuitiv bigs (last year's version of the 8800) on ebay for my substitute backcountry ski for the same price.Greg said:Went back to SA and most of the skis that were worth anything were gone, including the Dyna's...Greg said:
Nope. I'm going based off of reviews, specifically that the 8000's are a bit softer ski. The closest demo I've ridden was the 4800, but it was ina 165. I did like the 724 Pro as it screams on the groomers, but I've been drawn more lately to natural snow and bumps which based on what I've read, the 8000 should shine on. I still hope to demo them, but with that price staring me in the face, it took a lot to not drop down the card...riverc0il said:
riverc0il said:i nailed a replacement pair for my broken pair for $350 at galyans. then i picked up a pair of intuitiv bigs (last year's version of the 8800) on ebay for my substitute backcountry ski for the same price.Greg said:Went back to SA and most of the skis that were worth anything were gone, including the Dyna's...Greg said:
the 8000s are really hot this year, not too surprising they didn't last long at that price. i'm surprised the ski made it to clearance price at all! if you are interested in the 8000, keep an eye on ebay. i think they are going for around $500 still but they will keep coming down after ski season ends. just watch out for not having a warrenty if you buy on ebay, i found out that the hard way
honestly, i don't know. i went instant free heel in my AT gear, and looked down and the ski was split with the core visible. likely based on base damage, i nailed a rock up against the side wall though i suspect the AT binding had something to do with it due to the amount of flex i was putting on the ski that day. decide to mount the new 8000 with a look p12 and do the AT on the intuitiv big.
that definitely sounds like you need a two ski quivver my man!
why get one ski that can do it all when you can get two that can totally rip in their respective catagories, lol. the incredible thing about the 8000 is they can make any type of turn you push them towards which makes it a much more versitile ski. definitely can't rip hard pack and scraped like a pair of volkls though. there's always a sacrifice to be made when you're looking for the one ski quivver though.
Thoughts on the P12? I'm considering that or a P10 as I don't need a DIN higher than 8 or 9 based on my weight.riverc0il said:
