What is the cheapest high performance ski?

[Jack_Haase]

I have been watching the ski it again slalom webpage for about a year now and yet it still amazes me. You see Rev 6's going for 400 and you see A3's going for 700. Every ski it very different price wise but the question I want to know is what is the cheapest ski you can take to 41' off??

[skiep]

Both of above mentioned skis will get you there if in good shape.

[Beastmode]

@Jack_Haase that question is more about ability then the modern skis! Andy Mapple, Wade Cox and Jeff Rogers were getting into 41' in the 90's and all modern high end skis are way better then what they were skiing on.

[LeonL]

It looks like you're basing pricing on the used market. That's highly variable. But looking at your last question/sentence, it would be interesting to know what is the lowest model/level of ski that someone could take into 41.

[Horton]

@Beastmode that was mostly Perfect Pass

[liquid d]

How sad that we still have to say perfect pass was a "better, more skier friendly" system.

[MISkier]

Didn't Jeff Rodgers run 41 and get 1@43 at 36 mph on a 9100? I bet you can get one of those for about $100.

[liquid d]

@jack... the truth is that all the manufacturers are making great skis, and have been for at least the last 8-10 years. Pick a couple and give 'em a go! Keep the one that works for your style, and resell the rest to another skier searching.

 

[6balls]

Of the "new" skis, the 2016 Vapor Lithium I thought was a bargain purchased new. I think I paid $1200 and change (maybe $1299 I just don't remember but not over $1300). Most others manufacturers were significantly more for their top skis. The Pro-Build then jumped price a bit for 2017.

[LoopSki]

I'll sell you an 66 HO Vtype cheap. Only a few sets

[Andy]

Oxymoron

[gregy]

Seen some good deals on connelly gts and obrien g? Can't remember what Obrien calls there top ski?

[Beastmode]

@Horton - maybe it was perfect pass, but not the point. There are pros running 39 on every high end ski. There are many skis on ski it again 2 to 3 years old under $600 that i would bet that current 41 off skiers could still get into 41.

[aupatking]

It amazes me how cheap the GT's are going. It's my favorite ski, so far, and it has run 41 a few times and into 41 a lot. Not with me on it, of course, but if you are capable, the ski sure is.

Like most of these guys are saying though, any of the top manufacturers skis are plenty capable.

[Horton]

@aupatking who ran 41 on a GT? Did Joel knock it down and i forgot? @mattp ?

[Horton]

@Beastmode yea used skis and used ski prices are a funny thing. I am sure if you found a lightly used 6 yr old X7 Nate would run mid 41 on his first try.

 

On the other hand if a $600 ski has been pushed through 200 or 300 39s already it is likely junk.

 

Ski breakdown is a subject that no one seems to agree on but oddly a new ski always feels better.

 

So yes Asher or Freddie or Nate or.... can run 39 on a crap ski but that does not mean you or I want to ski on it.

[MattP]

@Horton Joel has not run 41. Off the top of my head no one has run 41 on a GT at either speed.

[Jordan]

Sacha Descuns is on a Conelly GT...he has gotten through 41

 

See here

 

[MattP]

@Jordan you are right. I was thinking he was on the orange prophecy. I forgot there was an orange GT.

[Jack_Haase]

@LoopSki is it a vtype r?

[jjackkrash]

I am in the market for a '16 68" GT--preferably new and nearly free--but I would also take one very slightly used and merely a reasonably great deal if push comes to shove.

[Beastmode]

@Horton - I agree 100%

[Beastmode]

there are great deals out there if you know the skiers that you are buying from. I just bought a 2016 Vapor for $625 in Dec from a friend at SMRR that less then 20 sets practice and tournaments. I had found the same ski on Ebay for $600 but T$ just set my friend up with the new Pro build and so I picked up his 2016 Vapor.

[lpskier]

H2OProShop.com has the 16 GT New for $899. MSRP is $1350.

[jjackkrash]

There were 2 RADAR reps at the Seattle boat show at Wiley's giving me the low down on the new Vapor Pro Build and all the secret sauce they pour in the middle and the carbon-fiber Vapor bindings. The black-on-black-ski-and-binding combo was a thing of beauty. It took all the will power I had to keep 2000-2300 or so dollars in my wallet.

[jjackkrash]

I just ordered a GT from H2OProShop.com. Thanks for the tip!

 

[WaterSkier12]

Yep, 2nd above. Buy last years model from ski-it-again or one of the advertisers on this wonderful site!

[jjackkrash]

H20 Pro is out of 68" 2016 GT's. They are offering me a 2017 Demo ski for the same price. Any reason to reject this offer?

[jjackkrash]

Actually, now I am hearing it is a factory second with a minor graphic blem, but the ski has not been used and is otherwise in perfect condition. So I am going to take it.

[perfski]

Not sure what size ski you need but we have alot of closeout PVC core skis and demos too. Let me know or call the store and I'll help as I can. Here is an updated closeout sheet

[LLUSA]

Back in the 90's when I had my own mold I got about three months out of a ski before moving to the next. @Horton your right about passes wear out skis

 

[jjackkrash]

@perfski I just ordered a 68" GT. But you got some good prices on that list.

[jjackkrash]

The new GT is here!

 

I showed my boy the ski and told him I got a discount because it was considered a "blemished" ski by the factory, and he was like, "man, that company must have really high standards, that thing looks nice!"