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I just wanted to update this. Mike at Performance Ski has been great to work with and we have come to a resolution. I am upgrading to the Carbon Omni at a discount. I appreciate their efforts to take care of this. I'm glad I purchased through them. I'm glad they are a sponsor of the forum! Thank you everybody for weighing in on if this is something I should be concerned about or not. I didn't want a ski that would fall apart quickly.

Jay- that is a great find. Idk why I didn't look on there. I got clearance from the wife, that if they will discount the upgrade to a Carbon Omni, then I will do that. If not I'll look at getting a refund and picking up the ski on Ski-it-again. Performance Ski has been perfect through dealing with this. I don't want anybody to think this is a negative post about them.

My concern has come true. The 71" ski is sold out for the year. 1. So its either send it back and get a freeride (which I'm worried I'll out grow quickly). 2. Look at what Radar has to offer for a crossover ski for a fat guy. 3. Accept the ski with a discount. I knew Performance Ski would try to make it right. But now I have to figure out how to go about this...

jjackkrash- The dealer is working on getting it taken care of. That is why I did not post any names. I was just asking if it was something to be very concerned about. So far the dealer has been great to work with. I have zero complaints. I understand stuff happens. I work as a manufacturing engineer in a high volume facility (7 million pieces a day).

I don't expect any problems. The dealer is a sponsor of this forum. My only concern is a replacement not being available at this time. I have reached out to them, and they are looking into it, and I should be contacted soon about how it will be resolved.

I got my own first ski today. I ordered a 71" HO Omni from a well respected ski store. While unpacking it, I noticed this small "crack" in it. Is this a concern?

This has made great family boat. 86 Supra Sunsport Skier

Thank you everybody for the insight on the binding fit. I definitely feel a little less lost on this purchase. I'm hoping to finish the tune up and rudder port seal repair on my old Sunsport very soon. I'll be ordering a ski soon. The kids are ready to try their new trainer skis, and I'm excited to see how slalom goes for me this year.

BraceMaker- This is my first ski, and have only rode old skis with rubber adjustable bindings, similar to what combos have, they were all very loose and I came out pretty easy. I have very little experience with it but it was very different than a wakeboard binding fit.

Thank you everybody for your insight. I'll look at the 71" Omni and the different boot options.

Skiphreak- thank you for confirming what I was thinking! SkiBeKaus- that is some good insight. In wakeboarding I have always tried to be extra tight because one foot coming out is very dangerous on your knees. I'll have to try them on again and make sure I can come out of the 7-11 with out too much issues. I'm pretty sure I can. Rednucleus- I looked at their program but they only demo the higher end skies. No dealers near me offer demos, but Sun and Ski Sports offers a 90day swapping program. Where you can swap models if you are not happy with it. But they don't stock the 69" with 7-11 binding. I know the manager of the store so I'm going to try to see if he can get it. Is there a good online store to order from that is actually a supporter of the sport?

I'm looking to buy my first ski. I'm 6ft and around 260lbs and dropping weight (shooting for 230lb realistically). I have plenty of wakeboard, and wakeskate experience. I'm looking to get into slalom. Despite my weight, I'm in pretty good shape. I play hockey in adult leagues roughly 3 nights a week, and have no problem completing a National Enduro or long Harescrambles on my dirt bike (if your not familiar, those are 3-5hr races.) I'm currently looking at the HO Freeride 69" and a HO Omni 69". The first question is regarding the ski. How big is the difference between deep water starts on the Freeride and the Omni? I don't want to get a Freeride and within a season which I had gotten the Omni. The next question is binding size. I tried on the 7-11 FreeMAX and the 10-15. The 7-11 is snug, and my toes were right at the end of the base. The 10-15 felt huge. I could still lift my heel maybe 1/4" after tightening it as much as I could in the store. How snug do I want a slalom ski binding? If I decide on the Omni I could get it with an Animal binding as well, but I liked the idea of the size variance in case any of my friends want to try it. My goals: I would love to eventually end up course skiing, but having a family of 5 most of what I will likely be doing is open water skiing at Center Hill Lake in TN. I can normally find glass water as long as go deep enough into the coves to get past the tubers and surfers. I know there is a course on the lake, and I would love to get to that point but I'm kinda clueless on what it will take to get to that point.