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Just like surfboards, any intermediate to advanced ski/snowboard easily requires more than $100 labor. Not to mention the cost of stocking/shipping such a larg
by doublerebel 11y ago
Just like surfboards, any intermediate to advanced ski/snowboard easily requires more than $100 labor. Not to mention the cost of stocking/shipping such a large item. As another commenter mentioned, the seasonal aspect already provides heavy discounts on older gear.
This area is not ripe for disruption, new shred stick shapers pop up all the time and there is gear for every price range.
(Also the price floor is higher than surfing because if your gear breaks mid-mountain you can easily die.)
- nickbauman 11y agoI've been skiing downhill since the age of 4. The higher-end skis really do make a huge difference tackling advanced terrain. I don't enjoy mogul fields on cheap skis: I can't read the changes in the terrain as well through my feet, I have to push harder and earlier to initiate a turn and my edges never feel as responsive or planted as they do with better skis. I have no idea what goes into better skis, though. I just know they cost more.
- matwood 11y agoI agree. I've been doing board sports since a similar age, and once you get past intermediate the higher end stuff does make a difference. (Surf|Snow|Wake|Skate)boards all have cheap intro versions, but the high end stuff does make a difference after a certain level. Should they cost _that_ much more? I don't know.
- nn3 11y agoDo you think your findings would hold up to a double blind test? Often expensive items have a strong placebo effect just based on price ("it has to be better")
- nickbauman 11y agoDoubt it. My skiing changed dramatically when as a lad I got top of the line skis. Later, as a ski instructor, I had to use rental skis, I found that I was unable to keep up with my advanced students with the el-cheapo rentals.