 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello all! Long time reader, first time poster here 
So here's the deal: I am an advanced beginner skier myself, with some 4 seasons of skiing holidays under my belt. I ski only on piste. Recently I got a cheap old pair of what seems to be decent looking Elan PSX intruder skis (not even sure what year they are, maybe some 8 years or so old) with Salomon bindings. Didn't find much info about them on the web, anyone knows what sort of skis are these?
But yesterday I got offered a pair of equally old yellow Salomon X Screams for ~150$. Their condition seems to be fairly decent as well. I know that back in the day they were almost as good as you can get. But what about now, since they're really old too? Should I throw out my Elans (haven't even had a chance to test them yet) and get the Screams? Any thoughts would be highly appreciated!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No skis that old are worth anywhere near $150. Keep your eye on ebay for more current skis at a better price or rent.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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gman_lt, the PSXs are from ~1998, neither fish nor fowl, a straightish ski taking advantage of 'parabolic' hype. Quadrax bindings?
There is much better out there now and the XScreams are not it.
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Why are Screams are not good as used skis? I got a pretty nice deal on Scream 10 Pilot S912 Ti with bindings (2004, I think) and I'm thinking about buying them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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gman_lt, it was a -great- design for 2001, good enough that they could just add a bit of waist and girth and Pilot System bindings for 2004.
This is 2010.
US$300 buys 2008/2009 closeout skis with almost any combination of better float, better edgehold on hardpack, better crud busting, better behavior at speed and better carving.
Good? It's still good. Maybe $75 good to a decent bump skier, and there's not many 2004 skis can keep that kind of value.
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