The Most EXPENSIVE Skis And Why I HATE Them: BOMBER Ski Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2024
- Elliott Reviews and Reacts to the Bomber Race and Carving Ski. Elliott Skied on The Most Expensive Skis Made and Hated Them
0:00 Bomber Website/ Products
6:22 R/Skiing "What is a Gaper?"
9:29 Bomber Bentley Helmet
12:29 Retailers that Sell Bomber
12:58 Deer Valley Day Tickets For $279
15:05 Peter Glenn's Bomber Review
30:44 Snow Magazine's Bomber Review
38:46 Ugly Ski Helmet
40:33 Luxury, Wealth, And Ski Mittens
43:51 Final Score and Thank You - กีฬา
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I can totally see someone in their target audience buy a whole $5000 kit online, then show up at the base area without bindings...
Lol 😅
Haha hahahaha
". . have you lost your mind . ." I love this guy!
Haha, thanks for watching!
@@RicketySkiReviews you're welcome. "Bomber" makes xDPS seem affordable though!
also ironic that Bode's new ski brand PEAK is targeted at the average recreational visitor skiers.
lol, I didn't realize, that's funny though
I liked the boomer bomber joke lol
I hate to admit this but my wife and I each bought a pair of Bomber skis thinking that they'd be amazing and they actually were super disappointing and did not ski well at all. They are now mounted to my living room wall as art and we've both moved on to better skis. Lesson learned.
Oh man that's brutal, I will say the Peak Skis seem to be doing a really good job comparitively tbh. But glad you found something you like currently.
This video is hilarious. Cant waitto hear your take on peak skis.
Omg, I have tried reaching out, but since this video came out they haven't really been replying to my emails. lol
The Sections from Snow Magazine had Copyright Music, so you may hear some weird audio in those sections, apologies if it sounds weird
after watching these sections I think it made the clips funnier lolll
OMG ... Thank you for the great laughs to start my day....classic chainsaw comment!!! Highly enjoyable... Appreciate you
They really have tailored the advertisements of these skis for boomers! Having an older ski celebrity from the Olympics who is constantly name dropped? Check. Extremely high, borderline ridiculous price point to make those who are gullible and like to buy luxury with their savings think they are getting an amazing ski? Check. Less than meaningless nostalgia nod at 35:33: “you can tell that they manufactured these skis the old style way”? Absolutely beautiful little gem of a manipulative marketing strategy. And the best part is, the old boomers and Jerry’s who buy the skis will be compelled to think they are amazing and advertise them because they will want to think it was worth it to have spent so much money. And they probably don’t have many modern skis to compare them to side by side, as these are all wealthy but casual skiers who want to represent luxury and haven’t done enough research. The cherry on top is that these skis are almost impossible to find demos for good reason, as the ski company knows it is selling to ignorant people the idea of luxury and testing these skis out against other far more affordable options would immediately reveal how poorly they actually perform.
Wow great point, I didn't even think of that, but it's true, it's a weird version of the sunk cost fallacy.
I had a pair in my hand, today, marked down to about $1,000 including a stupidly complicated Vist plate. Had my pick of the Pro Carve, the SL Racing, some model just tagged as Bomber Black, and a Pro Carve with some ugly stick figure artwork for an extra $300. I thought maybe with that big discount they’d be ok, and then I saw this vid and put them back. I guess they’d be back to a 4/10 rating with the discount but that still doesn’t sound great.
Bode seems to be the ultimate grifter. He leaves Bomber after acting like he’s all in and goes to a freeride ski maker?!? WTF? I think he’s moved twice since then, too. His endorsement should be worth less than shit after this. He almost cost me a thousand, if I hadn’t come upon your video and did some more research into Bode’s involvement with ski companies. Great skier but sounds like a real db.
Glad the video was helpful! Bomber has transformed in a very weird way these past 12 years. Hopefully you find something else you like, or at least get a chance to demo Bomber if you're really set on them, but my personal experience wasn't great with them, and I don't recommend them to any of my personal friends. Thanks for watching, and if you need skis, keep your eyes open because there are some really amazing deals this time of year!
I’ve tried lots of small ski company models, mostly in Switzerland, and the ones I liked best were from guys that loved the sport and were former Schreiners (cabinet makers). I’ve skied for decades, usually average about 50 days per season but couldn’t tell you the technical reasons I like a ski, but I know what I like. The best ones I’ve tried are RTC from Brig and Radical from Zürich. Expensive but not made for the glamour set. There are so many little Swiss brands beyond Stöckli, which is just a regular brand in Switzerland. Besides Stöckli, RTC, and Radical, there is AK, Mach, Fjell, Anavon, Zai, Jacomet, Kessler, Vampire, Swiss Massiv, swissfivestar, Timbaer, Städeli, eXOnde, Core, Molitor, and others. Most Swiss are very loyal to Stöckli.
Oh Very cool, That is what I'm always saying! It's the feel that matters more than anything!
Good skiers ski with Feel.
Thanks for the info I will try and see if I can get on a pair of those to test out! I was in the Alps last winter in Chamonix so perhaps I should see if I can get over to try some of these skis From Switzerland! Thanks for the info and for the nice comment!
Oof, i feel those lift ticket prices brother. if your tryna ski out in the Lake Tahoe Area, almost everything has become heavily overpriced and tourist-y. if you want a cheap day pass, donner ski ranch still has cheap day passes during tues-thursday for like 60 bucks, its what a lot of the locals do. Sugarbowl and Mt Rose aint too bad but after the level of inflation we saw this year, its still overpriced IMO. Up until a few years ago Alpine meadows was also cheap, but they just proper combined with squaw valley into "Palisades Tahoe"
lmao i havent heard people use the "gaper/jerry" terminology in a hot minute
also, id love to see a vid on those Nordica enforcers you were talking about. ive been close to pulling the trigger on a pair for a while now, but im a real big dude and cant find demo's that are my size. I worked up at Sugarbowl for a season as a instructor, and my boss had just become the K2 rep so he was selling his old pair that was just a few inches too short for me. I still borrowed them for a day and thought they were a hoot. they were 174's, but im 6'4 and they were just too way too short for me to really lean into comfortably on anything that wasnt groomed so I had to pass. One day when im not in my twenties and actually have disposable income, I'd love to swoop a pair. Those things are sweet
At this price point, i want to point and laugh and recommend a pair of Fischer's for like 350. The fact they don't even include bindings makes me want to throw up, like WTF. If I have clients who ask me about purchasing new equipment, i first recommend getting used stuff because its way cheaper unless they are super serious about skiing, and then ill say the 400-600 dollar price range is what I recommend to my clients who want to buy new quality equipment. Its expensive, but its a great budget range for nice ski's that'll last a long time. I found it hilarious when you said "youd save that money on lessons" because the first thing we'd say is dont buy this kind of crap if asked
Calling it an old ski is basically calling it a pair of 2x4's strapped to your feet LMAO. but I'd just buy a pair of cheap all mountains, even if it compromises your groomed runs, you can at least just go everywhere and have a good time. And all mountain ski's have gotten so good lately that if step up the price even just a tad into that 400 dollar+ range, you start to unlock that turn radius back you initially sacrificed
its rare i can watch a full 48 minute vid and actually feel engaged the whole time, especially when it's just a dude talking to a camera, great vid!
Hello for NorCal, you've got yourself a new subscriber!
Thanks So much! This is nicest comment I've ever gotten. Yes, I wasn't a big fan of the Nordica Enforcers myself as a pretty big guy (6'1") but there's no harm in demoing some if you get the chance. I reviewed them here:
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I love the Atomics and Salomon's, but your mileage may vary. Here are my skis of the year:
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I've been a "Ski Swap and FB Marketplace shopper" myself for the past 10 years, but lately people want way too much for their used stuff, and I've been able to find good deals this time of year on last years top sheets (but this years skis) to the point where buying new was cheaper than used.
But as I've always learned, being patient you can always find a good value! Cheers and thanks for subscribing!
@@RicketySkiReviews at the end of the year, shops will also usually sell their beat up used demos at a huge markdown 😉 I got a pair of volkls for like 50% off a few years back
Great tip! This is always the best time to buy, I just bought a jacket and it was brutal to try them on but like 50% off was worth it lol
Sorry For Calling Jonny Tommy. My brain mixed up Jonny Mosely and Tommy Moe
Elliot, if you wanna REALLY prove your point, throw in the outtakes at the end of the video, Technology Connections does a good example of this, feels extra wholesome, but you do you :)
Dang I feel like it would be fun to rant about ski BS at a bar with you, will let you know if I'm ever in Idaho!! That non-profit resort looks cool.
Bombers: The Emperor has no clothes.
“No Binings!”
Hey: I hate to tell you but the 'better' skis by Fish/Atom/Nord alll cost about a grand Canadian ...On sale. My Nordica SLRB and Fischer RC4 RC were $850Cdn each. Frikken Stockli Masters GS are $2000 No deals. Volkl are somewhere in between. Since Covid there are No deals and the Ukraine proxy-war has cut into Fischer's and prob'ly Elan's production too.
Dang Canada is Brutal, what's the most common online retailer for Canada?
jonny teh 80s called glen plake wants his pants back
Haters will hate when they can’t afford things 🎉
Lol, thank you for the laugh
you look like you're working with a chainsaw 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmao
Very funny. I needed a good chuckle
I can't knock Johnny as a skier, but he sounds like a surfer/stoner talking vaguely and imprecisely about ski tech here. I don't know if it's just the way he is, but it rubs me the wrong way when people who really should know what they are talking about talk fast and loose about technology. It makes it sound like he doesn't really understand, or that he's trying too hard to seem super casual, or that it just isn't important for him to be accurate. Is this the way JM is in real life, or is this just his media persona when he's pitching/selling something?
Maybe this is an EC vs WC thing?>
I don't mind it as much when he's narrating the Warren Miller films, but he's way too 'Bro' here for me.
He's a good skier! I think the bigger issue is that he works for Peter Glenn and their objective is selling, and I think he's limited on what he can say, so the final product turns out pretty weird.
@@RicketySkiReviews yeah he definitely seems to be in pitch mode here versus genuinely giving useful information
Bomber if you’re listening I will shill for your skis in exchange for a yearly ski shipment.
Lolll What percentage discount would you need to keep it below $400 with bindings?
@@RicketySkiReviewsfree, then I would resell them and get what I want.
You made this boomer laugh.....hey, i just go skiing ...i Don"t stay up on new slang i just stay up on my skies.....i love your vids , but hey could you just hang a sheet for a backdrop it would be a cheap addition to your stuidio.. just a little snark from a boomer....
I like that you edited over the dumb narration when they weren't saying anything useful lol, I know you don't wanna be the negative guy, but you deserve to dunk on fools when you find them.
This review should be titled: "Ski review by a guy who can't bend a Bomber ski enough to wake it up."
Bomber skis are for going really fast. Most of the group marketed to in this luxury segment can't properly use the ski, but those who can love them.
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