Skis only good for 50 outings?

I bought a new pair of boots the other day and the salesman mentioned that skis
were only good for about 50 sessions before there was a notaceable decrease in
performance. I have never heard of that before. Was this just a salesman
trying to sell me skis, or is this legitimate?

I use the 181cm XP for practically everything off-piste. You can't go far
wrong with a 70-72mm waist and 16 or 18mm of sidecut depth (this would mean
108-110mm shovel and 98-100mm tail) -- pick your own length but for lots of
bumps nowadays I'd go around 175cm.

I like metal skis but I ski bumps smoothly (euphemism for "I ski 'em with
ancient knees"). If you hack 'em, get a ski with no alu or titanal layers.

Seth

"CurtisLemay" wrote in message
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Seth Masia wrote:

If you like skiing bumps and alternate between HackTrackitis and
the more relaxed line BUT you want to go elsewhere on the
mountain, what sort of ski would you recommend? I really don't
want to waste money on a mogul-specific ski.