Customer for life

I’m sure all of you remember my post on my broken skis a few months ago (sarcasm). But in the off chance you forgot, here’s the post.

Short version: I broke one of my skis on a fall late in the season at Solitude this year. This is what it looked like:

I’m sure this happens semi-frequently, but this was a first for me. I was hoping that Rossignol/Dynastar had some sort of replacement program that would allow me to buy one ski on a discount, so I emailed them to see what could be done. This was the response I received:

Mmmmmkay….not much detail in that email. So I emailed for some clarification (do I need to remove the bindings? do you need both skis or just the broken one?). Since I was passing through Ogden on Friday, I dropped them off in person at their distribution center. After a very unofficial solo tour through the warehouse and employee break room (who let me in here?), I found Keith, the Rossignol group service manager. He had me write my name and address down, and sent me on my way. I had no idea what was going to happen after that. Were they going to repair it? Send me a new ski with a bill?

Today (five days after dropping them off) I found this on my front porch:

Opened it up and found these inside: 

A brand-new set of this year’s Legend Sultan 85’s. I was shocked.

It’s so refreshing to see companies who are willing to back up their products 110% and who are willing to go out of their way to take care of their customers. I owe a huge thanks to Rossignol/Dynastar. You guys have a customer for life now.

It’s Official: The Legends Are Dead

It’s official. After a two year love affair with my Dynastar Legends, they decided enough was enough and they broke off our relationship. Literally.

I was at Solitude, about to finish up my day and head down the canyon to go to work, when all of a sudden, I yard-sale all over the run (right under the lift, naturally). It wasn’t a very bad fall, but as I hiked back up to my skis, I was shocked to see one of them broken. Gone. Kaput. Edges are bent, core is snapped, and the fiberglass cap is in shards right in front of my binding. In my 25 years of skiing, I’ve only seen one other person manage to break a ski. :(

Totally bummed. These skis were my favorite all-mountain ski. Wide enough to handle the powder days, but nimble enough to tackle the hardpack and crud as well. I’ve never had a ski that carved as well as these puppies. It was like I was on rails when I turned.