tarponhead Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 Next to last run I was goofing off getting off the lift getting my skis out wide....got a little wider than I wanted with the combination of tired legs and soft snow. I decided to just Pete Rose slide out of it comically instead of potentially pulling a muscle or something trying to get them back together. I thought it was funny as hell myself. Should have seen me when I did this at killi this past Sunday Quote
phillycore Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 Should have seen me when I did this at killi this past Sunday ImageUploadedByTapatalk1450912423.814126.jpg Oh no.... There's definitely nothing funny about that....unless they were rock skis destined for bench /shotski use..... Quote
tarponhead Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 Bought it into shop. Not on effective edge. Guy cut it out and I will epoxy before next trip. Shop did it for free so I bought (over priced) buff for Christmas present for son cause guy was cool and wanted me back on snow asap 1 Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted December 23, 2015 Report Posted December 23, 2015 I've got to imagine that 87 to 7 will get you to Mt. Snow or Okemo a little quicker... Interesting, I checked and Google has Mt. Snow being slightly closer (Okemo is farther). Â Of course in general I would rather spend more time driving North than East, and the crowds tend to be lighter at Gore. Â But this season is really resort specific judging which has the least crap conditions. Â Suspect with the way things are looking, nowhere will be worth hitting on Xmas. Maybe hit something Sat or Sun depending on what things look like, when there will at least potentially be closer options. Quote
Justo8484 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Bought it into shop. Not on effective edge. Guy cut it out and I will epoxy before next trip. Shop did it for free so I bought (over priced) buff for Christmas present for son cause guy was cool and wanted me back on snow asapwhat shop did you go to? Basin has always treated me well up at Killy. Quote
tarponhead Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 what shop did you go to? Basin has always treated me well up at Killy. Shop next to Killington. mountain sports building. Forget exact name. Shitty plug I know... They basically handle all the race Kids there Quote
zzslope Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Toast is the best on snow/on lift photographer in paskiandride. the best was the picture of the ski patroller that wiped out uder the six out of bounds. 2 Quote
thedude4bides Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Should have seen me when I did this at killi this past Sunday ImageUploadedByTapatalk1450912423.814126.jpg Last week I saw two different people snap skis in half near the binding. One was a blizzard and the other was a nordica. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone snap a ski in half in my life let alone two in one week! Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Posted December 24, 2015 Tarpon head how old are the skis you snapped?? Quote
Kyle Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Last week I saw two different people snap skis in half near the binding. One was a blizzard and the other was a nordica. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone snap a ski in half in my life let alone two in one week! I've seen plenty of people snap skis before but most of them were park riders so they went through more abuse Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Posted December 24, 2015 I've never snapped skis but I've delaminated skis, bent skis and also a binder ripped right off then. I've had pretty good luck lately have had four pairs of skis in the last 8 years. Quote
tarponhead Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Tarpon head how old are the skis you snapped?? Not snapped. Ripped out the metal edge. Second season Quote
Justo8484 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Last week I saw two different people snap skis in half near the binding. One was a blizzard and the other was a nordica. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone snap a ski in half in my life let alone two in one week!pretty easy to do if they weren't mounted properly. If the holes weren't properly glued, or properly screwed down, it's pretty easy for moisture to seep into the core at that spot, thus weakening it right at the spot it sees a lot of stress. Just as likely could have been something totally different though. I snapped a pair of 4FRNTs carving down Main Street a few years ago, I guess just due to a shitty core. They snapped just behind the shovel, looked a lot like the surface new life or whatever with the weird angle rocker profile. Quote
toast21602 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 pretty easy to do if they weren't mounted properly. If the holes weren't properly glued, or properly screwed down, it's pretty easy for moisture to seep into the core at that spot, thus weakening it right at the spot it sees a lot of stress. Just as likely could have been something totally different though. I snapped a pair of 4FRNTs carving down Main Street a few years ago, I guess just due to a shitty core. They snapped just behind the shovel, looked a lot like the surface new life or whatever with the weird angle rocker profile. Â you also snapped the same skis in 8" of powder skiing off the peak lift at Whistler... Quote
Justo8484 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 you also snapped the same skis in 8" of powder skiing off the peak lift at Whistler...also true. That might have been more user error than the instance at blue though Quote
mbike-ski Posted December 24, 2015 Report Posted December 24, 2015 Any binding mounting sessions combining up? I need to mount a set of tele bindings 1 Quote
Justo8484 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Posted December 25, 2015 Just did two pair for Ty last weekend! Quote
moe ghoul Posted December 27, 2015 Report Posted December 27, 2015 currently raining in the notch. Chance for 6+" min into tues. looks like Maine might get it. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 27, 2015 Author Report Posted December 27, 2015 currently raining in the notch. Chance for 6+" min into tues. looks like Maine might get it. Take it to the weather thread Quote
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