Cracked Edges

i used to ski with this guy who had like 3 inch pieces of his edge missing and he popped a tre off this little knoll and hooked the edge and got bucked SO HARD

dono what to tell you though, see what a shop gotta say

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it depends where the ski is cracked, how big the crack is and what u want to/are using the ski for.

a small crack at the tail of the ski is not going to affect the skis performance.
however if the crack is under the sole (where it will be most of the time) then if it gets worse, you could feel a difference. i dont think there is a solution or cure for edge crack once it happend.
for rails the ski will still be dope, but for carving gs turns i think it will become less suitable.
my advice to you is, maybe use a rubber stone to get the edge very round, so you wont catch an edge, and maybe exchange the position of the ski i.e. the ski u used to have on your left foot you should put on your right foot.

as far as booters go, i dont think that u will notice a difference with a crack in the edge.
possibly, buy another ski which u will use for all mountain and booters, while the ski with the cracked edge u can use for urban and rails/boxes/jibs.


btw as long as its just a crack its not too bad, but once part of the edge rips out, you might really think of getting a new ski.


oh, short question, by chance, is this crack on a salomon suspect?
cuz edge problems happen alot by this model

no, 08 chronics

if its underfoot in my experience it will not affect performance right away but in the long run the edge will fall out and that effects performance. I'm missing about a foot and a half of edge under foot on both of my skis. The best thing to do to keep it from getting worse is to take it to a shop.

I just got a monster crack underfoot on mine today.  I think I'm just going to file it down nice and good tomorrow.  Kinda disappointing because this is their 2nd season but I won't toss them until they are completely trashed.  And I have an old pair of invaders for back up.  I have put those through hell and haven't had any problem with them.