So, I bought new skis and bindings last
November (2012) and last weekend, my binding snapped.
I have the Marker Squires (Ya, I know, bad choice) and half way through my run in comp, I landed switch off a rail, the brake and heel piece broke off, and my ski bombed down the hill. I'm barely 150 lbs, and the bindings have only had about 15 days on them. I don't ride my stuff hard either. The biggest jumps I've hit on these skis were just over 20 feet, and I never landed switch on a jump much more than 15 feet (Therefore, the ski brake wouldn't be bending unnaturally if my ski released).
I took the skis back to my local shop immediately on the same Saturday and they said they would send them back in Monday. I returned Monday, and they said it would be a while until Marker contacted them with their decision for the warranty.
My problem is that the season is ending, and there is a competition this weekend (March 16) that I have been looking forward to for a while now. The kid at the shop said that if I wanted to ride this weekend, I could buy new bindings (same ones) and get them mounted this week. THEN, if Marker does warranty my bindings, the store would get credited, and I would be reimbursed.
HERE'S MY QUESTION:
Would Marker normally warranty something like this, and if they do, would they fix the binding or give me new ones? Would it be considered "user error" even though it hasn't been a season and I've been riding fairly easily? I really don't want to be out another $200 (What the shop charges) and have 3 good bindings and 1 broken one that I have no use for. Would it be a good idea to buy the new bindings in the hope that I will get warranty, or should I just wait it out and skip the competition?
