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Help with ski damage

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natekeeney
Posts: 63 - Karma: 239
so I broke out my new skiis today and the snow was pretty icy but there was good cover with no rocks or anything so I played it safe and rode groomers all day didnt do anything that would damage my new skiis but I noticed after that on the edges of the topsheet there is cuts all over the ski (not effecting the edge) but still some pretty nasty cuts.... is this just from the ice? need some help!
Dec 16 2013 1:54AM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
That's from you crossing your tips/knocking skis together.

About 5 years ago I was like you, worried about every knick, chip and edge crack, but then I realized that skis are for skiing, and who gives a shit if they look like crap, you're still gonna have a ball out there!
Dec 16 2013 2:05AM
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sNaubi
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Dec 16 2013 7:52AM
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Ali_Dibden
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 1,688
Yeah i wouldn't get hung up on that too much, my skis have the topsheet beat to piss but they still perform as expected.

If you feel its a major problem you could fill in the cuts but i personally wouldn't do that.
Dec 16 2013 7:59AM
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EMH
Posts: 279 - Karma: 862
My current skis: like 20 to 30% of top sheets clipped away (from the act of ski A hitting ski B...), both tails and noses cracked open (fixed tho) and pieces of the edges, maybe 30cm total, missing. They still perform really well, stop caring about how the top of the ski looks like.
Dec 16 2013 8:06AM
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YoungSchoolers
Posts: 153 - Karma: 4,349
isn't there a chance of the ski delaminating when chipped?
Dec 16 2013 9:55AM
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cultrara
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Its certainly a factor, but not something to be too worried about. If your skis do start to delam, you can always throw some rivets in your tips and tails like k2 does to their skis. It helps way more than you might think.
Dec 16 2013 10:00AM
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Maruchan
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30cm of your edges are gone and they still perform? What kind of black magic is this??
Dec 16 2013 10:46AM
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natekeeney
Posts: 63 - Karma: 239
actually the lamination on my k2 tails is starting to come off... should i take them into the shop and have em looked at? or is there an easy way to fix it myself?
Dec 19 2013 10:41PM
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profa_212
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Post some pics. We can better assess the damage with them
Dec 19 2013 10:48PM
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