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Pond Skim and New Boots?

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macavity
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my local resort is having a pond skim this sunday for their last day of the season. I really want to do it, but I just got brand new full tilts and I don't wanna ruin them. I feel like getting them drenched in water would probably not be very good for them, but I don't know. would they be ok if they got soaked, or would that ruin them?
Apr 3 2014 3:35PM
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Wizerd
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They'd probably be fine. When you're done just take out and dry the liners with a hairdryer on cold. Or let them air dry. Just right when you get home take them out, don't let em sit in the shells
Apr 3 2014 3:41PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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bro if you can take boots into ohio dreams water ramp pools, dechlorinated, snow melt water will be all kosher.

Besides, just even more reason to try not to bail into the pond
Apr 3 2014 3:42PM
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joe_dirt
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personally i use old boots. thrift shops are perfect and you really cant tell the difference for a pond skim. that said it shouldn't hurt your boots too bad i get my linear soaked all the time pow days, falling in creeks, and slush. Your Choice
Apr 3 2014 3:42PM
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Goku
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Do do realized that water is just melted snow right?
Apr 3 2014 3:46PM
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*JDBP*
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no
Apr 3 2014 3:49PM
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Paul.
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You do realize that submerging something in water is different than being sprayed by water, right?

But OP you should be fine, just dry em out after you use them
Apr 3 2014 4:46PM
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b-kul
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don't be an idiot and fall?
Apr 3 2014 4:49PM
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imakestickerz
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it will be good for them. the water might wash alot of your foot sweat out. they will be fine if you pull the liners out and let them dry.
Apr 3 2014 4:56PM
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Goku
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not really, in this case. just dry them out after.
Apr 3 2014 6:04PM
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El_Barto.
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It doesnt matter, full tilts suck anyways
Apr 3 2014 6:11PM
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Lick
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Doesn't matter anyway, you don't put your whole fucking boot under the snow when it is snow. A liquid is completely different than a solid.
Apr 3 2014 9:26PM
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STAUSS
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fuckin send it you pussaayyyy
Apr 3 2014 9:30PM
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raymondcabral
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Pond skims are super easy to make it across.... don't worry it doesn't effect your boots either.
Apr 3 2014 9:49PM
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Goku
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You'll be fine as long as you dry the liner out.
Source: A boot fitter
Apr 3 2014 9:50PM
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Lick
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I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just saying your logic of "snow is frozen water so putting boots in water is the same as skiing on snow" doesn't make any sense.
Apr 3 2014 10:19PM
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lachiee
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Fucking YOLO

Apr 4 2014 12:53AM
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ChillTeenDad420
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dude full tilts dont get wet what you thinkin
Apr 4 2014 1:16AM
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Parks.
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Apr 4 2014 1:36AM
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shane-mcwannabe
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Uhh Just take the liner out to dry..
Apr 4 2014 11:45AM
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future-spins
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Get good and don't fall in. problem solved
Apr 4 2014 12:25PM
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skier58284
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Don't suck at pond skimming and it won't be an issue. I did a 180 off a jump into a pond skim last spring, I kinda landed it but didn't make it all the way accross. My boots took a long time to dry but they were fine, there's nothing wrong with getting ski boots wet. The liners can be kinda hard to get back in all the way though, they felt weird at first when I put them back in until I had worn them a bit to get them fully into place.
Apr 4 2014 12:31PM
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tomPietrowski
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Why not just use old liners in your new boots. Take your footbeds out of the new liners stick them in some old battered liners and use those in the full tilts. Water won't effect the liner but the fact it's a pond means it won't be clean water so your liners may get dirty and potenially smell after depending how clean the water is. If it was me I would not use new liners but the shells will be fine.
Apr 4 2014 1:34PM
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Goku
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Apr 4 2014 1:41PM
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louie.mirags
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Obvious troll is obviously obvious
Apr 4 2014 2:04PM
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The_Polock
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Dont do it you could die.  Seriously.Click for larger image
Apr 4 2014 3:03PM
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El_Barto.
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Thats not me being a troll, those boots suck
Apr 4 2014 3:17PM
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Lick
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Are you serious? I don't know what you don't get about it.
Apr 4 2014 3:56PM
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The_Polock
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Whats a full tilt?
Apr 4 2014 3:59PM
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El_Barto.
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^ that sig
Apr 4 2014 4:57PM
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90053
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Do people even realise how much you sweat into boots?
Apr 4 2014 5:11PM
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jacklong27
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its your last day of the season i think 6 months will be long enough to dry your liners
Apr 4 2014 5:26PM
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Mingg
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At least he didn't ask if rain would ruin his skis...I've been asked that before and I didn't even know how to respond to such stupidity
Apr 4 2014 7:22PM
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ronin480
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I'd just rent boots before getting my good ones all wet with nasty water
Apr 4 2014 7:27PM
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Andrew_M
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Ski boots are meant to be used...so use them.
Apr 4 2014 7:45PM
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louie.mirags
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Ooohhhh gotcha
Apr 4 2014 7:48PM
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crimeenthusiast
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If you have full tilts you wont fall anyway
Apr 4 2014 9:14PM
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Easy-E
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you know snow is water too, right?
Apr 5 2014 9:48AM
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griffaah
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If you just got new boots, then doesnt that mean that you have old boots that still fit that you could use?

It makes your boots smell for a while if you don't sufficiently dry them out.
Apr 5 2014 11:35AM
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macavity
Posts: 264 - Karma: 493
I dropped like 1 and a half sizes getting new boots (because I was fitted properly) and had to get my skis remounted to the point my old boots don't fit.

made it through the pond skim without falling... it was definitely easier than I thought. thanks for the replies everyone, feeling that newschoolers love <3
Apr 7 2014 12:28AM
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M.M
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If you just got new boots, why can't you use your old ones
Apr 7 2014 4:27AM
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