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Ski failures this past year?

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yungcigsmoker
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So ns what skis did you break this year? I broke a pair of Pipe cleaners. I ground through the entire edge. Wasn't the ski's fault though, and my pops repaired it with ease.
For the rest of the season I was on my 9thwards from 2006. The topsheets are hacked up real bad, and the edge is cracked but for a pair of almost decade old skis, with an unknown amount of days on them, they held up nicely.
Jun 4 2015 5:19PM
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a_burger
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delammed a pair of 2011 afterbangs,no big surprise there

I riveted them back together though and they've held up really well now.
Jun 4 2015 5:23PM
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shin-bang
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I'm somewhat riding 2006 Scott p4s that have been through every owner abusing them, and I totally ripped off the half delammed top sheet when I repainted them. The ski itself, despite a mush core is still going strong, it's just the bindings that are keeping me off of them :(
Jun 4 2015 5:37PM
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Lbird
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Blew out the heelpiece on a griffon
Jun 4 2015 5:39PM
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grilled_steeze
Posts: 422 - Karma: 1,447
Core shot on Nordica fire arrows from 2012, the bindings were also held in with wood filler, Elmer's glue, and old mismatched screws because i didn't want to go find epoxy (backyard ski anyway). it was pretty inevitable that they'd break.
Jun 4 2015 6:31PM
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406
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Tore my acl stuntin too hard
Jun 4 2015 6:32PM
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Mr.noodle
Posts: 1361 - Karma: 4,651
got really into park this year and bought schitzos and k2 domains new from a friend for a good deal and I broke 3 brakes but that always happens, went through the 3 pairs of poles and I'm missing about 2 inches of edge about 10 edge cracks and some missing side wall But I beat the shut out of them and I'm Not really suprized all that happened
Jun 4 2015 7:28PM
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Zurg
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I'm missing about... 3/4 of all my edges, no big deal.
Jun 4 2015 7:54PM
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epapageorges
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Icelantic danollies snapped last august, second pair of danollies cracked the core under foot this april and lost over half the edge, ripped out of some on3p filthy riches in Feb. plus no more edge underfoot... Now I am on some J allplays and they seem to be holding up relatively well minus a few edge cracks. I feel like I am just really unlucky cause I don't ski that hard compared to a lot of people. Anybody else going through three (or more) park skis per season? It is a very expensive habit
Jun 4 2015 9:34PM
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.lencon
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epapageorgesIcelantic danollies snapped last august, second pair of danollies cracked the core under foot this april and lost over half the edge, ripped out of some on3p filthy riches in Feb. plus no more edge underfoot... Now I am on some J allplays and they seem to be holding up relatively well minus a few edge cracks. I feel like I am just really unlucky cause I don't ski that hard compared to a lot of people. Anybody else going through three (or more) park skis per season? It is a very expensive habit


How big are you? Also, those companies you listed have pretty good warranties so take advantage!
Jun 5 2015 12:05AM
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epapageorges
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.lenconHow big are you? Also, those companies you listed have pretty good warranties so take advantage!


6ft 175lbs and I thought rail damage voids your warranty? because the edges on all of em are pretty much destroyed so i figured they wouldnt be warranty-able
Jun 5 2015 12:18AM
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tomPietrowski
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3 pairs of boots a pair of dynafit Radical bindings and very sadly my s9-16 steels, although they are just about rideable still. No skis amazingly.
Jun 5 2015 12:21AM
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jackdonovan
Posts: 2248 - Karma: 3,079
Armada El Reys, blew out the sidewall after a relatively mellow season, and blew them out on one day of riding really hard
Jun 5 2015 12:35AM
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p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
Maybe 20 days including one mellow urban night on my brand new Domains and the edge began to pop out on one of the tails. Also popped a nose rivet out like fifth run. Shit skis and I ski way harder now than on my previous pair too.
Been using my old Caylors since February because they're way more solid anyway. They're faster and landing everything just feels so much better.
Jun 5 2015 2:55AM
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PsychedelicMoose
Posts: 792 - Karma: 3,568
Both tips on my salomons came apart and the edge fell off from the sides. My teton's tips came apart as well and the edge came off too. My brake broke on a pair of rossignols and also got some mean core shots.
Went through 3 pairs this season..
Jun 5 2015 3:21AM
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Mingg
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I broke my wrist and the rest of me, lost 3 pairs of gloves, and bent 2 poles.
Jun 5 2015 3:54AM
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Nachowhoa
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i lost a pole on a lift.
Jun 5 2015 4:27AM
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.lencon
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epapageorges6ft 175lbs and I thought rail damage voids your warranty? because the edges on all of em are pretty much destroyed so i figured they wouldnt be warranty-able


They usually do, but those companies sometimes will still warranty you, whether they replace the ski, fix the ski, or give you a discount for more or their skis. Id say you ski more aggressive than you think if you've gotten edge cracks on 2.2x2.2 + edges multiple times that easily
Jun 5 2015 8:50AM
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Corey_O132
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Was trying some tail buttering on some really old volkl gotamas. Cracked the core apart. Just rode it out for the rest of the day.
Jun 5 2015 4:31PM
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ThundaKilla
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Snapped the tail of a Filthy Rich
Jun 5 2015 10:55PM
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slothking
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Ripped a pair of Pivots out of my Surface one lifes and lost the heelpiece. ripped the edge out of the tip of my liberty antigens and snapped the first 4 inches of the edge completely off. Broke 2 sets of poles, ripped open a pair of pants on opening day. It was a rough year for my gear.
Jun 6 2015 11:16AM
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Brocka_Flocka
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Broke my second pair of Factions....
Jun 6 2015 1:14PM
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3mania
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Went through 3 pair of APOs. All of them had between 100- 140 days on them. Sammy's bent when I over rotated a 3 and wrecked my shit hard, Starsky's blew out 3 feet of edge when I tried to slam the back side of a bump for face shots, and my all time fave ski the Paragon started separating at the base/edge. Most skis I've ever rolled thru in 30 seasons.
Jun 6 2015 1:55PM
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Nikolaus
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my body. 3 knee surgeries and im not supposed to be fully recovered until august.
Jun 6 2015 5:43PM
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bagofbeans
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broke both of my marker at bindings in a crash midyear but I sent em in and they gave me next years so its all good
Jun 6 2015 9:00PM
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a_burger
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if were counting all ski equipment I ripped the sole off one of my tele boots
Jun 6 2015 9:25PM
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crimeenthusiast
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I snapped the sidewall/ground the edge down to nothing on my AR7! in 60 days
Jun 7 2015 4:00PM
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steezburgereddie
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lewis.byrdBlew out the heelpiece on a griffon


The shop over tightened the baseplate on my jesters and the heelpeice broke off halfway through my second day of the season.
Jun 7 2015 4:06PM
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nochill
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my ski brakes have been broken for two seasons
Jun 7 2015 8:23PM
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Swandog7
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Went through 2 pairs of poles, one on the last day of the year, base is separating from the ski, 4 edge cracks along with that, lost 2 pairs of gloves, a pair of gloves and my tow rope guards got ripped up by a tow rope (I ski in MN), lost a screw for my boots, helmet broke, and my mom borrowed a pair of my googles in Colorado and lost them. It was a rough year.
Jun 7 2015 11:44PM
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PKchu
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I broke 7 pairs last season.... None this season though
Jun 8 2015 12:08AM
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shin-bang
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PKchuI broke 7 pairs last season.... None this season though


Dang.. What brand and model we're you riding this season? Or were you riding multiple pairs Of various companies?
Jun 8 2015 12:15AM
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Jon_Taffer
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blew up the heel piece on my pivots hitting a park wall ride lol
Jun 8 2015 12:54AM
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LarsTynes
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Jon_Tafferblew up the heel piece on my pivots hitting a park wall ride lol


What the hell? Was the wall made out of Nokias?
Jun 8 2015 1:47AM
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kook.lyfe
Posts: 157 - Karma: 1,944
Future Spins, I snapped the tail doing a double front flip. It wasn't my fault though, this little snowboarder kid peer pressured me. Later I snapped the nose, that was my fault, I got hung up skiing down a stair set in Santa Monica.
Jun 8 2015 5:35AM
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kook.lyfe
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I misspoke doing a one and a half would be more accurate
Jun 8 2015 5:38AM
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PKchu
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.WashingtonDang.. What brand and model we're you riding this season? Or were you riding multiple pairs Of various companies?


Well I was on Whitedots last year and then Icelantics this year.... Quite the change in durability
Jun 8 2015 9:18AM
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Hoodliving
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epapageorges6ft 175lbs and I thought rail damage voids your warranty? because the edges on all of em are pretty much destroyed so i figured they wouldnt be warranty-able

Eric just hit them up once you start working rope tows in a week or two. And don't be modest haha you're always killin rails.

But onto the post, snapped a pair of Rossi sprayers (joke of a ski) got some Rossi slats, rode those for a good while got tired of how stiff they were. Then got some revision talismans snapped the core on one tail but still riding them, revision did replace them on defect though so that's good. I'm in my first year of skiing and I can already see it becoming a massively expensive lifestyle
Jun 8 2015 12:29PM
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Literature
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epapageorgesIcelantic danollies snapped last august, second pair of danollies cracked the core under foot this april and lost over half the edge, ripped out of some on3p filthy riches in Feb. plus no more edge underfoot... Now I am on some J allplays and they seem to be holding up relatively well minus a few edge cracks. I feel like I am just really unlucky cause I don't ski that hard compared to a lot of people. Anybody else going through three (or more) park skis per season? It is a very expensive habit


Just curious: do you detune your edges underfoot before you start hitting rails?
Jun 8 2015 12:47PM
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epapageorges
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LiteratureJust curious: do you detune your edges underfoot before you start hitting rails?


I usually take a file to the underfoot sections and try to get the edges there nice and round. Everyone swears it helps with durability but I've mostly noticed that it helps with catching on rails. I personally haven't seen much difference in durability ( couple years ago I used to not de-tune). I do ski a bit harder on rails than I used to so this may also be a factor.
Jun 8 2015 1:35PM
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S.J.W
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I fucked my griffons up. The heal piece can easily slide along the track so when I eject my heal piece comes off. So I have to have my dins set super high so I don't eject and I'm terrified of tearing an ACL
Jun 8 2015 1:48PM
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arnie_grape
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I did a real number on my 2012 stepups but this was my 3rd season on them.
then bought a pair of icelantic da'nollies and I fucking love the ski but god damn they fall apart. in ~6 weeks I had 6 edge cracks on a single edge. they have a 2 year warranty but I can't imagine they honor it if you've ridden them in the park.
Jun 8 2015 4:21PM
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arnie_grape
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and some cunt stole my poles on one of the only pow days I wasn't working
Jun 8 2015 4:23PM
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PKchu
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epapageorgesI usually take a file to the underfoot sections and try to get the edges there nice and round. Everyone swears it helps with durability but I've mostly noticed that it helps with catching on rails. I personally haven't seen much difference in durability ( couple years ago I used to not de-tune). I do ski a bit harder on rails than I used to so this may also be a factor.


De-tune your tips and tails! It doesn't help with durability, but it will definitely save you from a bad catch while buttering, or skiing in general.
Jun 8 2015 7:00PM
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Petey.
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406Tore my acl stuntin too hard


I tore my ACL and my MCL in one jump. Guess you weren't stuntin hard enough bud
Jun 8 2015 7:22PM
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270on420out
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S.J.WI fucked my griffons up. The heal piece can easily slide along the track so when I eject my heal piece comes off. So I have to have my dins set super high so I don't eject and I'm terrified of tearing an ACL


If your griffins are that wrecked, they will most likely fail before your knees do
Jun 8 2015 8:06PM
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JAHpow
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Massive delam on my abangs, gflexed them and they're good to go.

Exploded the front edge out on both skis of my Surface double times. Gflexed them too and they're all good.
Jun 8 2015 9:15PM
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pj21
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delamed 2 pairs of El Reys, Got another pair and they delamed on the first day skiing.
Jun 8 2015 10:22PM
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purplepants420
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I rode the k2 press this season and they stayed in good shape but a few of my friends had the line future spins, masterminds and afterbangs and they all were delamed less than halfway through the season
Jun 8 2015 11:28PM
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Lemuel
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My Lizzie's have a delaminated edge underfoot that happened a few years ago. They were my only pair of skis available to bring to peace pipe and I really fucked them, about a foot of edge is not attached to the ski. First day riding them this year too. Coulda warranties them for a par of bacons back when it originally happened, but there is no substitute for my Lizzie's.
Jun 9 2015 10:04AM
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406
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Petey.I tore my ACL and my MCL in one jump. Guess you weren't stuntin hard enough bud


you crazy dawg, hope your recovery goes well!
Jun 9 2015 12:27PM
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