Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Does buttering ruin your skis?

profile picture
ClosesChide
Posts: 28 - Karma: 147
Sup newschoolers

Just bought a pair of arv 96's to get into the park skiing
I love buttering with my racing slalom skis that are sooo stiff so I can't imagine how happy I will be buttering two noodles
Do butters ruin your skis tho? Do they lose their factory shape and break after buttering?
Oct 27 2020 1:35PM
4 0
profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24725 - Karma: 29,948
Depends how heavy you are.
Oct 27 2020 3:57PM
0 0
profile picture
SofaKingSick
Posts: 9325 - Karma: 61,225
they're stressful on the skis but unless your skis have a defect or they're already almost dead, they're not going to just snap. buttering is part of normal use for a ski like the arv96... just a particularly intensive use! don't worry about it
Oct 27 2020 4:02PM
4 0
profile picture
ClosesChide
Posts: 28 - Karma: 147
DingoSeanDepends how heavy you are.

I'm 58 kg so no problem I guess
Oct 27 2020 5:11PM
0 0
profile picture
anders_a
Posts: 1680 - Karma: 5,603
Dont worry about it, butttttttttttttttttttters
Oct 27 2020 5:19PM
1 0
profile picture
PacificRimJob
Posts: 24725 - Karma: 29,948
ClosesChideI'm 58 kg so no problem I guess


nah u thic
Oct 27 2020 5:50PM
4 0
profile picture
Knapzach
Posts: 471 - Karma: 5,147
Pshh doesn't matter, Use em and abuse em
Oct 28 2020 6:24PM
2 0
profile picture
weastcoat
Posts: 6433 - Karma: 74,234
No. If anything they will cause slight delam in tips/tails but I think that comes more from impacts bc on most park skis If you look at a slo mo video the tips will flatten to the ground at impact from just flex.
Nov 2 2020 12:12AM
0 0
profile picture
Twig
Posts: 6417 - Karma: 60,329
I spend a lot of time buttering and a couple of years ago, I saw the tips delamming on about half the skis I tested for Roofbox. Since then I've had fewer issues, not sure if that's because of what I've been testing or just luck though. I also find that some skis lose their rebound over time, some also lose their shape (by over time here, I mean under 30 days because I almost never get to ski anything for longer than that).

However, skis are meant to be used so it's kind of a pointless question. I mean rails definitely break 100% of skis eventually, but you wouldn't not ski park rails because eventually your skis might break...
Nov 2 2020 7:57AM
1 0
All times are Eastern (-5)