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Anyone else ever snapped a ski before?

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Deez_Mcskis
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When I was younger I used to love to ski mogul runs. I also used to hit every mound, bank or bump of snow that could be used as a jump, no matter how bad the landing was. Anyway, I was on a steep run and I dropped off a small cliff into some moguls. I ended up with waaay too much speed and so I tried to hockey stop on a run of icy deep moguls. Next thing I know, my top ski gets wedged between to moguls and just snaps. I was on pretty bad skis back then so not out of the question for that to happen, but still a suprise.

Anyone else have a snapped ski story? Or does it happen all the time. Interested to hear your thoughts.
Mar 16 2021 3:46PM
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SofaKingSick
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it happens, but not super often. i'd guess usually it happens after other damage compromises the ski, especially if water gets into your core

you can snap em just hitting stuff or eating shit really badly too though. i've snapped a brand new pair hitting a surprise cat track going vay too fast
Mar 16 2021 4:19PM
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Celery
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I've snapped 2
Mar 16 2021 4:32PM
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Young_patty
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Pair of surfaces and a pair of moments.

Just goes to show it can happen to any ski- water damage in your cores is the worst.
Mar 16 2021 4:39PM
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WoFlowz
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Yes rossis but that’s expected
Mar 16 2021 8:42PM
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SammyDubz
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There’s that dude who skied into a ditch ask him
Mar 16 2021 10:22PM
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vibecheck
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yes only in ditches
Mar 16 2021 10:30PM
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buck_nasty
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Yeah I snapped 2 pairs of Salomon pocket rockets back in the day. First one was landing switch on a backcountry booter and my tails just dove and it snapped right at the binding heel piece. Got a warrantee pair on those, then forget how I snapped the second pair
Mar 16 2021 11:50PM
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r00kie
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Look fellas, you need to be posting pictures of the skis you're talking about.
Mar 17 2021 8:25AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I agree. I want to know what people mean by “snapped”. Like what damage we talking
r00kieLook fellas, you need to be posting pictures of the skis you're talking about.
Mar 17 2021 8:32AM
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guelah_papyrus
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Saw a dude at Wolf Creek once with a powder snowboard that had the tail nearly broken in half. Curious how he did it with 12" of fresh snow on the ground also.
Mar 17 2021 8:46AM
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AsherDonati24
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Yeah last year i broke a pair of TW shortys (2017). I'm not surprised because I was way too big for them and Line isn't known for durability. I snapped the tail on the last day of the season.

My friend also snapped a ski last week right under his heel piece.
Mar 17 2021 11:00AM
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SeaUrchin123
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/997575/Snap-mp4Spring 2019... The second time I snapped a pair of ON3P Presters - Favorite ski ever though.
Also snapped a pair of Atomic Punx 7 a few years ago.
Mar 17 2021 11:38AM
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twerkphone64
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define snapped. i had apair of benchetlers and right underfoot i snapped the core and topsheet but the base was still holding the ski together
Mar 17 2021 4:08PM
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Young_patty
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moist_velvetdefine snapped. i had apair of benchetlers and right underfoot i snapped the core and topsheet but the base was still holding the ski together


I think once it’s gone through the core it’s definitely snapped, not much else to go through at that point
Mar 17 2021 6:28PM
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twerkphone64
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Young_pattyI think once it’s gone through the core it’s definitely snapped, not much else to go through at that point


thinking about it now it would be pretty impressive to literally snap a ski in two
Mar 17 2021 6:32PM
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Julius_Steezer
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Every time I tee up a front flip I pray to various deities that I don’t underrotate and snap tails
Mar 18 2021 5:03AM
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