How to repair a bent ski?

Oof dude, she gone but you can do whatever ghetto shit you want and let us know how it skis

They're likely toast, unfortunately. Your idea could in theory work for some mellow cruisers short term. I would also drill the carbon fiber/fiberglass, in addition to the epoxy

Keep us updated if you do!

Please dont go riding with that. Ya might really hurt yourself

Shop around. You could probably find some decent used sticks for $175.

you’ll spend $60-70 in epoxy and supplies for a fix that wont work.

yeah those are toast. you can still ride them, ive ridden a season out on a snapped pair like that, but you should definitely keep in mind that the ski is broken and act accordingly when riding. i wouldn't put yourself in any situations where relying on that snapped ski could put you in danger

i'm not aware of any way to save a snapped ski, i think everyone agrees there isn't one

Maybe hit up ON3P to see if they have any singles?

Hey, this is relevant to my job! I spent 3 years coming up with repairs for composite parts on airplanes
That ski is fucked so any repair is gonna suck.
But the best repair you can do for it is called a scarf joint. You're gonna want to sand off the topsheet for like 4 inches in either direction. Under the topsheet, check if the fiberglass is still intact.
If the fiberglass is good (just bent, no cracking) don't sand any further. Clean the surface very thoroughly with isopropyl. Then bond 2-3 plies (layers) of fiberglass on top of the damaged area. Ideally one of the layers should be rotated 45° relative to the others.
If the ski's fiberglass is fucked too, you're going to want to sand on a taper so that it's deepest at the break and tapers off to be level with the topsheet 4-6" away. At the break, it should be sanded deep enough to fit 4-6 layers of fiberglass. Sanding into the wood is ok. So basically you're gonna want to fill the sanded area with fiberglass, so it's gotta taper to match. The first layer you put down should only be like 2" wide. Then 4" wide. Then 6" wide. Then 8" wide. And again, it's best if half of the layers are rotated 45° (so the threads are running diagonal)
For your materials, i assume the best you're gonna get is the stuff they use for boat repairs. Look up a video guide for how to wet layup and it'll show you how to place the plies and brush epoxy on.
I'm on mobile now, but when i get home tonight i can draw up some basic diagrams if you need

Cut it off and do fishtail.

Who here remembers the "skied through a ditch" days

looks like you have the first pair of triple camber ON3P's to me

Dollos_Disciplelooks like you have the first pair of triple camber ON3P's to me

page outta moments book

DensecloudsWho here remembers the "skied through a ditch" days

I was about to ask. OP, did you happen to come into contact with any ditches lately?

I broke a ski like that once while getting caught in the middle of a large S-box. I thought it was toast, my local ski shop thought it was toast, but I gave it a try at repairing and I successfully got it to ski for the rest of that season.

I used a good amount of epoxy with multiple high tenion clamps to try and get the ski back into original shape- it was a bit off true shape and skied a little funny, but after curing for a few days it rode for a couple months and actually held up longer than the edges did. Surprisingly enough I learned rodeo 5’s on those skis after repairing and they never gave out on me landing switch. The $10 in material cost and an hour of my time/effort was well worth it for my use case scenario (mostly low angle slopes/midwest parks).

As mentioned above make sure the majority of fiberglass is intact and not completely broken apart along with the woodcore- thats the guts of your ski and if you lose much of that its not worth the attempt of repairing.

Thanks everyone for the advice, tips and jokes - shoutout galinski and slushseason for the writeups. currently looking into wet layup steps and may attempt this weekend if I can carve enough time away from school. Unfortunately do not have much of a shop setup here so will have to buy or makeshift some clamps…. and no there was no ditches involved, just bad luck impacting timberline park snow

I would say they’re toast

DensecloudsThey're likely toast, unfortunately.

I'm fairly certain those are skis, buddy.

SofaKingSickyeah those are toast.

I don't think you guys know what cooked bread looks like......

SofaKingSickyeah those are toast.

I don't think you guys know what slightly roasted bread looks like......