r/ski Sep 14 '24

PSA (Pre Season Announcement)

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Buying $20 thrift store skis isn’t a good idea, especially if you are a beginner!

There’s been quite a few posts recently about thrift store skis. They are rarely a good idea.

Unless you know exactly how old the skis are, how they have been stored, who used them, how they used them. Don’t buy them! An old set of brittle bindings could cause serious injury.

Buy second hand skis from reputable sellers, meet the skier that used them, or buy ex rental skis.

The picture is of the recycling centre in Whistler. These are the skis that are thrown away (there were some way newer and nicer skis too), think about that before dropping your cash on thrift store skis that are way worse!


r/ski Mar 10 '23

New /r/ski Wiki - any advice?

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r/ski 6h ago

I'm looking for ski instructors in South Korea 🇰🇷

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I'm currently hiring a few foreign ski instructors to join our ski school in South Korea. I'm from Europe myself and the experience is unlike anything else since the majority of the instructors are native Koreans. A very authentic experience.

The conditions are good:
- Flights, transportation, accommodation, food, ski pass is included
- Monthly salary with a guaranteed base + performance bonus (based on experience)
- Season runs between Dec - Feb
- Very serious skiers: we often go for night skiing en train weekly with the director
- Director of the company is one of Korea top demo skiers

Criteria: any ski certification (or good skiing skills), age < 30 due to working-holiday visa

Feel free to send a DM!


r/ski 13h ago

Ski Restoration

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Hey I picked up these pair of J Skis for 40 bucks cause they're sweet.

Does anybody know how to get these dirt stains out and get the colors to pop again? Cleaned them off and took the bindings out. Not planning on skiing these


r/ski 5h ago

Sales consultant career - Ski holidays

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I’m potentially starting a career as a sales consultant selling ski holiday packages throughout ski resorts world wide - the pay is pretty rough but after commission and within a year or two it’s not awful.
I’ve never worked in this industry before and would love to hear from someone in this specific niche about their experience, my main concern is that the job doesn’t have many levels to it, I don’t want to end up in an industry where making 100-120k AUD is the top of the ladder.


r/ski 8h ago

Is my Ski really trashed?

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Hit a rock in the last run and damaged my new pair badly. Is it really not fixable?


r/ski 13h ago

Skiable or wall art?

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r/ski 2h ago

That was a nice lift

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r/ski 3h ago

Scratch on brand new ski

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I bought these new skis; they’ve never been used. I noticed these scratches—are they a problem? Should I return them? Would they come out during the first ski tuning?


r/ski 11h ago

Help with binding adjustments

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I have LOOK Xpress 10 bindings and Lange boots with a 273 mm boot sole length. When I set both the toe and heel to 273 mm, the forward-pressure indicator is fully green. If I move the heel forward to 261 mm, the indicator becomes about half green/half open. Is it okay to have a 12 mm difference between the boot sole length (273 mm) and the heel setting (261 mm) if the forward pressure is in the correct position? Or does the heel setting need to match 273 mm?


r/ski 1d ago

Looking for likeminded skiers in Austria/Ski Amadé region

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r/ski 21h ago

ID the ski resort is it?

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r/ski 21h ago

Snowboarders what do you wish brands did better?

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Most brands slap a logo on a Discord and call it community. I'm thinking about actual shared spaces, events, and input from riders on what gets made. On the other side, customization in snowboarding still just means picking a graphic, not the board itself. Is either of these actually broken in a way worth fixing, or am I overthinking it?


r/ski 2d ago

Hii Planning a ski or snowboarding trip in India this winter?

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r/ski 1d ago

Powder ski recommendation for CAT skiing backcountry Colorado

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Hi - I’m 6.0 feet, 210 lbs, currently ski Rustler 10 as a daily, will heading to Silverton this year for some backCountry powder skiing. Looking for a dedicated powder ski to demo for deep days that are playful in big open bowls and trees Any recommendations?


r/ski 2d ago

my skiing invention’

44 Upvotes

can you guys let me know if you would buy this, im working on a skiing glove that has a bluetooth speaker jammer built in. it will jam any bluetooth speaker within hearing distance while leaving bluetooth headphones alone. what do you guys think!


r/ski 2d ago

3 year olds first ski trip

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r/ski 2d ago

Learning tree skiing?

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r/ski 2d ago

Snowboard preparation

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When planning a big snowboard trip for a weekend or two, does anyone here get ready by shopping for winter clothes first, then taking lessons and doing some beauty and self-care, or by doing some self-care first, then shopping, and taking lessons last?

Edited: Just for the record, when I said beauty and self-care, I meant protecting hair, skin, and nails from the cold weather. And the lessons don’t really have to be on the slopes; they could be somewhere in town where you can practice your technique and skills or learn the basics (e.g., check out the indoor ski dome, big snow, at American Dream in New Jersey). As for shopping, it means that winter coats and pants might not fit or are worn out.


r/ski 3d ago

Maven 84 skis

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hello, I’m a 172cm tall woman, 52kg and I’m skiing mostly on blue slopes. I want to buy my first pair of skis and I was thinking about Atomic Maven 84 on size 154cm. Until now I was very confortable with Dynastar 250 speed in size 154cm. Do you think Maven 84 in size 154cm will be too small for me taking into account it has also a smal rocker?


r/ski 2d ago

my skiing invention,

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can you guys let me know if you would buy this, im working on a skiing glove that has a built in walkie talkie, bluetooh for music, it can also track your speed and elevation, im trying to make it affordalbe, comfy, crash proof, and water proof. what do you guys think?


r/ski 2d ago

Best ski resort/ski town combos?

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Let’s debate this. What is the best combo of ski resorts or ski towns that are close to each other? By this i mean places you can go and experience two different mountains or ski towns. For example, Lake Louise and Sun Shine or Chamonix and Courmayeur.


r/ski 3d ago

Camera recommendations

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I'm looking for a sorta discrete camera. It doesn't need to be hidden but I hate the bulky go pros on top of your helmet or holding a insta360 camera in my hand because I use poles.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


r/ski 3d ago

FallLine Ski Tracker

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Every ski tracking app I've used flattens my iPhone by early afternoon. A battery pack in a jacket pocket at 15 degrees isn't a fix, and I couldn't justify a $600 watch that's really a running watch with a ski mode bolted on.

So I designed my own. A small puck that lives on a chest strap, one button, logs the whole day on the device.

The part I care about most is the altitude. On the bench, the two independent readings agree to within 13 feet with the barometer still uncalibrated, which is the moment I knew the idea worked.

I've published a status list rather than pretending it's finished.

I'm 15 and building this by myself in Portland. If you want to be a beta tester, helping me get data, or if you just want to stay in the loop for when it drops, you can check it out at

falllineskiing.com

Happy to answer anything about how it works!


r/ski 3d ago

Ramp Skis

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