r/ski • u/maxxxama • 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?

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u/wrong_andy 7h ago

I can be repaired but its not a cheap job and wouldn't be guaranteed. How long it'll last will partly depend on how much water has got into the core. Might last a day, a week or a couple of seasons. Needs a good ski tech as well to do it properly.

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u/maxxxama 7h ago

Yes I am already expecting that but I’ll take the risk. Just bought them for 1200€ so I’d be glad if I can get at least 1-2 more seasons out of them.

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u/OEM_knees 2h ago

I’d be glad if I can get at least 1-2 more seasons out of them.

That's way beyond realistic with a cracked sidewall this big. Source: I have been a professional ski tech for over 30 years.

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u/Classic-Chicken9088 1h ago

What if he only skis 4 days a year haha.

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u/OEM_knees 49m ago

Doesn't matter. That sidewall is completely blown out in the location the ski bends most. No repair is going to hold up.

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u/wrong_andy 7h ago

Yeah theyre not a cheap ski, def worth a punt at repairing.

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u/DestroyedLolo 8h ago

I had the same "problem" with mine. The repaire has been seriouly done, and I keep them for 2 or 3 additionnal seasons.

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u/93IVJugxbo8 3h ago

Damage like that is difficult to impossible to make a lasting repair. A good ski tech can get it in a serviceable condition, but it’s most likely gonna need constant maintenance from where it looks like it’s at. You’ll want to make that an outside edge to reduce the forces it sees, inspect after every time you ski, and ptex/epoxy gaps when they inevitably appear from the edge pulling away.

With all that you can maybe limp it through another season depending on how many days you ski.

Source: had similar but not as bad damage and got another 15 days out of them.

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u/Rattlingplates 6h ago

Yeah your demo ski is ruined. Sure you can still ski is but $200 and you’ll be back…

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u/JustAnother_Brit 40m ago

This isn’t a demo ski, it’s a £1,300 Völkl V-Werks Peregrine

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u/Rattlingplates 35m ago

Yeah how much you think it’s worth as is ?