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Skiing without brakes

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bibyak4life
Posts: 36 - Karma: 11
are you allowed on a mountain without brakes? cause i cant get my brakes fixed for another month but my friend wants me to go skiing with him in a few weeks
Oct 18 2010 6:30PM
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EasyPleazySteezy
Posts: 14 - Karma: 10
dont do it. i thought it was fine till my ski popped off and went flying down the hill and hit a chick. she was pissed to say the least to take a ski to the shin
Oct 19 2010 10:15PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,270
a 10 pound thin object with metal edges accelerating down a hill can seriously injure someone
Oct 19 2010 11:14PM
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rudager
Posts: 11332 - Karma: 4,597
It's the worst when your breaks don't pop back up. It is the most inconvenient, embarrassing and quite possibly the worst time of your life when your ski falls and keeps going.

Like stated, shops carry brakes, they usually come at a decent price.
Oct 19 2010 11:20PM
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blatt
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 3,097
please acknowledge the difference between friend and acquaintance.
Oct 19 2010 11:35PM
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MikeTK
Posts: 549 - Karma: 126

i had to do this for most of last year while i got the money to buy new bindings.

it was wierd having that extra space between my boots and binding. I ended up stuffing tissues and other things inbetween to keep it from wiggling around.

if you decide to do this be prepared to race after your ski if it happens to come off...

Oct 20 2010 11:42AM
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Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
Dont do it, at least use a leash
Oct 20 2010 11:50AM
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.Asain-Skiier
Posts: 3708 - Karma: 977
I hated having my brakes break.
Oct 20 2010 3:31PM
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Jibbidy
Posts: 787 - Karma: 19
Honestly dude, doing so would be pretty ignorant regarding the safety of other riders. A ski without brakes gets going very fast and you don't want a murder charge on your head do you? Don't take the gamble, man. I advise against it and actually request that you don't.
Oct 23 2010 4:38AM
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doGelyst
Posts: 2491 - Karma: 508
quite simply, not a good idea.
Oct 23 2010 1:00PM
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tfast
Posts: 607 - Karma: 7
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Oct 23 2010 4:47PM
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T.DUDE
Posts: 1681 - Karma: 129
fucking crazy idea. i've watched so many kids just totally bail out on jumps, ski pops off, brakes are frozen...bye bye ski.
Oct 23 2010 7:26PM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
lol@murder. murder is if you have the intent to kill somebody, not by accident. get learned.
Oct 24 2010 5:59PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 85
Nice claim.
Oct 24 2010 6:05PM
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bibyak4life
Posts: 36 - Karma: 11
one of my brakes is broken, i dont have the money to fix it yet and i want to ski this weekend
Oct 25 2010 7:51PM
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Jibbidy
Posts: 787 - Karma: 19
Sorry wrong term. But there is Accidental Manslaughter, and that will fuck you in the ass for at least 8 years or so, probably.
Nov 1 2010 10:10PM
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paige.
Posts: 1930 - Karma: 907
See #6. Yes something is required. It doesn't have to be brakes but they make the most sense for skis. You can generally get away without having them because nobody checks these things but you will be responsible if anything happens.
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Nov 1 2010 10:53PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8863 - Karma: 31,577
its illegal in CO i believe
Nov 1 2010 11:02PM
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Kangbang
Posts: 14211 - Karma: 423
like masturbating on an airplane?
Nov 1 2010 11:09PM
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Jibbidy
Posts: 787 - Karma: 19
I never miss a flight
Nov 2 2010 6:20AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
i once had the honor of having to pull a snowboard out of a tree after it flew down a whole run, it was lodged almost 10inch deep into an old fallen tree, took 2 ppl to pull it out, if it had hit a human full head on i think we could've scraped hamburger meat off the snow....

seriously, ski with good brakes, loose skis and snowboards are so dangerous, especially inbounds !


Nov 2 2010 7:45AM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
hopefully i can get my new skis mounted and purchased, otherwise i face the same predicament...
Nov 2 2010 10:39PM
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Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
i broke a break two years ago. broke the heel piece that goes down when you step on it off. so i removed all the moving pieces, took off the plastic pad thing, put the end of one of my pow straps on the spot and screwed the heel pad back down. i was able to easily loop it around my leg and it worked fine
Nov 2 2010 11:49PM
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SOLID7
Posts: 239 - Karma: 11
My ski has speeded down to the bottom of the park several times. It ruins your run, it's annoying and people get pissed at you.
Nov 3 2010 10:12AM
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