How long do skis last?

skivt12 · 2008-08-12 13:19:20

Ive heard that skis are only ment to be skied on for 100 days or something. I skied on mine for like 200 and they worked fine. does anyone know how long a ski should acutttly last?

ValPow

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Aug 12 2008 1:36PM

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king.tubby

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depends almost entirely on the type of skiing you do, and how hard you ski. if yer just cruising around groomers, skis would last years and years. if you do alot of rails, skis are gonna get beat up alot faster. if you ski at a super rocky mountain (which i do) your skis will sustain more damage faster. if yer going out and charging and hitting big airs and whatnot, your skis will lose their pop faster and evntually probably fall apart.
i guess the type of ski would factor in also- type of material, how well its put together.
i pretty much ride my skis into the ground- ie busted edges, wobbly bindings, delam, etc. i can tell pretty easily when my skis are "skied out."

Aug 12 2008 1:48PM

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joeydude

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well put.

Aug 12 2008 3:40PM

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how long do cars last?

Aug 12 2008 3:57PM

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Aug 12 2008 3:58PM

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how short is a piece of string?

Aug 12 2008 3:58PM

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Aug 12 2008 3:58PM

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Aaaron.

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why so serious?

Aug 12 2008 3:59PM

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dbchili

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why so serious about being unserious?

and how long is a peice of string, i heard theyre all 55.32cm

Aug 12 2008 4:04PM

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oo u got him there

Aug 12 2008 5:56PM

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Klick_2_klaim

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this long.

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Aug 12 2008 6:00PM

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You didn't put start so that string could of started off the page...

Aug 12 2008 11:07PM

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about 84 days 189 hours and i thinkkkkk .234 seconds. correct me if i'm wrong

Aug 12 2008 11:17PM

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andrew.

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you are wrong, its anywhere between 94 days and 94 days and 2 hours. DUHH

Aug 12 2008 11:25PM

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huge-go

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They just say that so that you buy more skis and they make more money.

Aug 12 2008 11:41PM

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Aug 13 2008 2:49AM

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true story.

Aug 13 2008 4:56AM

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ice_mike

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i usually keep my skis for 2 years but they are still good after that but i never kept skis for more than that

Aug 13 2008 9:11AM

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Most major manufacturers quality control for 40 days of groomer skiing. Thats the standard. Average days on snow for someone who owns their own skis is 20, so they test for a 2 year lifespan.

Depending on resins used, they begin to break down after 2 years so shelf life comes into play...but not really that badly. But a ski that has sat for 10 years will delam faster than one fresh out of the press.

Aug 13 2008 10:18AM

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your logic is sound... and for that. MINUS KARMA!

Aug 13 2008 10:32AM

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Moose meat, italian sallad, tomato and cucumber. Dont try to argue, its no good

Aug 13 2008 11:25AM

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You're right, that does sound no good.

in fact that sounds like shit.

Aug 13 2008 4:46PM

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i've had skis last one run, my boss had a pair he was testing not make it off the lift, and the other end... i just tuned a pair of skis last season that the guy was still using from the best we could guess the mid 60's. i even own a pair of skis that are well over a hundred years old. so if they don't break and you don't care how out of date and noodly they get i'd say...

FOR-FUK'N-EVA!

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