Edge crack skiability

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SkiHillShiter

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So if you had like one small edge crack on your ski and you got it fixed would it really effect how your ski skis?

Dec 1 2019 10:34PM 3 0

Titus69

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Edge cracks are the point of life support on a ski, just care for it until its time comes.

Dec 1 2019 10:45PM 2 0

-skian-

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When your edge cracks all edges are compromised: both skis included. They will be thin and weathered. They will ski like a limp fish corpse, repaired or not. If you have it repaired, a ski tech will overcharge, underperform and laugh at the poor bastard who got their weathered edge "fixed".

Dec 1 2019 10:51PM 1 0

-skian-

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-skian-When your edge cracks all edges are compromised: both skis included. They will be thin and weathered. They will ski like a limp fish corpse, repaired or not. If you have it repaired, a ski tech will overcharge, underperform and laugh at the poor bastard who got their weathered edge "fixed".

That said, this is relevant to park skis. I have only ever had edge cracks on them, and there will be no difference. On a powder or race ski, I might get it fixed. Park skis ski like trash no matter what after hitting rails.

Dec 1 2019 10:52PM 1 0

ElizabethWarren

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I had an edge start to pull out of one of my skis (magnus 90's) and took it to the shop where a good buddy of mine works, they pulled out base, stapled the edge to the core, epoxied, and filled the base back in with p-tex. Worked like a charm.

Dec 1 2019 10:59PM 1 0