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Breaking in Skis

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piss.boy
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Is breaking in skis a thing? i want to my skis to be as soft as possible and have heard people say to "break them in" by hand flexing them or even by setting themup on blocks and jumping up and down on them. Would something like that do anything? and if so I dont want to break my skis someone please let me know
Feb 5 2021 12:04PM
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MaimHelp
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Break them in by skiing lol
Feb 5 2021 12:12PM
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KCoCM
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it’s definitely a thing, people mention it often when discussing k2 poachers, so i’m sure it’s true for some other skis as well
Feb 5 2021 12:12PM
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-olives
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run them over with your car a few times... used to make my goalie pads soft as fuck. im sure it'll translate to skis
Feb 5 2021 12:15PM
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cakattack
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yea it happened on my vishnus and its pretty noticable.
Feb 5 2021 12:15PM
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ASSholebomber22
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I take a knife and chip my topsheet on a brand new pair of skis so people in the lift line think I'm core
Feb 5 2021 12:21PM
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piss.boy
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KCoCMit’s definitely a thing, people mention it often when discussing k2 poachers, so i’m sure it’s true for some other skis as well


Yeah im on chronics which im pretty sure are pretty similar
Feb 5 2021 12:21PM
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Schoess
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cakattackyea it happened on my vishnus and its pretty noticable.


No that's called breaking. Not breaking in. ;)
Feb 5 2021 12:44PM
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-olives
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-olivesrun them over with your car a few times... used to make my goalie pads soft as fuck. im sure it'll translate to skis


a few of you guys think im being serious. OP, please don't run over your skis with your car (unless your that core)
Feb 5 2021 2:24PM
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Session
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I hate it every time this dumb topic comes up.

Just ski them.
Feb 5 2021 2:55PM
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SavageBiff
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I like to take a circ saw set at 3/16” depth and put kerf cuts in the tops towards the base, this really allow the skis to flex when my Bambi legs j
run outta OOMPH

seriously tho don’t do any of that dumb bs, you break skis in by skiing, and you buy a ski that’s appropriate for your useage, for you I’d recommend.... do they make a blend JR ?...or maybe the armada arw...
Feb 5 2021 3:10PM
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piss.boy
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SavageBiffI like to take a circ saw set at 3/16” depth and put kerf cuts in the tops towards the base, this really allow the skis to flex when my Bambi legs j
run outta OOMPH

seriously tho don’t do any of that dumb bs, you break skis in by skiing, and you buy a ski that’s appropriate for your useage, for you I’d recommend.... do they make a blend JR ?...or maybe the armada arw...


Trust me if they made a blend junior I would be all over that lol
Feb 5 2021 5:42PM
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SavageBiff
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Anyone know, are the new sfb tips as soft as a blend? What about after the sfb is heavily broken in? Just wondering how you guys hold a butter if there are softer bc I’ve over flexed my bacons I can literally head drag during a nose butter , sometimes they just give so I gotta go like 1/4 pressure and be scootin
BruceDogFartTrust me if they made a blend junior I would be all over that lol
Feb 5 2021 7:08PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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You know how a new ski makes that tiny cracking noise when you flex it and a used ski doesn’t? That’s breaking it in. I’m not entirely sure of what happens, but I always imagined wood was splintering and settling when breaking in.
Feb 5 2021 8:04PM
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ski_salmon69
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My tips are gonna be wet noodles if i hold this long enough 😎
Feb 5 2021 10:25PM
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weastcoat
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SchoessNo that's called breaking. Not breaking in. ;)

If them boys are in one piece then they ain’t broken 😂
Feb 6 2021 8:21AM
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Schoess
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weastcoastIf them boys are in one piece then they ain’t broken 😂

Warranty claim centers across the world just smiled at you.
Feb 6 2021 9:13AM
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isaacwrong
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Feb 6 2021 9:28AM
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SPK_
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BruceDogFartYeah im on chronics which im pretty sure are pretty similar


Can confirm, tried my friends 3 year old Chronics today, and compared to my new ones they felt like blends.
Feb 6 2021 12:51PM
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AGOF
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BradFiAusNzCoCaYou know how a new ski makes that tiny cracking noise when you flex it and a used ski doesn’t? That’s breaking it in. I’m not entirely sure of what happens, but I always imagined wood was splintering and settling when breaking in.


That’s the epoxy in the ski. That’s the reason it happens on the first flex and not after. When I worked at a shop I did that with almost every ski because it’s super satisfying and then dipshit customers didn’t think I broke the ski when displaying flex patterns or when comparing stiffness between skis.
Feb 6 2021 6:34PM
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