Poster: A snowHead
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Don't you just love baggage handlers at airports? Just checked my Rossi' B2s and found a 3 inch/7cm chip along the *top* edge of the ski, just forward of the front binding. Can see some of the construction layers of the ski now. Swines!
Lesson learnt, the skis get wrapped in bubble wrap in the ski bag or I get a hard case in future.
Is it worth repairing - and how? OK, its probably just cosmetic. But I imagine that a chip is a weak point, and I dont want to see it grow any bigger when it gets more rough handling on the next trip.
all ideas welcome.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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TJ, wrap the skis in your ski trousers, socks, etc, or use a box. The kind of damage you're talking about more frequently comes from swinging your legs on a chair lift.
Best solution is firstly, make sure the area is completely dry, then fill the hole with Araldite, or similar epoxy glue. Don't go for a rapid dry one, but do get one that consists of glue & hardener. Then apply the glue to the hole, smooth it down level with the rest of the ski, and leave it to dry for a day.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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During a fall took a big chuck out of the top of my Bandit XX's (now B2) and could also see the construction layers. Just covered it up with glue as Fox says, 2 seasons later the ski is still OK.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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TJon, if there's a footrest, use it, otherwisetry to keep your legs still
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Buy a snowboard
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Masque is right, buy a snowboard, and slide your skis up and down it. that way it doesn't matter if you take chunks out, it will only be used to sit in the middle of the piste...
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