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Split base in Volkl Walls?!
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I returned from freestyle night in the dome at Braehead Glasgow last Friday to discover some nasty damage to my 07/08 Volkl Walls. Sad

There is a deep 30cm split (definitely a split rather than a scratch) in the base which runs underneath the rear binding mount about 1 cm from the edge. It appears to be positioned where the side wall meets the core of the ski or possibly where the edge is anchored? One ski is significantly worse than the other but the same thing appears to be happpening to both skis... Puzzled

The Walls, as far as I was aware, are relatively park orientated skis. I know rails aren't exactly good news for a ski's lifespan but I really didn't expect them to fail so quickly. They've been used on the mountain a grand total of 8 times (when I didn't go near the park) and no more than 4 times on the freestyle set-up at the Snozone.

I thought perhaps it could be explained by poor technique on my part, although the edges are not damaged in any way that would suggest I was landing on the rails at a prohibitive angle... The guy at Skinboardroom reckoned that it looked like a defect rather than something caused by disproportionate abuse.

I'm going to take a trip to Freeze (where i purchased them) and see if i can work something out. Unfortunately the warranty ran out literally 13 days ago...

Has anyone had a problem similar to this? Or have an inclining as to where things may have gone awry?

Cheers in advance for any help.
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embramalc wrote:


Has anyone had a problem similar to this?


Looking at the ski from the top, does the sidewall appear punched out sideways at the base split (i.e. doesn't follow the rest of the curve of the sidecut)?

Do you notice an unevenness in the topsheet?
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It doesn't appear to be punched out sideways as far as i can tell. The edge is maybe a mm or so closer to the brake arm on the damaged side. Whether the symmetry of the brake arms can be trusted is another matter.

There is also no discernable unevenness or deflection in the top sheet.

If you apply down/outward pressure to the base on the side closest to the edge, the crack opens very slightly and the edge appears to move, again only slightly, away from the centre of the ski.
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Well, embramalc, I wouldn't touch it for repair until you got a Volkl guy to look at it.

FWIW, I _have_ had worse (on Elans) but it was all my sloppy fault for slamming onto the rail with an edged ski like a spastic Kung Fu Panda. Presto: vertical plane core delam.
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I'm not sure if it was last years, or the year befores Walls, but one year's had a bad habit of exploding. Volkl will likely warrenty...
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well you've been using them haven't you

it is 50/50 whether they warranty it due to the fact they are more than the year, but in most cases companies are pretty fair, it really depends on the damage and how it looks like it has been caused rather than how it has been caused...may be worth checking the household insurance...if you were on holiday then if it was deemed non warranty thne you could claim on that but as you were in the UK......

good luck
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CEM wrote:
well you've been using them haven't you


Yeah, but 4 times though? I would expect it after a season hitting the park.

If the ski isn't going to stand up to abuse on the rails should there not be some sort of disclaimer from the manufacturere saying something like "these skis may not be suitable for use on rails, damage resulting from which is undertaken at the rider's own risk"?

Good shout with the insurance thing, but I don't live at home and they won't be listed in the contents... Crying or Very sad
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embramalc, The problem is skis are designed for use on snow. Although rails are a normal part of jibbing and companies are doing as much as they can to strengthen skis for rails, sliding on metal tubes is still not a natural thing for a ski.
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embramalc, all comes down to how you hit the rail, most ski companies are pretty fair about warranties though..... do you not have contents insurnace where you live????
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