Battle damage from JHMR.

[Ogg]

I was unpacking my skis and noticed I had done some damage when I had banged my tip into a rock at the gathering. I know I need to seal it up to keep water out but should I try to straighten the bend and flatten the p-tex first?

 

[Doug Briggs]

Flatten the edge into the plane of the base by bending it with grippy tools (pliers, wrench, vice grips), but do not try to straighten it to match the curve of the tip. It will break.

File or scrape off the excess base that has puckered up.

Build a dam with tape and flood the void making sure epoxy flows all the way into any gaps. You can warm the epoxy before you mix it to make it more fluid; this helps it to flow into the deepest voids.

Finish by filing the shape back to original. File the edge to match the p-tex if it didn't hold the bending back into shape sufficiently to not be 'proud'.

 

[graham418]

Buy new skis.

 

[Ogg]

Buy new skis.

Of course but what does the x+1 rule have to do with repairing these?

 

[Brad J]

first?

You didn’t do that skiing with me , I never go to those spots
I would try using a hammer and dolly to shape that edge if possible, a little heat may help ( low temperature on heat gun ) I don’t think the edge will break but Doug has way more experience than me , slow and steady reshaping than epoxy , clamp , cure and sand to best shape you can. Good luck , post results

 

[Ogg]

You didn’t do that skiing with me , I never go to those spots
I would try using a hammer and dolly to shape that edge if possible, a little heat may help ( low temperature on heat gun ) I don’t think the edge will break but Doug has way more experience than me , slow and steady reshaping than epoxy , clamp , cure and sand to best shape you can. Good luck , post results

You see why I don't want a pair of Stocklis.

 

[Bad Bob]

You didn’t do that skiing with me , I never go to those spots
I would try using a hammer and dolly to shape that edge if possible

I used to get in so much trouble when I got hammers near my sister's dollies.

 

[Unpiste]

You see why I don't want a pair of Stocklis.

All I see here is a reason that you need at least two new pairs of Stöcklis, just in case something happens to the first.

 

[mdf]

I'll post what happened to my skis when I get home.

 

[Ogg]

I took a small c clamp from my ski tuning tools and, with a little finesse, worked it back into shape. I filed the metal and scraped the p-tex smooth with a razor blade held at a 90 degree angle scraping back and forth quickly. It was a bit tedious but I'm happy with the results. I even smoothed out the base weld I had done in JH. I still need to seal up the edge.

 

[Doug Briggs]

Nicely done!

 

[Erik Timmerman]

 

[Doug Briggs]

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Ouch.

Yous guys are supposed to ski over the obstacles, not into them.

But as I usually say to folks: 'better to ding the skis than yourself.'

 

[Ogg]

Nicely done!

Thank you. In full disclosure I've got about 3 decades of carpentry experience so this kind of stuff is pretty routine to me. I have done almost everything on my own house myself(plumbing, electrical, etc.) For some reason I felt I should let the "professionals" work on my ski equipment. Recent experiences have me wanting to take matters into my own hands.

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Ouch.

Yous guys are supposed to ski over the obstacles, not into them.

But as I usually say to folks: 'better to ding the skis than yourself.'

All that darn powder hiding rocks (and snowmaking hydrants).

 

[Brad J]

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Double Ouch !!!!!

 

[Brad J]

I took a small c clamp from my ski tuning tools and, with a little finesse, worked it back into shape. I filed the metal and scraped the p-tex smooth with a razor blade held at a 90 degree angle scraping back and forth quickly. It was a bit tedious but I'm happy with the results. I even smoothed out the base weld I had done in JH. I still need to seal up the edge.
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Fill , Sand , good tune , good as new

 

[graham418]

I took a small c clamp from my ski tuning tools and, with a little finesse, worked it back into shape. I filed the metal and scraped the p-tex smooth with a razor blade held at a 90 degree angle scraping back and forth quickly. It was a bit tedious but I'm happy with the results. I even smoothed out the base weld I had done in JH. I still need to seal up the edge.
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Its almost too good. You've wasted a perfect excuse for a new pair.

 

[Tom K.]

JH can be a tough on skis. Second only to Big Sky and Red Lodge ("Rock Dodge") IMO.

I hit this year during a snow cycle, on an already big year, and my "A" skis survived darn well!

Some of the worst culprits:

Alta 1 "throat"
Alta 2 and 3 lower portions
Hobacks main entrance
Bird in the Hand
Expert Chutes

But......worth it in spades IMO!

 

[Bad Bob]

One of the many reasons SIA loves JHMR.