How bad are gashes in the base of your ski?

[Canuker]

i have a few big gashes in the base of my ski how bad are they for your ski does it really affect anything really?

 

[dynastar7]

not really all that much it just affects the life of the ski... just fill in the skis with ptex

 

[Aenigma]

If they're core shots you'll need to get a base weld unless you like picking out ptex and refilling the holes every week or two. They aren't really bad for the ski, but they're not good either and will dramatically decrease the value of your skis.

 

[fouldsys]

if you can see the base then its bad anything else you can live with

 

[tSki]

u can get that fixed easy at a shop as long as its not super deep

 

[titsLOL]

yea like everyone else said, if you can see wood or fiberglass or anything that isn't the base material then take them to a shop and have them fix it up for you cuz you dont want water to get into your core. otherwise you wont even notice when you're skiing they have less affect than you'd think.

 

[skiRay]

bad

 

[fouldsys]

and by base i meant core of course

 

[skidemon22]

hahaha, i was about to say

 

[Dustin.]

i had a good one about a quarter in deep under the boot. didn't hit core though surisingly. just ptex it, its not that hard to do yourself.

 

[KillerMonkey]

My ski bottoms were white at one time, but now its just a bunch of splotches of PTEX, hehe.

 

[smknbud420stoner]

if your skies have a wood core then the core shot lets water in and your skies get really soft.

 

[SkiMN]

I have to cut off pieces that get shaved back from rocks and shit (urban shitsticks) but no core shots, no matter how many rocks I land on.

 

[nedward]

same here