Retiring Skis

AsherDonati24

AsherDonati24

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Some of my friends ride older, used skis with multiple mounts. I also have skis that probably shouldn't be skied much longer. When does everyone else decide it's time to retire their skis? How much damage or abuse is the limit?
 
I'd consider a ski ready for retirement when it's noticeably de-cambered or has significantly less pop than new. This is typically around the 200 day mark for me, but that's not to say that you can't keep skiing a ski long, long after that point. With regard to mounts, the general rule of thumb is that you get three. But again, I've mounted and skied pairs with up to four sets of holes, and haven't had a ski break underfoot.
 
For me, losing pieces of edges, having to duct tape tips together and skis becoming floppy as noodles are usually the signs that they are done and i should start to look for new ones
 
More or less agree with the above. For me it's come when I notice the camber/pop decreasing. The only skis I've had to retire are ON3P's (outgrew rest of retired skis) and I feel like if you treat them with love, ON3P's retirement will come due to camber/pop, not because of edges or topsheets ripping. I retired my 2017/18 Kartel 108 at the end of this season (lift wise) after 4 seasons of skiing them basically anytime I rode a lift, so likely over 200+ days on em. Will still use them for low-tide in Fall/Spring, but they've been retired as my daily. RIP Sweet Kings
 
I’ve been riding my used 2013 Rossi Slats since 2015. Easily over 200 days and still charging hard best $150 bucks I ever spent thank you NewSchoolers Fam!!
 
I'm probably getting close to 300 days on my deathwishes and I am noticing a significant difference in terms of pop. I have another pair in plastic I'm gonna mount next year.
 
Until the base is completely delaminated from the ski, the core rots, a ski snaps, etc

id still ride a ski with no edges cause my small East coast mountains are manageable with no edges cause all we do is park
 
14275116:highpeak said:
More or less agree with the above. For me it's come when I notice the camber/pop decreasing. The only skis I've had to retire are ON3P's (outgrew rest of retired skis) and I feel like if you treat them with love, ON3P's retirement will come due to camber/pop, not because of edges or topsheets ripping. I retired my 2017/18 Kartel 108 at the end of this season (lift wise) after 4 seasons of skiing them basically anytime I rode a lift, so likely over 200+ days on em. Will still use them for low-tide in Fall/Spring, but they've been retired as my daily. RIP Sweet Kings
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Keep em in the quiver and mounted, let them out of the stable once in a while.
 
14276478:RudyGarmisch said:
Keep em in the quiver and mounted, let them out of the stable once in a while.
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That's the plan, pumped to let em see some low-tide conditions and grass on closing weekend
 
Switching back and forth from the caylor to the new Jeff 108s, the level of pop is night and day. I should retire the caylors entirely, but they still do well in that heavy spring crud.
 
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