So I dented my ski...

.Midwest

.Midwest

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Took my skis off to hike back up, and I noticed this big ol' dent in my ski.

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Is there anything I can do to fix this? I brought it to the shop, and the guy tried pushing down the little crease with a clamp, but that didn't work.

I'm guessing there's not a way to fix it, but it won't effect my riding too bad? I didn't notice anything when I was doing boxes after I dented it.

And waxing? I was gonna wax them tomorrow, so I'll just have to try to work around the little bump?

All help/pointers would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
And have you been skiing with the dent fine since? It's probably nothing for me to get worried about, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to get other opinions.
 
if you really wanted to you could have the edge replaced to straighten it out. its kinda hard to tell without seeing it in person though.
 
Coincidentally you have the same bad luck, it has nothing to do with the durability of the skis, that must have been a really bad hit.
 
i can fix this, i have done something similar but it is like surgery for your skis and its really difficult.

you need a metal saw,

p-tex sheet (probably at local ski manufacturer)

epoxy (type depends)

pliers

really really strong clamps.

you can get p-tex sheets on skibuilders.com

first you need to cut a hole around the damaged area and remove the p-tex, then you need to cut your edge. you do this because you have stretched the metal so you need to shorten the edge you are working with if that makes sense. Then you use the pliers to bend the edge into the right shape, you might need to cut more edge out depending on how dented it is. (you also might need to use a blowtorch to help bend the edges. Then fill in the hole with epoxy and then put some p-tex sheet (thats cut to fit) over the hole. Then put something that does not stick to epoxy like wax paper inbetween the p-tex filler and a flat piece of wood (to distribute pressure) and then clamp like you have never clamped before!

basically you will have a crack in your edge but no dent.
 
a friend of mine had something similar in the tip of his snowboard, the shop ended up cutting away the ptex that got bubbled, heating the edge and hammering/clamping it back into the right shape, then epoxy , then refill the cut away ptex with an insert....
however, if those were my skis, i'd probably leave it the way it is and smear some epoxy on the outside so it's sealed off...i really don't think you're gonna feel a difference in performance...
 
This, I've done this to several skis (most of the time its because my back foot didn't make it on the rail and hit the front of the rail). I usually just make sure I put that ski on the foot where it wont get the most abuse (natural front foot-outside edge is best, but try and keep it to an outside edge so it's not the inside edge which usually gets the most pressure on).

Oh, and it'll probably crack eventually too...don't worry about that more than any other crack, in fact, the dented cracks have held in better than other skis I've had (or even other cracks on the same ski).
 
this happened to my invaders as well...
Luckily it happened near the tail so it doesnt really affect my riding.. i would def try to even it out though
 
So I actually did end up taking a hammer to it. Evened it out best I could, then waxed my skis, and scraped of what was left of the crease. Looks a lot better. Thanks for the input.

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Im just wondering how thats a coincidence? Now i dont even no what these skis are but if it happens the same thing happens on the same ski wouldnt the durability of the ski be in question? Like its no coincidence when surface skis crack. Why is this different?
 
I've got the exact same thing on my Ski.

Pair of Atomic 2012 Bent Chetlers 192cm.

Pretty fucked off, as since I've only skied on them for 7 days.

Any ideas how to fix it...?
 
a good shop will take out the whole chunk of that base, edges and all. then fill it back in with a new base piece and edge. its gonna be at least $60+ though
 
Take a screwdriver and wedge it between the edge and the p-tex. Smack it with a hammer until it straightens out. Fill in the gap with p-tex. The only thing the dent will affect is waxing, because you'll have to work around the bubble. But I fixed mine purely for aesthetic reasons. I would show how my edge looks now, but I lost my goddamn camera.
 
On park skis, its genrally not a good idea to have a shop remove the old edge and base and put new in. The simple reason is that a small section of edge and base are much more lickly to pull out from a rail inpact. It works well on powder and all mountain skis but on park skis, its better to just detune the edge so it wont catch grind the base flat, and ride them untill they snap. You have pulled the edge holders out of the wood core so you have damaged the core unfortunatly. You can try to seel it with epoxy but unfortunatly as the ski flexs water will work its way in. Over time it will rot the core, but it will take time, maybe up to a year depending how often you ski. If you have it repaired and it pulls out though, it will happen much faster, feel worse to ride and you will have wasted your money. Also dont try to bend the edge back out, you will end up pushing the edge which is still in place further out the wrong way if you get it wrong. So just try to grind down the base material, stick some expoxy to try and seel it, and ride them till they snap.
 
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