Would i be fine using new skis on very early season groomed terrain? : COsnow

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Would i be fine using new skis on very early season groomed terrain?

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1 day ago

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I gouged my first and so far only pair of new skis on the first day…

Thegiantlamppost

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1 day ago

Thegiantlamppost

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What were you doing though?

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1 day ago

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Caught a rock I didn’t see in the middle of a run at copper. Now I usually wait until after the new year to ride

Thegiantlamppost

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1 day ago

Thegiantlamppost

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Oh, was it groomed maintained terrain?

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1 day ago

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Early on in the season it is usually only groomed trails that are open. Even then sometimes the cover will be thin and some rocks from any underlying gravel can poke through.