Post your ski gear hacks.

[Uncle-A]

Spotted a guy at Beaver Mountain on Sunday with the tails of his skis cut completely off. Why?? He was skiing the park in the baggiest what looked like mom jeans I have ever seen. I never could get a picture.

Anyway, why the hack (literally) of cutting the tails off?

Maybe he thought the skis were too long. Years ago I saw an old pair of straight ski cut down to about 170.
The tails were probably very stiff and thicker than they were use to. Not sure if they moved the binding forward.

 

[AmyPJ]

Maybe he thought the skis were too long. Years ago I saw an old pair of straight ski cut down to about 170.
The tails were probably very stiff and thicker than they were use to. Not sure if they moved the binding forward.

Except he cut them all the way to the back of the bindings! I think it's a park rat trick of some sort.

 

[Uncle-A]

Except he cut them all the way to the back of the bindings! I think it's a park rat trick of some sort.

Wow that is extreme, no tail on the ski at all. Almost like a pair of skates. Better not sit back on the skis.

 

[AmyPJ]

Wow that is extreme, no tail on the ski at all. Almost like a pair of skates. Better not sit back on the skis.

Yeah, you’d be on your butt real fast!

 

[pchewn]

I replaced my K2 boot velcro straps. See here: https://www.skitalk.com/threads/k2-boot-problems.33708/post-982393

 

[Lvovsky /Pasha/Pavel]

modify a crate to make a ski rack

 

[Philpug]

For a styloid punch on boots wth a BOA dial.

 

[az29okg]

Low Tech modification so that my ski pole can tell the time (easier than pulling out my phone or looking under jacket sleeve for my watch). It is a ring watch ($4) that is held on by hockey stick tape.