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The rapid change in cross country boot/binding systems has
resulted in a growing number of obsolete systems.
The Ski Sale Committee will NOT accept any system for which the public
would have difficulty obtaining parts and service (eg. Look, Adidas).
Reject Cross Country Skis if:
- If they have not be cleaned of wax or Klister (thereby preventing a ski camber test).
- Skis are old wooden light touring skis.
- There is no effective camber remaining.
- Binding screws cannot be tightened.
- Repairs have been poorly done.
- Edges are torn or badly worn; Bases are badly scratched or gouged.
- There are structural defects such as delaminations.
- More than two sets of binding holes are visible.
Reject Bindings if:
- Parts are missing or damaged.
- They are an obsolete or "orphaned" system for which parts may be unavailable
e.g. Old Adidas, Look, Geze, Tyrolia, 50, 73 or 79 mm 3 pin.
- They are Plastic 75 mm (3-pin) bindings.
Reject Boots if:
- Boots are cracked or soles are separating.
- Pin holes are ripped; bars are bent or broken.
- Toes are badly curled up.
- Boots are very worn.
- Torsional and/or lateral rigidity is low or absent. (They can be twisted easily)
- Boot uses an orphaned binding system as outlined above.
Reject Poles if:
- Baskets, straps, handgrips or tips are missing or damaged.
- Poles are cracked or badly bent.
- Bamboo poles are split, splintered or taped.
- Pair is mis-matched
PLEASE NOTE:
Avalanche Transceivers will NOT be accepted as we cannot ascertain satisfactory operation. Their small size and relatively high value also poses a security problem.
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