Broken ski on takeoff

[iandhunt]

So, as the video explains, I took off relatively easily in soft snow...until I clipped a chunk of ice with my right front ski, snapping the ski in two pieces. I had to fly around the lake I was at, line up for a landing, and try to dead stick it as best I could....The video was captured in my garage after my rough landing and just shows the damage that was done. I am glad my GoPro wasn't up in the air. The damage was modest with only the fairings breaking, but still counts as a crash. Stupid ice! Apparently, below freezing temperatures make plastic brittle??? HOGWASH!!! Oh well, back to tundra tires. ;D


youtu.be/K5TRHpfEGAQ

[dheaton]

Too bad. Have you tried the Tundra tires? How do they work in the snow?

[iandhunt]

They work as good as they can work. I got 3-3/4" DuBros which cut through nice, but still, you can't beat skis on snow. I have used tundra tires for a while....landing on grass has yet to happen since we had snow on the ground since October.

[Capt.Crunch]

Hey,I dont know if youve tried it, but if you have some old floats laying around they work great in the snow.