How cold before ski freezes?

[mikec35]

How cold do you think it has to be to freeze a block? If the temp dips into the low 30's to high 20's for a few days in a row do you think it would cause damage? Just curious... What if you could not get to winterize your ski and it dipped into the high 20's for a couple of days before you could winterize? Would that be cold enough to cause damage? I have already winterized my ski's, just wondering if anyone has any experience with this or knows? thx

[joyenter]

Re: How cold before ski freezes?

Water expand when frozen.

[george]

Re: How cold before ski freezes?

Practically speaking we don't usually see damage until you see 20's in the
daytime, or low 20's /teens overnight.
Why that is I don't really understand.

Personally I get mine prepped as soon as they call for 32 overnight,
but I know people who press their luck.

[1fastski.com]

Re: How cold before ski freezes?

it takes a lot to crack a block , but not much to pushout gaskets and CYLs to see just how cold fill up a jar of water and put it in your frezzer if you time it and know how cold it is you will know how much time ya got before POOF