I wouldn't want to follow "legal" advice offered in this statement. I worked the ski retail service business a long time ago and we had a liability claim made against the shop because a father picked up the skis and boots we had done a release check and adjustment on. The equipment failed to pass the release check step, notes on the ticket were made and Dad signed off but either never told his kid or the kid didn't listen or think was important. Kid loses ski in mid air, suffers serious injuries, lawyer uncle comes after the shop for $. We spent a lot of time searching for that work ticket. We did find it and with the signed paper copy the case was dropped. Our lawyers told us that without that written and signed (by an adult...) we would have lost no mater what our nationally known release check technician would have said in court, he said she said and a hurt kid. You do the math. The shop suffered with lost man hours, a level of anxiety for months and even though we "won" the word got out to the school ski clubs and we lost at least one club contract for off season work on their loaner skis. Just because you might prevail doesn't mean that you spend a lot of $ and time if a lawsuit was to be sought.

My earlier post didn't address this aspect, legal liability and the cost of winning. I was only speaking to the frame's condition and what I would personally do about that. Andy