Too many years ago, when I was in charge of the equipment for our college ski club, we had a professional style rack that hung the skis by their tips. Typical slot between 2 pieces of wood. Over the summer the brakes on one pair of skis got unhooked and the skis were found still up in the rack, but one was tilted out about 45 degrees (the other tilted only a few inches before hitting other skis and staying put). The one highly tilted ski had developed about a 10 degree bend half way between the binding and the ski tip. Maybe that ski was defective, it did bend in one spot rather than smoothly throughout, but you will never see me leaving my skis in one of those tip only style of ski holders. For a weekend at the condo -- sure, but never over the summer. I just put them on the floor, leaned gently against a wall.