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Beeze
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I am new to owning skiis and I just got back from a 1 day ski trip to Wachusett. I was wondering what I should be doing with my skiis and boots to keep them properly maintained.
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beswift
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tuning
Keep your equipment dry. Try and find someone who will show you how to sharpen your edges. All you need is a small stone and 10 inch file.
Keep your equipment dry. Try and find someone who will show you how to sharpen your edges. All you need is a small stone and 10 inch file.
riverc0il
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you can maintain your own skis; however, you really don't need to do to so unless you demand top performance from your skis everyday without fail. i generally take my skis into the shop every 5-10 days for a basic tune or when ever the demand for ptex gets too high. in either case, i'm an expert skiier and only have my skis tuned 4-5 days and don't do it myself, so don't feel you have to tune your own skis. for the boots, after skiing buckle them at their lowest setting and take the liner out if you plan on skiing multiple days in a row. keep the shell away from extreme heat (say, a fire place)
sledhaulingmedic
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Congratulations on your new skis.
Most of the important stuff has been covered. Dry is good.
Dry your skis off with a rag or old towel. Take a look at the bases and check for any scratches/gouges, or any damage to the edges. These are thing that you might want a shop (or friend) to repair, depending on the severity.
As Riv mentioned, getting your boots dry is important. A boot dryer is a great thing, but even the low end ones are $20. Pulling the liners out helps get more air flow. It's tough to do at first, but easier once you get used to it.
A full tune (fill any base damage, sharpen, wax) is great, but is either expensive or time consuming. Good to do at the end of the season and tel the shop not to scrape down the wax. The thick coat protects base. (Some people will even deliberately over wax to cover the edges to prevent rust.). Scrape it down in the fall, and you're good to go.
Some people never have their skis tuned. Racers tune them every day (sometimes even between runs). Most of us are somewhere in the middle.
Most of the important stuff has been covered. Dry is good.
Dry your skis off with a rag or old towel. Take a look at the bases and check for any scratches/gouges, or any damage to the edges. These are thing that you might want a shop (or friend) to repair, depending on the severity.
As Riv mentioned, getting your boots dry is important. A boot dryer is a great thing, but even the low end ones are $20. Pulling the liners out helps get more air flow. It's tough to do at first, but easier once you get used to it.
A full tune (fill any base damage, sharpen, wax) is great, but is either expensive or time consuming. Good to do at the end of the season and tel the shop not to scrape down the wax. The thick coat protects base. (Some people will even deliberately over wax to cover the edges to prevent rust.). Scrape it down in the fall, and you're good to go.
Some people never have their skis tuned. Racers tune them every day (sometimes even between runs). Most of us are somewhere in the middle.
Lostone
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Added to the above...
Get them on the snow as often as possible! :wink:
Skis are happy when they are skiing.
Get them on the snow as often as possible! :wink:
Skis are happy when they are skiing.
bigbog
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Beeze just to add a $.01......,
Tognar.com features some topics too, bevel angles...etc., although there are probably many others just as good.
Beeze just to add a $.01......,
Tognar.com features some topics too, bevel angles...etc., although there are probably many others just as good.
RossiSkier
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How to Wax Your Skis
Ski Magazine as a good online sequence of articles on how to wax your skis.
http://www.skimag.com/skimag/instruction/article/0,12795,558688,00.html
This is an article from the TURNING POINTS ARCHIVE
http://www.skimag.com/skimag/search/1,13390,,00.html?archive=turning_points
Ski Magazine as a good online sequence of articles on how to wax your skis.
http://www.skimag.com/skimag/instruction/article/0,12795,558688,00.html
This is an article from the TURNING POINTS ARCHIVE
http://www.skimag.com/skimag/search/1,13390,,00.html?archive=turning_points
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