Stowe Thread

[SteezyRob]

those spruce trails look sick. i gotta hit them someday (if i go to stowe again)

 

[Kingslug20]

Secret place.......

 

[Kingslug20]

 

[ThatGuy]

Oy vey…looks like quite a day

 

[cdskier]

Looks like I picked the right day to go this week yesterday...

 

[Kingslug20]

 

[Kingslug20]

Just started pouring

 

[ThatGuy]

Tomorrow will be glacial on the mountain…sharpen those edges

 

[Kingslug20]

This is all Hovercrafts doing..
I was all cozy watching tv...

 

[Kingslug20]

Not leaving the house tomorrow..

 

[KustyTheKlown]

one thing that sucks about living here and rarely skiing the same mountain two days in a row and always staying in a shitty motel 45 minutes minimum from a ski town is that its really hard to get my shit tuned up. really want some sharp edges this weekend. ski barn on 17 says they can do it while i wait if i hustle there after work tomorrow. very annoying stop to make at the start of a 5 hour ride.

 

[Kingslug20]

The pocket sharpeners are ok in a pinch..

 

[ThatGuy]

Yeah pocket sharpeners decent for quick pass but once it gets to a point you need the edges fixed.
My skis haven’t been tuned in 50+ on snow days…lets just say icy steeps are rough

 

[thebigo]

People with thousands of posts on a ski forum still pay shops to sharpen their skis? Find a cheap folding table, buy a guide, file, stone and a set of vices. After the first couple times, you will do a better job than the shop anyway.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

People with thousands of posts on a ski forum still pay shops to sharpen their skis? Find a cheap folding table, buy a guide, file, stone and a set of vices. After the first couple times, you will do a better job than the shop anyway.

its a space issue. i live in an urban apartment with a partner who wants less shit in the house. my skis live in a storage unit off season

 

[ThatGuy]

People with thousands of posts on a ski forum still pay shops to sharpen their skis? Find a cheap folding table, buy a guide, file, stone and a set of vices. After the first couple times, you will do a better job than the shop anyway.

Living in an apartment with limited space it’s not easy to have that setup

 

[cdskier]

Count me in the category that has no room for a setup to do my own tuning. Plus I have no issue supporting a local business and paying them to do it.

 

[Kingslug20]

2x per year I bring them in for a super tune...
Wax and sharpen myself every 3 days..or sooner if needed...
Early season chews up the edges...

 

[hovercraft]

This is all Hovercrafts doing..
I was all cozy watching tv...

Hey:
It’s important to have someone help you make good choices. Who needs a warm house, fire, and a Taylor swift documentary when you can have rain, fog, soft snow and fun?

 

[thebigo]

Everything I use to tune and wax fits in that bag, no bigger than a 12 pack. Bought the table off Amazon for short money, folds up to 3 inches thick. Easily fits in the car during the season, have brought to hotels mutilple times. Setup and breakdown takes five minutes.