Should i tune new skis

Another barometer: If you wax at home, you should be ironing in about four bars, or a kilo of wax, per ski season. This process actually planes a small layer of base off the ski and can therefore only be done up to six times over the life of the ski. However infrequent, the process of flattening out the base of your skis is absolutely critical for proper edge engagement. In fact, participation in your own tune is encouraged at Denver Sports Lab, just be prepared to learn way more than you bargained for.

Forget shop elves, this is Geppetto status. These guys geek out on ski tuning… hard, with more than a few entertaining anecdotes to share—like the intensely precise tuning regimen the skis of a Lindsey Vonn or a Mikaela Shiffrin go through before they click in for a race something like 15 rounds of wax between 36 runs.

During our clinic, we learned about the spectrum of course to fine files that can be used to hand-smooth edges, we did some sidewall planning and talked bevel setting, and we waxed in a slow, consistent and straight line from tip to tail. There may have been a few cold snacks consumed, and some of us had a harder time than others focusing when the shop dogs, Izze and Atlas, came looking for love. Not to mention the overwhelming amount of gear you could get yourself into diving down the rabbit hole of home tuning.

I just did my new Nordica Enforcers and set them up with a. Now they just need a place to go ski I mounted two pairs of new skis last season. This season, I've carefully checked one new pair and will ski this one a few days first. It's pretty spot on other than doing a quick side edge bevel to my liking.

So how were you Enforcers out of the wrapper? My Nrgy s were base high last year. Joined Nov 12, Posts 3, Surely you shouldn't be needing to tune a new pair of skis - If the retailer can't sell you a pair that have had the manufacturer gremlins ironed out and a fresh wax on them why aren't we all buying direct?

Skis used to always be shipped base high out of the factory because they were packed in stacks and the bottoms would damage the tops of the skis under them otherwise. I don't know that is as much of an issue with each ski individually shrink wrapped these days..

Thread Starter. Click to expand SlideWright aka Alpinord Industry Insider. Inspect them first, from our Tuning Tips: Check bases for flatness with a true bar and backlighting Look for consistent base structure and for any gouges Eyeball torsional squareness and general structure evenness Measure the side and base bevels and record info Check general consistent sharpness of the edges and for burrs or nicks.

I'll brush off whatever wax is on them, followed by a topical cleaner and hot scrape. The idea is to re-liquify and saturate the bases with the same wax application multiple times to sort of 'assimilate a hot boxing' which keeps the wax liquefied for a longer time frame. Tricia The Velvet Hammer Admin. SkiTalk Tester. Joined Nov 1, Posts 20, Location Tahoe. Philpug Notorious P.

Core2 Out on the slopes Skier. In fact those first few runs I get feel better than any tune I ever get afterwards. I do believe in a good wax session on new skis, get those bases soaked in. Core2 said:. Bill Talbot said:. We asked them about three ski tuning myths that have been floating around the ski community for ages.

Skis need to be waxed whenever their bases start to look white or flakey. Edges can become dull, rusty, and nicked over the course of just a few ski days and also require regular maintenance.

New skis do come with a factory tune, but then they have a long journey from the factory to the retailer and finally into your hands. Ask a ski shop to inspect your new skis when you get them mounted.

Start with the basics. Waxing is easy to do at home, difficult to mess up, and consequences are low if you do. If you invest time in learning the process and in basic hand tools, you can do a lot of ski maintenance at home and avoid visiting the shop every time your skis need a layer of wax or an edge sharpening. The joys of tuning your own skis cannot be overstated.