 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
Just wondering what I can do to look after the edges and base on my skis in between getting them serviced? Is anything in particular necessary?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Are you talking about in between waxing and sharpening? how often do you get them serviced per holiday?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Don't ski in Scotland 
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dulcamara, I am. I'll tend just to get them serviced before I go away, but I do go quite often to an indoor slope so I don't know if its worth doing anything in between and mid week when I'm away?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Scottland, Have you considered learning to service them yourself? After the initial investment in the gear, it's inexpensive, straightforward to do, and you'll tend to service them more than you would have done taking them elsewhere, so they'll generally be in better shape.
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Sure someone will give a more comprehensive answer but im off skiing in a minute so i'll give you a couple of points
- If you're leaving your skis in a corner for a long period of time, put a big thick layer of wax on them before they go away to stop them drying out,
- Skis will stay a lot sharper over a week if you take a couple of minutes to run a file softly over the edges to de-burr them (take off the black and uneven bits) every couple of days.
- If you're trying to make it through a day before getting them waxed, get some cheap rub on wax to see the day out, it will make a bit of difference but is NOT a substitute for hot wax.
- If its icy or theres a lot of artificial snow (its made of hard-rough crystals) around you will probably need to get a mid week sharpen and wax (the waxing can easily be done by yourself to save money)
- try and avoid getting the base ground too many times, after around 7-10 times the base MAY start to get a bit thin, (some skis will last much longer but its good to keep in mind)
These are just quick points for the average skier, some people take ages over ski prep but the amount of benifits compared to work involved decreases the more you do.
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I'd say avoid base grinds unless you really trust the shop - I've had lazy techs remove most of the base to get a gouge out when I didn't know better.
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Scottland, My ski's live happly in the spare room, at the end of the season I give them a good wax, scrape and polish and leave them, some will say you need to put storage wax on ( thick layer of wax and leave)
As dulcamara, said the crystals in artifical snow are harder on your bases than the real stuff, so you should be using a harder wax and have them serviced fairly often. For the edges use and alu oxide stone to smooth out and dings, be careful not to change your angles.
Base grinds, as is said above aren't necessary with every servcie, only if the base is really bad, if you have any bits sticking up use a a fiberpad to run over the base
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| the crystals in artifical snow are harder on your bases than the real stuff, so you should be using a harder wax and have them serviced fairly often. |
- do a forum search for 'Polar X', and heed the warnings too otherwise you're in for a bit of a Herculean task to get the stuff scraped off!
Cheers!
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