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Originally Posted by ravdg316
I have a big ski season coming up this winter and I’d like to learn how to maintain my skis. What do I need to know and to buy so I can get started?
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What does this mean? You skiing 100 days this year? You trying to qualify for masters racing championships? Where are you skiing and what kind of gear are you expecting to tune?
I'm a former racer, now an instructor, getting 40 days a year and can't see any reason to tune for yourself anymore unless you're racing. If you're skiing "good" conditions (not New England ice), there's even less reason to sweat it. Also, it's pretty easy to overtune a ski when doing it by hand and take off too much material, shortening the service life of your $1k ski. You can't replace an edge like you replace brake housing or a chain. If you grind that edge too much, you're f'd.