Tuning skis

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Originally Posted by Roo

Carving is for Republicans.

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I
Am a REP?

Edges are for groomers.

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Originally Posted by Steepdeepnlong

Edges are for groomers.

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Or 3km (2 miles) of vertical exposure ;)

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Originally Posted by Idris

Or 3km (2 miles) of vertical exposure ;)

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Quit teasing them... They'll be happy with 300 feet or exposure, when they don't know better.

Here is what I use,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ding-stone.jpg

I keep it in my ski bag....sounds like I might need it a t Gordy's camp.

me thinks somebody's gotten into the Forester again ;)

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Originally Posted by hutash

Here is what I use,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ding-stone.jpg

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You're a few years behind the times. Tuning tools have come a long way lately. Here's what I use for finishing edges.

http://www.mytoolstore.com/milwauke/6088-20.jpg

I carry a gas powered generator in my pack for on-the-hill touchups.

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Originally Posted by onehotchili

Gordy... for the life of me, i am trying to remember if i ever saw you tuning your skis in your short tenure in VT? so far i am drawing a blank. :rolleyes2

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Unless you routinely saw him sliding sideways desperately trying to get dull edges into that classic VT ice, his skis were getting tuned one way or another.
He probably forgot how to do it once he reached UT.

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Originally Posted by Dexter Rutecki

Unless you routinely saw him sliding sideways desperately trying to get dull edges into that classic VT ice, his skis were getting tuned one way or another.
He probably forgot how to do it once he reached UT.

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Gordy "don't need no stinkin' edges", he straight-lined everything in VT, at least that's the rumor I heard.

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Originally Posted by hutash

Gordy "don't need no stinkin' edges", he straight-lined everything in VT, at least that's the rumor I heard.

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actually he was spending most of his time in the air doing his patented "iron-cross" jumps.... much to our coaches chagrin. don't need edges when you're in the air.

btw, gordy - i still laugh about that one jump when you came out of the sky and landed on that poor dude, who never even knew you were 10 feet above him dropping out of the sky. good times... good times....

If you sharpen your skis, you'll have to flatten them to keep them in tune. Then again, you could just hum a few bars and call it good.

Is that why my pack has a tuning whistle?

http://www.itwnexus.com/images/items/0077.jpg

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Originally Posted by onehotchili

actually he was spending most of his time in the air doing his patented "iron-cross" jumps.... much to our coaches chagrin. don't need edges when you're in the air.

btw, gordy - i still laugh about that one jump when you came out of the sky and landed on that poor dude, who never even knew you were 10 feet above him dropping out of the sky. good times... good times....

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And thus...legends are born (or at least tales of angels descending from on high)

I like to jib onto curbs.. works charms for the edges..

you can't tune if you don't have any tuning oil.

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Originally Posted by DEVO

you can't tune if you don't have any tuning oil.

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You can also prepare those edges with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. You're also gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State.

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Originally Posted by str8line

Will my Wusthof knife sharpener work?

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Oh yeah, you can't even ride the edge with your nekkid butt any more.

Str8, don't listen to any of these clowns. You need to learn from the master:

http://homepage.mac.com/arty50/.Pictures/Tuning.jpg

man im glad this guy made this thread... i have been improperly tuning my edges for years... i would grab onto a bumper of a car and get dragged down the street a little bit with my skis on in the summer ... it made the bases nearly flawless as well.. but after reading this ive realized i could have seriously hurt myself with my sharp edges... glad i dodged the bullet on that one... I wont put myself in a situation like that ever again

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Originally Posted by Arty50

Str8, don't listen to any of these clowns. You need to learn from the master:

http://homepage.mac.com/arty50/.Pictures/Tuning.jpg

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What I really need to learn is how to get my hair to look like that.




Fuck it. I broke down. I actually sharpened(as opposed to getting a full refresh, then de-tuning) my skis for the first time in a loooong time(15 years?). Hopefully this sacrifice will appease the snow Gods.