Personal Ski'n Care
It's a well-known fact that downhill skiing can be dangerous. Some of these perils include; sleeping through the alarm the morning of the big ski trip, forgetting to pack your custom-fit ski boots, maxing out your credit card before you buy your lift ticket or realizing that the ski season is here and your equipment is not ready!
With all of these potential pitfalls, the last thing you want is to be disappointed in the performance of your skis. Probably the most overlooked (and most economical) means of improving your skiing is a good tune and wax job. Skis should have a tune-up (bindings lubed, edges sharpened, bases cleaned and waxed) before the start of each season. But, during and after the ski season, there are a few things which you can do to protect your skis to get the most out of a day on the slopes.
1. Use a ski bag or ski box to transport your skis. This will keep them safe from road salt and grit which will rust the edges and prevent the bindings from functioning properly.
2. At the end of the day, or when storing your skis overnight at a resort, always remove the skis from the bag or box and dry them off with an old towel, for example. If possible, keep the skis separated, with the edges exposed, and leave them in a cool place, like the garage but keep the tails off the cement floor. No need to bring your skis inside now, they were made to be outdoors.
3. At the end of the season, do not leave your skis in the ski bag or on a ski tote holder. Moisture in the bag can severely rust the edges, the rubber on the holder can permanently stain the bases and the pressure will cause the skis to lose camber. Store them in a dry place either vertically or horizontally. As an extra precaution, consider having a coat of paraffin wax (the stuff used in preserving) put on to protect your ski bases and edges while in storage for the summer.
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