Yesterday we kicked off the first of a four-part series on tuning your skis at home, talking about vice grips and base repair. Of course, that’s only the first part in getting the most out of your ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Pam Warman bends over a Salomon ski, her eyes focused on the metal edge. The grinding stone she pushes chips away shiny dust. Taking her eyes away, she feels the edge with ...

We all need to tune our skis more, but it's understandably easy to put off, or simply ignore completely. But, while we're all waiting for snow to pile up and chairlifts to start spinning this ...

As ski season kicks into gear, lots of people eagerly grab their boards and race up to the slopes. They’re leaving performance behind. Ski tunes can be as simple as doing a wax and an edge, or involve ...

You may not realize it, but ski and snowboard tuning is an art and a science. The goal is to slide as fast and smooth as physics allow. The average snow sports enthusiast might bring his or her ...

Back when I was a college racer, I remember a girlfriend finding me in my kitchen with a pair of skis on the table, an iron in my hand and a big red block of Toko wax. “What are you doing?” she asked.

Ever wonder what’s actually happening when you drop your skis off to get tuned at your local ski shop? Gov Carrigan, Nomad’s Founder and longtime Jackson Hole local, has been obsessed with tuning skis ...

Peter Boyer cares about your skis. Maybe more than you do. When Boyer opened Alpine Base and Edge in 2005, he was uncertain if Boulder could support a shop that focused on precision ski tuning. Would ...

The basement of Radio Boardshop is stacked floor-to-ceiling with snowboards, new and old, brandishing various levels of scratches and core shots. With the shadow of opening day looming nearer by the ...

Imagine riding a bike all day with brakes that rubbed against your wheels. No way, you say? Well, while the impact may not be as significant, that’s essentially what you’re doing when you hit the ...

"Ninety percent of people do nothing to take care of their skis from the day they buy them to the day they throw them in the trash," says Peter Boyer, of Boulder, Colorado's Alpine Base & Edge. Don't ...