What happens during Tuning of skis and boards?

With excellent tuning, the performance of your ski/ board can even be adjusted to your skiing or boarding skills. Inform the service technician which skiing/ riding style you prefer, which terrain you like best and what other problems you have. In that way, the technician can adapt the tuning perfectly to your style!

The five basic steps in ski / board tuning are:

• Inspection. The top, base and edges are wiped clean in order to remove dirt. Then the ski / board is inspected for any damage.

• Base Repair. Next, any nicks, gouges, or core shots are repaired and filled with base repair material.

• Base grinding. The entire base is now run through the stonegrinder. In doing so, tiny cuts are ground off and the base becomes true and flat. Now the base is able to absorb wax and the structures created are an important aid in gliding. This new structure also helps prevent suction and friction between base and snow. Your ski / board glides better and accomplishes the transition from edge to edge more easily. In addition, different temperatures and snow conditions require different structures - only the technician knows the right formula. WINTERSTEIGER machines provide the technology to get it right!

• Edge grinding. Regardless of the performance that you expect from your sporting equipment most ski and board edges are "bevelled" between 0 and 2 degrees: a continuous smooth surface is created.

The revolutionary WINTERSTEIGER Ceramic Disc Finish provides machines to reproduce this exact edge for ultimate carving performance on the hill.

• Waxing. The last step in tuning is hot waxing. Hot wax impregnates the base, protects against damage and improves the gliding and turning properties of skis and boards.