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 ...

For the next four days, we’ll go over what types of things you can do to maximize the performance of your boards on the slopes. Check back tomorrow to learn how to deburr and sharpen your edges. While ...

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 ...

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.

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Ever wonder what’s actually happening when you drop your skis off to get tuned at your local ski shop? We all need to tune ...

We’ve nearly reached the halfway mark of winter already. The mountains – and ideally you – are in mid-season form. What about your interface with the snow? With the best skiing and riding still ahead ...

What’s in a ski tune? And how do you know when you need one?The following are some guidelines. But why bother getting your skis tuned at all? Quite simply, keeping your skis tuned is the same as ...

E van Spence holds a miniature red iron in his right hand and a slab of light blue wax in his left. He slowly drips the wax across an upturned ski resting on his workbench at REI Boulder. “I’d say ...

GOLDEN PEAK – A funny detail about The Tune Shop – Ski & Snowboard Club Vail’s new slopeside tuning facility – is now that technicians have a drive-in garage, they are no longer receiving their skis ...

Sam Simonds' Green Light Tuning stars in the latest episode of Peaks & Passages, a web series that illuminates the quieter, ...