Tuning your skis isn't just about fixing damage. Brady explains when and why you should tune your skis to keep them performing their best. For more information visit: theskimonster....
I am really enjoying your channel. You cover a lot of necessary topics. Thank you. So, what are your opinions on the permanent base waxes, say like Phantom Glide? And if you don't like them, can they be removed once applied?
Honestly when it comes to Phantom we have heard a lot of marketing but not much science. We haven’t done enough testing of our own to make the call. Wax makes you faster than your friends, but it’s also in place to keep your bases from getting burned by the ice crystals. When the bases get burned you need more grinding. In order to increase the life of your skis, any kind of wax is better than no wax at all. DPS marketing seems to conclude that temp specific hot wax is better than Phantom. So if you never wax, Phantom could be better than nothing. Phantom says that it penetrates deep into the base so unlikely that you can remove the treatment.
It really depends on the snow conditions, the sharper the ice crystals, the faster you need a tune. You can never over wax a good pair of skis and more is better there. But generally 3-6 days you get wax, 8-12 days you get things flattened out, edges touched up and de-burred, and wax.
This Montana Challenge tune machine does not have a specific park setting to over bevel skis. Our shop touches up every ski by hand before it enters the machine so our team can easily put a steeper base bevel on your skis by request. The base bevel on this machine is actually progressive depending on width and sidecut of the ski. Most freeride skis will leave the shop with roughly .7 to .8 in the tip, closer to .5 underfoot, and tapering off toward .8 in the tail. This allows you to enter the turn easily, feel good sharpness underfoot, and exit the turn without feeling too hooky.
I am really enjoying your channel. You cover a lot of necessary topics. Thank you. So, what are your opinions on the permanent base waxes, say like Phantom Glide? And if you don't like them, can they be removed once applied?
Honestly when it comes to Phantom we have heard a lot of marketing but not much science. We haven’t done enough testing of our own to make the call. Wax makes you faster than your friends, but it’s also in place to keep your bases from getting burned by the ice crystals. When the bases get burned you need more grinding. In order to increase the life of your skis, any kind of wax is better than no wax at all. DPS marketing seems to conclude that temp specific hot wax is better than Phantom. So if you never wax, Phantom could be better than nothing. Phantom says that it penetrates deep into the base so unlikely that you can remove the treatment.
How many days on the slopes should we go between tunes, generally speaking?
It really depends on the snow conditions, the sharper the ice crystals, the faster you need a tune. You can never over wax a good pair of skis and more is better there. But generally 3-6 days you get wax, 8-12 days you get things flattened out, edges touched up and de-burred, and wax.
Can this machine do a park tune for rails? E.g., Base bevel (1 degree) to extend 3 to 5 millimeters into base plastic to create a base high condition.
This Montana Challenge tune machine does not have a specific park setting to over bevel skis. Our shop touches up every ski by hand before it enters the machine so our team can easily put a steeper base bevel on your skis by request. The base bevel on this machine is actually progressive depending on width and sidecut of the ski. Most freeride skis will leave the shop with roughly .7 to .8 in the tip, closer to .5 underfoot, and tapering off toward .8 in the tail. This allows you to enter the turn easily, feel good sharpness underfoot, and exit the turn without feeling too hooky.
@@TheSkiMonster Progressive base bevel is an interesting concept - thanks!
One question. Why didn't you show us the process? I'm not a skier, but I want to see how this machine works.
Thanks a ton for checking out our video. We will totally get a process video shot at some point this season.