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How to Prepare Your Skis For Summer
Now that the season is winding down, let's talk about how to properly store your equipment to help them last another season.
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1. Clean off your skis after spring skiing.
Keep a towel in your car or allow them a few minutes in the sun and wipe off any extra snow. This'll help prevent your edges from rusting.
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2. Repair any base damage (if any) and add a fresh layer of wax.
This may involve the use of P-tex partnered with a fresh wax to help moisturize your bases for storage.
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3. Always store your skis in a cool, dry place.
While roof boxes are an ideal mode of transportation, they'll hold water and create a HOT environment in the spring/summer which can damage your skis. After you're done skiing, take them out of the roof box until the next adventure.
FAQs
- Q: Is it better to store skis upright or horizontally?
- A: There is no benefit to storing the skis vertically or horizontally. What is most important is making sure that your skis are stored in a dry area without fluctuating temperatures.
- Q: Should I store skis in a garage?
- Unless your garage is temperature controlled, stay away from storing your skis there. While it may seem like a convenient place to store them, the fluctuating temperatures and dusty environment to avoid compromising the epoxy that holds the ski together.
- Q: Should I use an old fashioned ski hanging rack?
- A: Probably not. Ski racks that use oldd-school dowel rods to hold skis up were designed before rocker-profile skis were invented. These racks can bend the shape of the ski.
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