Great tips! Before storage wax, it’s even better to apply that cheap wax, then immediately hot scrape it. This cleans the bases of debris and dirt. Then iron on good wax for the likely temp range of your first few weeks of skiing next season. Be generous, and be sure to cover the edges so the won’t rust. Leave this good wax on as your storage wax, then just scrape and go next season.
Thanks man for the great entertainment you've provided this winter. It's been good fun sitting on my couch in Berlin, Germany, living vicariously through your adventures, scary descents, ski station tours, soft porn and running commentary. Looking forward to your contributions next season!
I have a $10,000 wine cooler keeping my hot sauce at the ideal temperature of 10 degrees all summer long. This way the heat will stay at optimal levels when sipped next season :) :)
Right On! Hopefully you're not on the same bindings as 50 years ago 😂😂😂 Some people loosen the DIN some don't..... Would be interesting to see if anyone could do a study and come to a consensus on it. The one thing we can all agree on is that Storage wax and a good tune is a must before storage!!
@@riseandalpine I used to turn them down, but after my ski tech friend told me that the new design of ski bindings, it was no longer necessary, I stopped doing it.
@@riseandalpine My thought exactly. I turned my bindings down, then back up every ski season for decades, until about 10 years ago, when I was told that it wasn't necessary. It was with the old bindings, but no longer.
James, great info and content as usual. Funny, or actually it wasn't at the time but is now..... After each season I would move my DIN settings to zero to release the tension on the springs and last year I forgot to return them to the correct setting. I actually made it down the hill for a couple runs, knowing it felt really strange. Early season excitement I guess, but I forgot completely ended up taking them into the shop on the mountain and they laughed when we figured it out. They could not believe I made it down two runs without coming out of the skis. I told them it was like skiing on grease without guardrails. Anyway, hopefully I've learned my lesson.
Hey James, great tips, I've been following most of them for decades, including turning down the settings on my bindings, but a few years ago my ski tech buddy told me that because of the new design in bindings, it was no longer necessary to turn them down at the end of the ski season. Do you know more about, or have you heard this before?
I've heard arguments for either side - but the more I ask/read about it it seems like it might be a bit of a myth.. It seems like it doesn't improve nor hurt your bindings. So why not do less work...
I've never even heard of Phantom glide. Just googled it. MIND BLOWN.... How does it work so far? I really want to test it out and compare it to normal wax.
