To me, it seems super overkill just for summer storage. Summer wax is on the bases/edges so that the bases don't dry out or get damaged somehow while living in your garage for a few months.

Use a base prep or universal wax, coat the shit out of the bottoms of your skis and just leave them.

Then once fall comes around, scrape off the wax & brush them, then get them tuned (you'll need this anyway if you put a spring base grind on them). Once that happens, then you can wax like a maniac.

onenerdykidTo me, it seems super overkill just for summer storage. Summer wax is on the bases/edges so that the bases don't dry out or get damaged somehow while living in your garage for a few months.

Use a base prep or universal wax, coat the shit out of the bottoms of your skis and just leave them.

Then once fall comes around, scrape off the wax & brush them, then get them tuned (you'll need this anyway if you put a spring base grind on them). Once that happens, then you can wax like a maniac.

Thanks moustafa.

so your saying base grinds are done differently for winter vs spring conditions?

my skis still have the factory was on them. I didnt get to ridem yet bc of corona.

DolanReloadedThanks moustafa.

so your saying base grinds are done differently for winter vs spring conditions?

my skis still have the factory was on them. I didnt get to ridem yet bc of corona.

It's more of a cold temp structure vs. a warm temp structure difference. Because spring time is obviously warmer, snow melts more easily and more water needs to be channeled away from your base. A warm temp structure is deeper and has more grooves to move more water.

Then you will be fine just throwing a bunch of wax on them and scraping/brushing in the fall.

onenerdykidIt's more of a cold temp structure vs. a warm temp structure difference. Because spring time is obviously warmer, snow melts more easily and more water needs to be channeled away from your base. A warm temp structure is deeper and has more grooves to move more water.

Then you will be fine just throwing a bunch of wax on them and scraping/brushing in the fall.

Thanks man. Is the structure a stone gind puts in just straight lines from tip to tail or does it have more texture than that?

Also for the final brushing before you put them on december snow, should i brush really hard with my copper toko brush or ease off a little so i dont strip too much of the wax off?

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DolanReloadedThanks man. Is the structure a stone gind puts in just straight lines from tip to tail or does it have more texture than that?

Also for the final brushing before you put them on december snow, should i brush really hard with my copper toko brush or ease off a little so i dont strip too much of the wax off?

**This post was edited on Apr 21st 2020 at 2:30:35pm

The structure is a pattern and depending on what stone grinder (a tuning machine from Wintersteiger, Montana, etc.) the shop has, different stone grinders have different patterns in their database. A pattern is cut into a stone wheel and then your ski is run across the stone wheel, which puts the pattern into the base.

I personally don't brush with lots of pressure, just enough get the wax out. And again, you don't want wax in the structure so if you run your hand across the base and you feel wax still on it either scrape and/or brush some more. The base should look shiny and black, without any wax on it.

onenerdykidThe base should look shiny and black, without any wax on it.

Or shiny clear and green on some skis.