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Spring Tune?
I'll be skiing some pretty slushy conditions tomorrow at around " -1 / +2 " Celsius temperature. I'll be skiing both park and some groomers with friends. My skis are currently detuned a little bit, should I sharpen them as well or just a good old wax for warm weather?
Nah if it’s gonna be slushy you should be more than fine with detuned skis, especially if you’re sliding rails. Are they just detuned underfoot?
JT9DNah if it’s gonna be slushy you should be more than fine with detuned skis, especially if you’re sliding rails. Are they just detuned underfoot?
In all honesty, they got dulled on their own due to the lack of tuning for a while. Been riding them couple of times on the streets only this season...
JohnnyDopeIn all honesty, they got dulled on their own due to the lack of tuning for a while. Been riding them couple of times on the streets only this season...
Yeah I havent sharpened my skis all year and they're not washing out or anything in the slush and hold an edge good, you're fine in the slush. As long as there's little ice then theres no problem with dull skis.
agreed with what j9td said. slushy conditions don't demand sharp edges-- in slush there's plenty of soft snow to bite into. it's hard/icy conditions that make you wish your edges were freshly tuned so you can bite into a snow surface that doesn't offer much to bite into
but yes what you will likely want and i highly recommend is a fresh wax job, ideally with the appropriate temperature range wax (but all weather stuff will be fine if not). spring conditions are awesome but you will want fast, freshly waxed skis so you carry your speed through snow that can be warm, sunbaked, overly slushy etc etc on a spring day. and it's not just straight up speed, a fresh wax job will make your ski more predictable and better at initiating turns, which can be a little bit of an issue in (very) slushy snow
but yes what you will likely want and i highly recommend is a fresh wax job, ideally with the appropriate temperature range wax (but all weather stuff will be fine if not). spring conditions are awesome but you will want fast, freshly waxed skis so you carry your speed through snow that can be warm, sunbaked, overly slushy etc etc on a spring day. and it's not just straight up speed, a fresh wax job will make your ski more predictable and better at initiating turns, which can be a little bit of an issue in (very) slushy snow
Thanks guys, fresh wax job it is!
Good old wax. In slush you don’t need much to hold an edge.
Don't waste your time with sharpening edges. Some warm wax if you have time otherwise it's better to just go skiing early in the day when it's still fast. Wax doesn't matter as much as the snow conditions really.
SofaKingSickagreed with what j9td said. slushy conditions don't demand sharp edges-- in slush there's plenty of soft snow to bite into. it's hard/icy conditions that make you wish your edges were freshly tuned so you can bite into a snow surface that doesn't offer much to bite into
but yes what you will likely want and i highly recommend is a fresh wax job, ideally with the appropriate temperature range wax (but all weather stuff will be fine if not). spring conditions are awesome but you will want fast, freshly waxed skis so you carry your speed through snow that can be warm, sunbaked, overly slushy etc etc on a spring day. and it's not just straight up speed, a fresh wax job will make your ski more predictable and better at initiating turns, which can be a little bit of an issue in (very) slushy snow
This 100%. Nothing worse than spring variable conditions where its fast slush then you hit a patch of crust and its like hitting the brakes.
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