Did you know that you can actually set your edges so it makes it easier to ski?

If you change the bevel of your ski (the angle at which they are set to the snow), you can affect how quickly or slowly your ski will initiate and hold a turn.

What’s a Bevel?

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Before I get into the technical side of tuning your own skis, I thought I would talk about how frequently you should tune your skis. 

Not only does tuning your skis frequently increase the life of yours skis, but it will also make you a better skier.

But what do I mean by frequently? 

Some of my ski friends tune their skis everyday and others once a year, but personally, and this is my general practice; I think you should tune your skis every three full ski days.  For example, if you ski about two hours every time you ski you can get away with tuning them every six days.

Why does it make you a better skier? 

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This past weekend marked the end of the January thaw on the East Coast. Although a predictable annual occurence, this year we suffered through an entire week of warm weather that saw most of our base disappear down the river. Some of the hills in Collingwood, Ontario even suffered through a few mud slides on their steeper slopes.

Lucky for us, the short and long term forecast calls for colder weather and lots of snow.

Skiing this past weekend was similar to spring skiing -but without the sunshine… or the without the memories of another great season gone by.

It was like skiing in sugar and mashed potatoes.

It’s not exactly hero snow.

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Happy Holidays everybody from Grin and Barrett. 

After spending 4 quality days in Collingwood where Sasha rookied her first level 1 course at Blue Mountain and Phil spent 4 days ripping down the hills of Alpine, we’re taking 3 days off the hills to spend quality time with our family before heading to Whistler Blackcomb for a week.

We’re bringing two sets of skis each – one pair to rip and one pair to float.  Thanks to our new wireless card for the laptop, we’re planning on posting updates from Whistler with pictures and maybe a small video or two.

We’ve also discussed video taping a half dozen or so ski “tips” that we can then post on this site throughout the season. Topics such as – best way to ski powder (assuming we get some), bumps, steeps, or carve down a mountain. Any suggestions or ideas? Let us know and we’ll do our best to incorporate it into our filming.

Happy Holidays!