base bevel

I have a couple pairs of skis that are over-beveled and really pretty much "unskiable" for me. So I brought the skis into a new local shop that uses a Wintersteiger stone grinding machine. I discussed what I needed done and wrote the instructions on the work order (to ensure that they were...

I’ve been trying to get my 2014 Head Rev 85 Pros set to a 1/2 degree base, but can’t seem to get any shops around here to do it - looks like they give it a couple of passes on the grinder and use whatever base guide is handy. This time I said “just grind the base until the edges are flat”, and...

I started waxing last year and found it immensely enjoyable. However, I now need a shop tune to grind the bases on several pairs of mine and my wife's skis. You folks are always talking abut setting base and side edge angles. You'll say something like 2/1 tune (or whatever) and I honestly...

I'm sure opinions vary, but is there a standard base structure that is recommend for the Upper Midwest if a pair of sks was getting a new grind? The family has several skis and they all have different patterns from the factories. We seem to ski just find. We are not racers. Thanks