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    Ski base burn?? Waxing question Help

    Hi I have a pair of line skis that I've had out maybe 15 times since new and wondering if it's common for the bases on these skis to not hold wax well? I hot waxed after every day I had them out last year and still got the white marks close to the edges. This year I waxed before I took them out...
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    Best "Tune-Up" in the VT, MA, NY Area

    I'm looking for a "Tune-Up" on my Stockli Laser AX. I purchased them new last year, and skied 42 days without any maintenance. I figure it's time for a "Tune-up" before next season. I'm afraid that if I just bring my skis to my local shop, I'm going to end up feeling like paid some...
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    Base carving

    A spin off from the carving on hard snow thread: "Carving" in soft snow using the entire base of the ski as your "edge". The ski base, starting with the tip creates a layer of compressed snow "under" it, upon which the ski rides. There is no hard layer that the entire ski edge gets pressed...
    • François Pugh
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    • "carving" in soft snow base bending the ski carve snow platform you created beneath you breaks away soft snow ski spin off from the carving on hard snow thread what does it take to "base carve" clean turns?
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Ski School
  4. Tony Warren

    Myths about UHMW Base Material and New Base Material Idea

    I have spent a great portion of my career working with Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. It is a great wear material for sliding abrasion and has many other wonderful properties. UHMW does not have a melt-flow point. It requires a lot of pressure to either extrude it or sinter it...
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