Tuning your own skis is an important step in skiing well. Your best efforts at correct technique will be for nought if your skis are too dull to hold on firm snow, or if they are grabby because of a poor tune.

Many skiers ask us if machine tunes are good enough. Some shops, with experienced technicians, can provide a machine tune that only requires slight hand finishing to ski well. Unfortunately, many shop tunes (despite fancy and expensive machines) can produce a tune that's significantly different from when your skis were new. They may even leave your skis virtually unskiable. The variability of shop tunes can be frustrating for the learning skier: if you've just had your skis tuned by a new shop, and you're having difficulty skiing as you'd like, is it you or the tune?

For the cost of a few shop tunes, you can outfit yourself with the tools you need to keep your skis performing in top condition. With just a little practice, your tunes will be consistent, eliminating one variable in your performance.

Our tuning guide includes a description of the tools you'll need to tune your own skis; a schedule for performing the assorted tuning tasks; and descriptions, photos, and some animations for the tasks. If you're having trouble finding the tuning supplies you need, contact us. We sell tuning kits with all the tools you'll need, or individual tools.

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