Pre-Season Tune Ups at Start Haus

Winter is approaching fast; Tahoe resorts start opening later this month. Are you ready? One of the best ways to start your season off right is a fresh tune and wax at Start Haus. How do you know if you need a tune? Take a look at your skis. If they have worn bases and nicked edges, you will notice the difference on the snow.

Well-tuned skis are more fun and easier to ski. Dull edges make turns harder to initiate and to keep on track. Rough bases can feel sluggish and make even a great ski feel lethargic. If your skis aren’t running smoothly on funky early season snow or your edges aren’t biting on those man-made icy patches, you’re more likely to throw in the towel and go into the lodge for drinks.

Ski bases dry out all summer long. You didn’t put storage wax on at the end of last season like we told you to, did you? If your bases are getting discolored, white or chalky looking, they’re drying out. Dried out bases also shrink, affecting the tune of your ski too. It’s not the end of the world, but they’ll run poorly – so get them in for a proper hot scrape and wax at Start Haus.

Dry bases

Edges get dinged and can rust in storage. Storage wax can also help protect metal from moisture, so if you skipped that step, chances are your edges won’t be ready for prime-time out of the gate. Getting a tune by the pros at Start Haus ensures they will run smoothly so you won’t catch awkwardly or skid unexpectedly.

Rusty and damaged edge before sharpening

Clean and sharp edge after tune

Then there’s last season’s damage you swore you’d take care of over the summer. Don’t let scratches or core shots in your base keep you from making first chair. Get the repairs you need done by the best technicians in the business.

Base repair in process

Base repair after final grind. Not a hint of what happened!

So you followed our advice and put on storage wax at the end of the season? That’s great. But that glopped on wax that was doing your bases so much good needs a good scrape and brush. Come into Start Haus and we’ll make sure you’ve got the perfect shiny finish on your bases so they run smooth and fast.

Proper storage wax for the off-season. Needs to be scraped!