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Ski tuning lessons
Does anyone know of ski tuning lessons or classes that are being offered anywhere? I have no problem paying for the lessons. I just haven't found any. I live in the Northeast but am willing to travel for the lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy skiing!
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Huntah wrote:
Does anyone know of ski tuning lessons or classes that are being offered anywhere? I have no problem paying for the lessons. I just haven't found any. I live in the Northeast but am willing to travel for the lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy skiing! I don't know anywhere you can get basic lessons in ski tuning, although there is stuff available for higher level training, like for certification and such. The usual route is to find someone who knows what he/she is doing, buy 'em a six or a case of whatever they drink, and get 'em to show you how. It also helps to have some beat skis to practice on, so you can make mistakes. Or you can look at the books and vids available from Tognar (http://www.tognar.com/books_manuals_...ng_repair.html) or somewhere like that. |
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Tognar is great. Use their tools and some common sense. Practice
[puttinmg on different edge angles and ski them each time to see what edge angles work best for you. H. R.(Bob) Hofmann |
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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:10:04 -0500, Huntah
wrote: Does anyone know of ski tuning lessons or classes that are being offered anywhere? I have no problem paying for the lessons. I just haven't found any. I live in the Northeast but am willing to travel for the lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy skiing! I seem to recall that the REI stores locally (Boston area) have done this at times. Basic tuning is a lot simpler than many people think, and the basic tools may cost about the same as 2 or 3 professional tunings. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) -- At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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Gary S. wrote:
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:10:04 -0500, Huntah wrote: Does anyone know of ski tuning lessons or classes that are being offered anywhere? I have no problem paying for the lessons. I just haven't found any. I live in the Northeast but am willing to travel for the lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy skiing! I seem to recall that the REI stores locally (Boston area) have done this at times. Really? I've never even seen alpine skis in an REI. Basic tuning is a lot simpler than many people think, and the basic tools may cost about the same as 2 or 3 professional tunings. Yup. And you can sort of add to your tool set in increments if and as you decide to do more involved stuff. |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
I seem to recall that the REI stores locally (Boston area) have done this at times. Really? I've never even seen alpine skis in an REI. The big REI in Lower Downtown Denver has them. Or did the last time I was there some years ago. And an REI in the burbs is where we got our season passes for K/A/B this year. ---------------------- Chester Bullock, Colorado Mountain Cams, Snow Conditions, Opinionated Reports http://www.black-diamond.com AIM: tenxible YahooIM: ccb247 |
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I learned how to tune from a video (and practice). I couldn't find the
one I learned from, but found these after looking not too hard: http://www.ski-racing.com/tuningvideo.html http://store.everestgear.com/437570.html http://www.race-werks.com/product.php?prod_num=01376200 |
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On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:57:36 -0500, Mary Malmros
wrote: Gary S. wrote: On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:10:04 -0500, Huntah wrote: Does anyone know of ski tuning lessons or classes that are being offered anywhere? I have no problem paying for the lessons. I just haven't found any. I live in the Northeast but am willing to travel for the lessons. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and happy skiing! I seem to recall that the REI stores locally (Boston area) have done this at times. Really? I've never even seen alpine skis in an REI. I worked at the Reading store, and shop at Framingham most often. Both have lots of alpine skis and gear every winter. Tends to crowd out the XC and BC ski gear. I have not been in the Boston store during the relevant season, and have not made it to the new Hingham store, but I would be surprised if they do not as well. They may not have much available on the Web. Basic tuning is a lot simpler than many people think, and the basic tools may cost about the same as 2 or 3 professional tunings. Yup. And you can sort of add to your tool set in increments if and as you decide to do more involved stuff. Tuning skis is a bit more important when dealing with New England "packed powder". Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) -- At the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom |
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