As ski season kicks into gear, lots of people eagerly grab their boards and race up to the slopes. They’re leaving performance behind. Ski tunes can be as simple as doing a wax and an edge, or involve ...

We all need to tune our skis more, but it's understandably easy to put off, or simply ignore completely. But, while we're all waiting for snow to pile up and chairlifts to start spinning this ...

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For skiers and boarders who've experienced that sinking feeling of sliding out on icy patches, the solution might be simpler ...

In the third episode of a four-part series on home ski tuning technique, Matt Hupperts of the Edgeworks discusses waxing strategies. Ski waxes vary wildly in price, from $15 for basic waxes to over ...

The basement of Radio Boardshop is stacked floor-to-ceiling with snowboards, new and old, brandishing various levels of scratches and core shots. With the shadow of opening day looming nearer by the ...

Back when I was a college racer, I remember a girlfriend finding me in my kitchen with a pair of skis on the table, an iron in my hand and a big red block of Toko wax. “What are you doing?” she asked.

The first time Michael Walsh emerged from the Eisenhower Tunnel and looked out at the crop of mountains that make up the Summit County area, he knew that he had found his new home. Originally born in ...

E van Spence holds a miniature red iron in his right hand and a slab of light blue wax in his left. He slowly drips the wax across an upturned ski resting on his workbench at REI Boulder. “I’d say ...

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When it comes to getting around in the winter, traction is key. On the roads people spread cinders and swap out tires on vehicles. On the trails, people exchange summer hiking shoes for micro-spikes ...