De-tuning skis?

NotGhood

NotGhood

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Am getting the new skis for next year. How many of you fine people have had new skis de-tuned/dulled or whatever and found it actually made a difference for hitting rails? I hear catching your front edge is a bad time and would like to avoid it.

+k for legit answers, thanks.
 
You can really just de-tune them by running the edge along a metal pipe or something.. Although I would kinda be surprised if you don't have a file +you could just buy a gummy stone are they're relatively cheap and common.

To op you don't HAVE to de-tune at all, if your skiing rails way more then groomers, go for it. If you ski groomers a fair amount you could consider bevelling your edges. This changes the angle of your edge from 90 or 89, to 88 or 87. That what I did to my alpha 1s and I don't really have a problem with them and can still still carve and enjoy groomers.
 
i think i took about 3 runs outside the park this season, although i ride 50/50 jumps and rails so my main concern is if i de-tune them i'll wash out on jumps more easily.
 
yeah.. I'm not sure but I'd assume you'd probably would wash out a little easier. But if I were you I'd definitely de-tune them. Remember you don't have to go nuts de-tuning them. Actually what I'd do, is first day next season bring a file to the hill with you. First go out try factory edges, if your having problems on the rails de-tune a bit. Still having problems de-tune more and so on.. Honestly you probably wont even need to de-tune at all... I know plenty of people that didn't bother and they're fine..
 
i'm fricken dumb, by jumps i meant rails. sorry i'm tired today, but that answered my question so thank you!
 
I ride 50% in the park and 50% on the rest of the mountains. Changing the angle gives you the best of both worlds. Hit icy groomers in morning. Park laps through out the day. then at night when things turn to ice, carve around again.
 
Just take a gummy stone to the edges. Don't take a rock/pipe/whatever to them or else they will become burred and you will indeed eat shit trying to hit a rail or riding away switch. When I get new skis, I de-tune the tips and tails with a gummy stone and take free runs the first day on them. If they're brand new skis, you should be taking some free runs anyway to get a feel for them.
 
ice is precisely why i do nothing but park

i hate not having control when i'm hauling ass so i only do like 2 runs outside of the park each day if that
 
Icy groomers are fun some times. Rippin down steep hills of ice with stiff cave ski. Then again I grew and learned to ski in MN on sheets of ice. I guess I weird that way.
 
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