Do you tune?

I wax every few times I ski any ski, it varies though.

As far as tuning edges, I still have a few race skis that have edges on them, and they probably get an edge tune once a year. But I only ride them a couple times a year.

all twin tipped skis get ridden their first time out without touching the edges, then I decide I dont like it so I file them down, nice and round.

If you hit rails or anything, I wouldnt suggest sharpening your edges. I would suggest rounding them down. It seems to reduce wear and tear. Its also a little more forgiving for a lot of stuff. and obviously butters.

 
i raced for six years before switching to free skiing so tuning is kind of in my blood. I dont sharpen my edges because i hit rails but i do debur them. I wax my skis at least once every two weeks to avoid base burn. PTex is a must
 
whenever i get new skis i tune them for hours before i ride them. begin wit a good base flattening then stone grind with a fine cross structure since i'm east coast and sharpen the edges to a side bevel of 3 degrees and a base bevel of 1 degree. with good bevels i can still have a fairly sharp ski and still slide smoothly on rails. then i go back with a heavy detune. then comes many many coats of ch8.
 
I hot wax my skis pretty regularly and I Ptex them if I get a really deep gouge or core shot I do a lot of rails so I don't tune the edges, but if there's a burr, I might file it off. I wax and P tex other peoples skis and boards too.
 
i wax 2 times a month. but i have access to free unlimited amounts of wax so i may start to tune after every weekend that i ski
 
i tune my race skis like once or twice a week depending on how much i'm using them and i tune my other skis about once a month
 
sorry to clutter up this thread, but I wonder what it would be like tuning the lib tech 'NAS' skis with the 'magnetraction' (wavy edge), if it would be any harder. Nor really related to the topic either I guess
 
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