new skis

[da_zpoon]

I just got my Scratches, there are brand new, never skied. Do I need to wax them or anything, or can i just go skiing right away?

 

[luxuryduck]

wax em about 10 times before you go ski on them.

I'm not kidding either, seriously wax them 10 times.

 

[deleted000]

10 times, wtf, get a good tune up then your good to ski on them

 

[phUnk]

Skis get faster if you wax them a bunch of times when they're new, but if you don't even know if you should wax them at all, you won't notice the difference between 1 wax and 10 waxes.

But yes, wax them 1 time before you ski them. Wax makes skis turn smoother and protects the bases from dirty snow, etc.

Unwaxed skis tend to be grabby and don't turn well.

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