As ski season kicks into gear, lots of people eagerly grab their boards and race up to the slopes. They’re leaving performance behind. Before heading to the hills, consider taking your boards in for a ...

What’s in a ski tune? And how do you know when you need one?The following are some guidelines. But why bother getting your skis tuned at all? Quite simply, keeping your skis tuned is the same as ...

LUDLOW — Jon Kortmansky of New York City was all smiles this week when he and his wife, Lori, went to The Boot Pro in Ludlow. Randy Haskell, 47, of Chester had just handed him a pair of demo skis, all ...

MINTURN — Eric Clemmer thinks he has a big idea. Now he needs help to fund it. Clemmer’s been a valley ski tuner for the past decade, working both in ski shops and on his own at the Minturn Tune Shop.

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 ...

Face it, you don't have to wax your skis. Sure, you probably should, but it's not like changing the oil in your car, in that if you skip it, you risk catastrophe. So, according to a number of people ...

Every skier, regardless of skill level, can and will ski better with less effort and more confidence and control on a properly tuned ski. Well-tuned skis instill and inspire confidence. Conversely, ...

Man, I can’t believe Ulfar Skaeringsson died. I was alone downtown when I read his obituary and felt so isolated. I looked around the room. There was no one who knew who he was that I could talk to, ...

You may not realize it, but ski and snowboard tuning is an art and a science. The goal is to slide as fast and smooth as physics allow. The average snow sports enthusiast might bring his or her ...

If sliding on snow is your winter pastime, you’ve almost certainly carved a few turns by now, whether up in the Cascades or on the nearest hilly street thanks to our late December blast that turned ...

I'm off to see the wizard. There are plenty of ski/snowboard tuners and techs who labor in joints like the repair shop trailer near Sugar Bowl's Mt. Judah lodge. But I'll bet only one sports a Rolex ...