How to Store Ski and Snowboarding Gear
After the ski and snowboarding season is over, let your snow gear get the rest it deserves. Whether it's in the garage, the attic or a spare closet, your ski and snowboarding gear will need a place to live during the warm months of summer. By storing your gear in a safe and protected manner, it will ready and waiting for you when the first flakes of snowfall. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Repair and Maintain Your Snow Gear
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Scrape off any wax that may have accumulated on your skis or snowboards before you store them. You can find plastic scrapers designed especially for this job at your local ski pro shop.
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Repair any minor dings or gouges, following your ski or snowboard manufacturer's guidelines. Specific formula waxes and heating irons designed specifically for melting them may be required.
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Ask your ski pro shop to check and repair the bindings on your skis and snowboards. You should bring along your boots so that he can confirm that the bindings fit correctly.
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Replace any broken baskets or cracked pole handles on your ski poles before you store them away for the summer.
Keep Your Snow Gear Safe for the Next Season
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Use your padded ski gear bag to store gear such as boots, helmets and gloves during the summer. Make sure that you pack away only those items that have been cleaned thoroughly.
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Install large, heavy weight-bearing hooks in your closet or garage. Suspend your ski gear bag from them.
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Use your car's removable ski rack as a storage system for your skis in the summer. Manufacturers have designed racks that can be hung from the ceiling of your garage through a system of pulleys, keeping your rack and your gear out of harm's way.
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Purchase a plastic bin for your ski outfits and snowboarding wardrobe. The bin should be large enough to accommodate your pants, jacket, hats and scarves but small enough to be easily stored in a closet or the attic.
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Label your equipment bags and bins with clearly written descriptions of what can be found inside. If you are storing equipment for multiple family members, be sure to indicate to whom each item belongs.
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid storing your wooden snow gear in areas that experience drastic shifts in humidity and dryness. This may cause your wooden skis to warp out of shape or even crack.
