How to Prepare Skis for Summer Storage
When ski season is over, make sure that you properly prepare your skis for summer storage. If you don't properly prepare your skis for summer storage, the bases may dry out, which will decrease their performance. You also want to have your ski equipment ready to go next winter when the snow starts to fall, so you don't miss the first powder day getting your skis ready for use.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Tune your skis before you prepare your skis for summer storage. If you have the edges sharpened before you store them for the summer, then you won't have to worry about sharpening them next winter.
-
2
Clean the bases. Use a liquid citrus-based cleaner, such as Citrisol, to remove dirt and debris from the base of your skis. Soak a paper towel with the base cleaner, and wipe down the base of each ski. You can also wipe down the tops of your skis to remove any wax or dirt that has collected there.
-
-
3
Let the bases of your skis completely dry. This should only take about 10 minutes.
-
4
Wax your skis with a soft wax. Use a warm-weather wax or a ski wax that is designed specifically for cleaning ski bases for summer storage. Hold the chunk of wax against a hot iron -- preferable a flat iron with no holes --, and drip wax on the base of each ski.
-
5
Run the iron over the wax you dripped on the base of your skis from tip to tail until you have a thick, smooth layer of wax on the base of each ski.
-
6
Do not scrape the wax off. You want to leave the wax on your skis during the time they are in summer storage, so the bases do not dry out or get damaged during the offseason. When you take your skis out of summer storage next winter, simply scrape the wax off your skis and you are ready to go.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
You can buy a ski iron, or use an old household iron. If you reuse an old iron, look for one that does not have holes in the bottom of it. A flat iron is best.
References
- Photo Credit Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
