Tuning Tips for Recreational-Level Racers

Hello, fellow racers. As a racer and professionally-trained ski tech with nearly 30 years of experience tuning skis for both racers and recreational skiers, I have volunteered my services
to provide tune-up tips each week on this site. The tips provided will be to help those of you who race gates in the Corporate League on Thursday nights as well as for the 'weekend warrior' who partakes in NASTAR, A.S.R.A. and Masters level racing. Each week throughout the season a new tip will be provided to help both the novice as well as the advanced racer to race prep their skis in order to achieve the optimal performance on the hill. It is said that to be successful in Giant Slalom racing that it is 80% the technical ability of the athlete and 20% the wax and tune-up of the skis on race day that make the difference. While others here with more expertise in the area of teaching technical ability will help you with the 80%, it is my job to shave off those tenths-of-seconds from your run times by giving you the tips to keeping your equipment performing at it's best. This blog is an open forum and welcomes your questions and input at any time, so please feel free to ask me if you have a tuning question or concern with your equipment.

Thanks,
Joe Pinto, Jr.