BOOTS: Make sure you wear your ski boots around the house (be careful of the floors) so you get used to them and make sure you don't have boots that hurt! If you do have problems, we can help take care of that before the confusion of Christmas Camp.

SKIS: Wax, wax, wax. New or used skis should be hot scraped to clean the bases from manufacturing debris or last season's dirty snow. THEN wax with a COLD temp. wax. Use plenty of wax. The idea is to saturate the base with wax as deep as you can. Take your time and BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERHEAT THE SKI! This will cause the base to bubble or the epoxy in the ski to fail. KEEP THE IRON MOVING AND IF THE WAX SMOKES, THE IRON IS TOO HOT! After you are done, allow the ski to cool, then scrape, and brush. Then brush again. Then brush again. When the little white wax balls stop coming off the base, you are done. Now, you can do it all over again! No kidding, the more you wax, the faster the skis will be.After the first layer of cold wax, switch to pink or white (if you are using Swix) or a temp. Range of about 18 to 35 degrees F. Also, it is recommended you brush from tip to tail. Sounds like a lot, but 5 to 8 wax jobs before your skis hit the snow will make a big difference in how fast they are. Contact me or your coach with questions or for more specific info! PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS! It is always better to do it right the first time.