Course Outline 2007-2008

The following is the proposed course outline for the persons who wish to register for the course.

Why register, you ask?

The most important reason is that I will answer all technical questions and issues you might have as we progress in this course.

Also the course will be modified in reference to your needs.

Via PM pictures and videos will be shared on tuning process and final product.

Finally all persons registered and who follow course ( with summative evaluation) will receive via snail mail a course certificate.


All sessions will be weekly , thus every week a new topic will be introduced.

Students will be required to do some "outside work"

There will be formative evaluation as we progress in the course.

Modifications will be made to the course content and course schedule based on registered students' needs.


Sessions
1. Introduction to course

2. Why tune; skis, boots, bindings

3. Characteristics of a ski tuner.

4.Equipment

5. Safety issues and cost issues

6. History of tuning and some basic concepts

7. Boot modifications or "personalizing your boot"

8. Binding Adjustments and tuning bindings

9. Ski Tuning ( general procedures and issues)

10. Base Preparation

11. Vertical edge bevel ( issues and techniques)

12. Base edge bevel ( issues and techniques )

13. Tools and correct procedures using these tools

14. Waxing Theory

15. Waxing preparation

16. Wax selection

17. Wax application

18. Final ski preparation

19. Basic Tuning Rules and Principles

20. Final Course Examination


In order to support participants I have possibility to provide individual help via; PM, video conferencing and audio conferencing.


Please suggest any modification that you consider important.

The course will begin on September 1, 2007


Yes this course is for women and men and even teenagers
whose parents allow them to use a workbench!


What you can do to prepare for the course is visit second hand stores or church bazzars for old irons. The older the better. The heavier the better.

Hoping to have you in the course,

Respectfully
Pavel

As I spend a lot of time destroying my skis on a plastic artificial slope, base 'recovery' would be helpfull. :oops:

Ellistine,

Several years ago ski companies would have a service in which you could send skis to factory and get new ski base for $25!

Of course this was the time when skiers kept their skis for at least 6-7 years. Now ski companies have discovered that it is more profitable to get skiers to "change" skis every 3-4 years ( like cars).

However I will inquire if this service still exist just for you!

I suspect that in a few years there will be skis just for "artificial" slopes. I suspect that the base will be a "slick metal" such as used in the stealth planes used by the US air force.

Again Mike could design such a base!