Ski servicing cost £££

Trencher wrote:This really depends on what you mean by serviced. How much wear and tear do have on the skis ?

Serviced could mean

sharpen edges, and wax (which is probably all you need)

Belt grind (cheap with low tech structure), edges, and wax

Stone grind (better quality base finish with good general purpose structure)

Race tune (special structure for conditions, radial base bevel, and polished edges)

The waxing process varies for these options too.

So it's important to know what you are getting for your money. Unless your skis bases are worn and have lost the structure, you may only need wax and edge tune. That should be reasonably cheap. Ask questions about the edge bevel angles, and the waxes used, to make sure you are getting value for money.

Trencher

Trencher
Thank you for the reply, never really did know what I was getting for my money or what to ask for.
I have a pair of Volkl Vertigo Motions which must be at least five if not six seasons old & have been used for approximately 14 weeks skiing. Going off the information you provided a stone grind would probably be best. Reckon this will be the last season I get out of these skis, would definitely buy Volkl again.

Finn

FatKatSki wrote:You could try The Ski & Outdoor Warehouse - www.skiwear4less.com. They have a store in Carlisle and they charge £9.50 for edge/hot wax or £19.50 for full service. We took ours to the Castleford store recently and had the edge/wax they look fine.

Thanks for the info. Will check out Ski Warehouse especially if the full service is a stone grind.


Finn

Dave Mac wrote:
Blachfelders may charge up to 5 Eu extra.

I normally use Blachfelder, but then, I don't pay the full price.

Dave
Can you get me onto the VIP list, always looking for a little discount :!:

Regards Finn

Finn wrote:


Thank you for the reply, never really did know what I was getting for my money or what to ask for.
I have a pair of Volkl Vertigo Motions which must be at least five if not six seasons old & have been used for approximately 14 weeks skiing. Going off the information you provided a stone grind would probably be best. Reckon this will be the last season I get out of these skis, would definitely buy Volkl again.

Finn

That's a decent ski, and unless you are heavy, and a ruthless skier, there should be a lot of life left in them. Worth a stone grind for sure. Try to talk to the tech about the type of skiing you do. You have some options on the edge tune, especially the base bevel, which will need to be reset after a stone grind. If you do a lot of carving you might try a 0.5 degree base bevel, or if you hit a lot of different terrain and bumps, a 1.0 degree base bevel might be better, or something in between. If you don't ask, you will end up with the standard 1.0 degree. Same with the side edge angle, 87 degrees for carving, 89 degrees for general skiing.

Having laid out some dosh to give your skis a new life, you should really invest in a small pocket diamond file from a hardware store. Running this over the edges each day will keep them honed, and remove a burrs from hitting stones.

Trencher

why not do it yourself...its not brain surgery

To add another choice to your list I remembered after my last post, that I saw a notice in the Intersport shop in Doncaster advertising Ski/Board servicing, I can't remember the costs or any other details, but do recall they seemed quite reasonable. I am presuming of course that Intersport are a country wide store, and this service would be available in them all.

daved wrote:why not do it yourself...its not brain surgery

Some people are just not practical Daved, myself included. I would not want to get something wrong and find out I had wrecked by bases or ruined my edges.

Trencher wrote:

Finn wrote:
Thank you for the reply, never really did know what I was getting for my money or what to ask for.
I have a pair of Volkl Vertigo Motions which must be at least five if not six seasons old & have been used for approximately 14 weeks skiing. Going off the information you provided a stone grind would probably be best. Reckon this will be the last season I get out of these skis, would definitely buy Volkl again.
Finn

That's a decent ski, and unless you are heavy, and a ruthless skier, there should be a lot of life left in them.
Trencher

Finn is a medium weight, ruthless skier! :wink:

I bought a pair of Volkl Vertigo G2, in the summer, same range & era, not a carver though. Looking forward to trying them out.