How to maintain and store your snowboard at the end of the snow season

Skis are valuable sports equipment, so maintaining and maintaining your skis at the end of the snow season will not only help maintain its value, extend its useful life, but also allow it to perform best on the ski slopes. . How to handle your own snowboard:

First, skis sharpening:

Around the snowboard is a steel blade, which is used to turn, slow or stop. After skiing for a period of time, the sharp steel blade will become blunt, which will cause the blade not to be solid, or to drag and pull water when decelerating or stopping; in addition, the snowboard may collide with the hard objects such as snowboards and stones. There are nicks or metal burrs that affect the speed of the gliding. Therefore, when the above situation occurs, the edge of the board needs to be polished: the snowboard is stabilized, and the stone is gently rubbed back and forth on the edge of the board, and the angle between the stone and the edge of the snowboard is always maintained during friction. Please note: It is important not to rub the metal too much.

Second, the ski waxing:

As the snowboard slides, the bottom of the board constantly rubs against the snow, and the frictional heat melts a small amount of snow, which creates a thin layer of water between the bottom of the board and the snow surface. If there is no wax layer protection at the bottom of the snowboard, the melted snow will seep into the bottom of the snowboard and damage the snowboard. Snowboard wax is a wax that can adapt to a specific ambient temperature. There are usually two methods for waxing: rubbing and hot melting. The wax rubbed on the bottom plate easily falls off, and the wax that is hot melted on the bottom of the plate is not easy to fall off, so the protection effect is much better. Hot melt method: The wax liquid that has been melted is not dripped from the end to the end of the plate. Then, the wax droplets on the bottom of the plate are evenly ironed with a special waxing iron or an old clothes iron, and then the snowboard is Cool down. When the wax on the bottom of the board hardens, do a polish, ie: wipe the wax layer with a soft cloth until the bottom of the board looks bright.

Third, the ski storage:

At the end of the snow season, the skis have to be sharpened, waxed, and the shoe clips on the retainers are released to allow the tight springs to "rest." Snowboards should be stored in a dry place to prevent rust on the metal material on the snowboard. Do not store the board in a damp basement or a storage room that may get wet due to rain. Snowboards that have been stored for a long time in wet locations may be deteriorating due to moisture intake. Wax on the bottom of the board not only prevents moisture from entering the board, but also allows the wax to gradually infiltrate into the board for a long time so that the wax on the board will not fall off easily in the next year.

Protect your beloved snowboard and show your heroism in the ski area in the next snow season!