Ski servicing?

Thanks for the advice all. I have settled for an edge and wax after 1 week.
Do I need the full back, sack and crack though?
:-)

Depends on a season. In a good season I only wax when I feel like skis need it, in a season like a current one I also do edges, but not too often. Actually only serviced one pair of skis once at the end of December after buying them in February 2012. Already skied on them about 10 times since the service so probably will drop them in a shop after next weekend. Bases can do with a little repair as no matter how I try not to hit any rocks sometimes I still do. I am not a racer so don't worry too much about tuning. Whatever is the factory setting I don't change it. I've got the stone but never used it either.

DougR wrote:Thanks for the advice all. I have settled for an edge and wax after 1 week.
Do I need the full back, sack and crack though?
:-)

A good decision Doug .... :thumbup:

I made an impulse purchase of a new pair of skis at the end of a ski trip 3 years ago. An end-of-season bargain. However, I haven't used them since because of the exorbitant cost of ski carriage on most scheduled airlines and they have just been sitting flat in the attic in their bag ever since:oops:.

I am planning on taking them to St Anton next month - the cost of ski hire there definitely makes it worthwhile bringing them :shock:.

However, I am wondering if they will be ok to start using straight away or will I need to get them waxed or do anything else to them. Settings were set by the shop where I bought them based on the settings of the hire set I had that year.

Can any of the knowledgeable people out there give me any advice?

Well, obviously I am no expert, but if the skis have never been used, then I would assume you won't have to do anything with them, however, if they had been used then I would imagine they may need some tlc.
Bit puzzled when you say ski carriage is expensive. Crystal charge £35, others I believe may charge about £50. Hire for a good set of skis can be about £100, so unless I'm missing something it seems taking your own will work out cheaper than hiring (not taking into account the purchase price of the skis of course).

They would benefit from an edge and wax but, if the edges aren't rusty you should be OK. If they don't run or grip as well as you'd like you can get them serviced there. Hervis charges €20 for a base / edge grind and wax.

Hiring skis in St Anton is supposed to be very expensive. Hervis will probably be the cheapest in St Anton Dorf, Mietski in Pettneu a 5 min bus ride away will be cheaper still.