If you sent your skis down to Caldwell Sport to get ground, they are back! The stonegrinding fee is $75/pair thanks to our volume of skis and can be paid via the link below:
This form can also be found under the “Registration” page on the MNC website.
Our $75 price to MNC members is based on a combination of ski volume discounts from Caldwell Sport, time and fuel to/from Putney 2x (once for drop-off/once for pick-up), time spent batching/organizing/labelling/spreadsheeting skis for grinds.
Retail cost of stonegrinding through Caldwell Sport is $100/pair.
To coordinate ski pickup or drop-off, please email coach Adam.
To take care of your freshly-ground skis, you should put in several layers of wax. There are a few different methods listed online, and some seem complex. For a simple solution, try the following:
- Scrape off the thin travel wax rolled onto the stoneground skis
- Apply a layer of cold wax like Toko Blue or Swix PS6. Then scrape and brush.
- Repeat that step one more time (cold wax, scrape, and brush)
- Apply a warmer layer such as Toko Yellow or Swix PS10. Then scrape and brush.
Repeat that whole cycle (2 cold, 1 warm) at least twice. Then finish or “harden” your bases by applying 2-4 layers of your coldest hard glide wax such as Swix PS5, or Toko Blue with X-Cold Powder, to make the bases more resilient.
As long as you are consistent with waxing your bases throughout the winter (using traditional paraffin layers, not just liquids or sprays) your skis will be in great shape!
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