Servicing

We pride ourselves on giving a premium service and this can only be achieved by tuning and servicing of winter sports equipment by hand and not just relying on machines. It is a more prolonged process, but ultimately will result in improved performance of your equipment, and also help enhance the life of your board or skis. Our belief in correct tuning has led us to open the Boot Camp Tech training Facility (www.bctt.co.UK) and the same instructors that teach staff to service skis around the world run our extensive workshop.

We can also offer servicing by post, where we can collect and return your skis and board for you. There is an £15 charge in addition to the service costs below.

Here are the basic services we provide, with further pricing on request:

FULL SERVICE - £30

- Thorough cleaning of bases and edges via Holmenkol Wax AB remover and hot wax scrape to remove impurities
- Inspection of bases and edges. Repair any standard base scratches with P-Tex gun and sand  using premium fine belts on our Wintersteiger computer controlled Sigma machine
- Setting of base edge and side edge to factory spec or customers own requirements
- Hot wax of bases with a waxing iron by hand (not a machine) followed by brush structuring
- Final cloth polish, removal of wax from edges and application of Zardoz NOTWax Teflon treatment
- Visual inspection only of bindings and tighten any loose binding bolts

EDGE & WAX ONLY - £20

- Thorough cleaning of bases and edges via Holmenkol Wax AB remover and hot wax scrape to remove impurities
- Inspection of bases and edges. Advise customer if repair is required (a full service)
- Setting of base edge and side edge to factory spec or customers own requirement
- Hot wax of bases with a waxing iron by hand (not a machine) followed by brush structuring
- Final cloth polish and removal of wax from edges
- Visual inspection only of bindings and tighten any loose binding bolts

WAX ONLY - £10

- Thorough cleaning of bases and edges via Holmenkol Wax AB remover and hot wax scrape to remove impurities
- Inspection of bases and edges. Advise customer if repair is required (if repair is requested then the job will be charged as a full service)
- Hot wax of bases with a waxing iron by hand(not a machine) followed by brush structuring

Note: Summer Storage Option:

Before you go on your next trip you should scrape off the wax from the base and edges. Alternatively contact us to arrange for the wax to be scraped and structured so that the equipment is ready to use. This is charged at just £5.00. We will also check your edges at this point.

FURTHER OPTIONS

(Our fully equipped workshop undertakes all repairs, call for an initial consultation)

DIAMOND STONE BASE FINISH - £5.00

Would you like the same finish as a world cup racer on your bases? We have a Wintersteiger computer controlled diamond stone machine, which with up to 45 programmes can be set to structure your skis to your exact requirements. A diamond structure finish is often found on brand new skis, but diminishes over time, so let us treat your ski to the ultimate base finish, to help ensure great wax application, much improved glide, and better overall performance!

BINDING TESTING AND ANALYSIS - £20.00 / Pair Including Report

The Wintersteiger Binding Test Machine In our Winter Sports Workshop

We operate a Wintersteiger binding test machine, to allow us to test bindings to the latest DIN requirements. There are very few of these machine currently active in the UK. If you have concerns over your bindings, or want them tested and set to perfection, then we can do this for you and provide a printed report for your inspection.

We cannot recommend testing your bindings highly enough. We have seen first hand what a malfunctioning binding can do, so treat your bindings and yourself to this service.

The binding test machine tests the following elements of any ski binding, including older models and touring versions:

DIN calculation using customer supplied data, to give accurate recommendation as per DIN ski binding chart settings
Nose-piece release tension check – Left and right boot exit simulation
Rear heel release tension check – Upwards force boot exit simulation
Cyclic testing – Simulation of side to side movement of the boot within the binding to test that the binding is balanced effectively
Visual inspection of all mounting points to check that they are to tolerance
Treatment of bindings with Holmenkol Binding Protect Spray – A lubricant and de-icer specifically for ski binding systems

WHILE YOU WAIT SERVICING

We do not charge for this service if you call in advance and book in at least 24 hours before. We can offer a same day service also. If you have not booked in advance then there is a surcharge of £5 to cover excess materials used for the servicing of just one piece of equipment.

BINDING MOUNTING

From £15 - £40 depending on binding system (IN ADDITION TO ABOVE PRICES)
For skis we will use one of our extensive range of binding jigs to mount your bindings correctly and safely onto your skis. We will then test the mounting in our Wintersteiger binding test machine. For snowboards, we will mount your bindings to your requirements, and can give you advice on this if required, ensuring the bolts are all carefully mounted and secured to the correct torque.

WAX LAYERING

Skis £10 Boards £12 (Recommended for new skis & boards)
- Hot-wax clean of bases to remove delivery wax
- Application of a minimum of 2 coats of branded universal wax to build up base
- Structure bases with a brush

PERFORMANCE WAX

Skis £4 Boards £5 (IN ADDITION TO ABOVE PRICES)
Application of performance Holmenkol or Swix wax for specific conditions e.g. artificial snow, warmer snow conditions, extreme cold conditions (e.g. Canada)