Winter Sports Guide_en

Five steps to success… How do you define perfect ski /
snowboard service?
1. The inspection. The service technician takes a soft cloth and
wipes the top, coating and edges clean. This provides a clear view
of any damage. However, a haptic/sensory test is required in
addition to the visual inspection. Differently put: The hands and
fingers feel the edges and surfaces to identify defective areas
which the eyes may have missed. Damage is inspected.
2. The coating repair. If the service technician observes nicks,
grooves or holes in the coating, these are repaired with high-grade
polyethylene material. Various methods are used depending on
the extent of the damage. Smaller defects are manually repaired
using a so-called Polyman or Handy Laser. The technician makes
sure that the hot melt material adheres properly and cleans the
damaged area using a wire brush and/or solvent before applying
new material. Major scratches that go down to the base material
(steel edge, laminate, etc.) and cover a larger area (approximately
the size of a fingernail) are punched out and repaired by gluing
in new coating material.
3. Grinding the coating. Once the coating has been repaired, the
entire running surface is ground and structured. This is necessary
so the coating can hold more wax. Also important: The coating
profi le created during grinding prevents the development of suction
(a vacuum) between the snow and the coating, and reduces friction.
Both of these factors would have a braking effect… The required
structure of the running surface varies depending on the type of
snow: Cold, crystalline snow requires a very smooth running surface
in order to offer the smallest possible number of friction points.
Amorphous wet snow on the other hand requires a structured running
surface in order to reduce these friction points. Only the air
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