SlideWright Ski & Snowboard Tools, Wares & Tips
Get out and enjoy snow on optimized gear
While skiing or riding challenging terrain or sparse snow coverage, it’s inevitable that your bases will get dinged. Core shots need to be sealed and protected, Gouges need to be filled to keep your bases running smooth.
The days of … Read the rest
In the interest of consolidating and organizing the various ATK Binding Hole Patterns here is a PDF to use for comparing. Please let us know if you find any errors. The top pattern is the composite pattern used for our … Read the rest
In the interest of consolidating and organizing the various Salomon Binding Hole Patterns here is a PDF to use for comparing and used for our Salomon Binding Layout Tools. Please let us know if you find any errors:
The old adage “Measure Thrice, drill once” is applied to measuring, drilling and mounting bindings. A necessary part of the process is to double check ski mounting lines on both skis to verify accuracy. This step is typically overlooked when … Read the rest
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Ski & Snowboard Tuning Overview & Checklist PDF
Below is a video version of a ski and snowboard tuning presentation ‘overview/checklist’:… Read the rest
We are drowning in high quality, durable, performance Briko-Maplus waxes. The high-melt paraffins used in Maplus (also branded as Briko-Maplus) wax provides a more durable/longer lasting wax per application with superior glide. If you like excellent glide, durability (read … Read the rest
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True to DIYer form, trial and error (sometimes lots of errors) lead to a better understanding of “do’s and don’ts”. Molding Intuition Boot Liners was not excepted. After reading and viewing Intuition, Scarpa, SVST and DIY techniques and ideas, we … Read the rest
With the SlideWright Dremel Tool adapter and the adjustable ‘Mini-Table’, along with the SlideWright Jointer Shim and fence, you can quickly sharpen acrylic wax scrapers. This ‘work table’ system also allows for using grinding, sanding and cutoff tools for an … Read the rest
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Measuring and cutting climbing skins can be easily facilitated and more convenient by securing the ski to a vise. With the ski secure, attach the tail as directed by the manufacturer and pull towards the tip to measure … Read the rest
Any DIYer will find years of usefulness for an array of gear and home projects, repairs and maintenance out of Big Gator Hand Drill & Tap Guides. They can be used on flat surfaces (like skis & snowboards), corners … Read the rest
To save time, wax and mess while hot waxing 
solids, Hot Touching is better than dripping and then ironing, especially with harder, cold waxes.
Hot Touching & Crayoning uses the least amount of solid wax, total effort, time and is … Read the rest
Adding an aggressive base structure for spring, wet snows reduces suction and vastly increases glide.
On the bench prepping a course base structure to harvest spring corn in 10-15 minutes:
Regarding materials, tools, screws and installation procedures, Binding Freedom & Quiver Killer stainless steel threaded inserts are virtually interchangeable.
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Binding Freedom inserts have a notch across the top. This allows for the use … Read the rest
Now you can make welded ski & snowboard base repairs without power cords.
Introducing the new, cordless RP108B: a ski repair pistol that’s ideal for performing quick and reliable ski and snowboard base … Read the rest
New! SlideWright is now fabricating High Edge File Base Flattener bottoms that will attach to the Ski Visions Base Flattener & Structuring tool’s planer top.
The File Base Flattener is a powerful planing tool that uses a file to flatten … Read the rest
There are three different methods you can use to maintain the SkiVisions inserts:
1. Coarse emery (silicon carbide) paper, in 60 to 100 grit or so. Emery paper is good for maintaining all the stones EXCEPT the green stones.… Read the rest
A ski base must be flat for optimum ski performance. The SkiVisions Base Flattener is a powerful planing tool designed to quickly flatten and structure a ski base with a minimum of expertise, effort and potential for error. (Patent # … Read the rest
Wax less, Glide faster and longer with Briko-Maplus. Holder of the World
There is confusion on the side edge angles, guides and settings.
Basically the Europeans/International tool manufacturers use the acute angle from the base (needs to be flat) to the face of the side edge while North American manufacturers use the … Read the rest
The New Tools4Boards PUCK Swiss Diamond Discs for ski and snowboard edge tuning are sweet!
It has been a privilege to be on the front line for the last twelve years as Rick Weissenborn (former Canadian Downhiller) of Innovation … Read the rest
How’s your German? Knut from Powderguide.com and Forum has been producing ski binding templates … Read the rest
Tools4Boards is coming out with a modular/’All-In-One/Multi-tool Side Edge Guide, Base Beveler, Side Wall Trimmer & Wax Scraper Sharpener system, called the Switch. Depending on the combination, the tool names are variations of the base ‘Switch’ name. Ie, Switch Cut, … Read the rest
It’s good to quantify the edge geometry on your skis. The REAL ANSWER to ‘what’s the factory spec’ of my X, Y or Z skis question is, MEASURE THEM because variables exist. A case in point is a recent purchase … Read the rest
After a snow storm it’s always good to find out ‘how much they received’. Here are Colorado Ski Resorts Powder Level Cameras which are periodically updated to see how much has accumulation. Many are date stamped and are cleared at … Read the rest
Binding Freedom Templates:
With help from many of the members of the Teton Gravity Research message boards, Jon maintains a set of paper templates for mounting bindings to skis. These are also a great resource for checking for hole conflicts … Read the rest
One of life’s simple pleasures is getting out for skate skiing, touring or making turns on a warming bluebird day, with an inch or so of 
wet sweet corn on firm crust or solid base. Spring & summer predawn hikes … Read the rest
Now that you skimmed the pond due to proper waxing and technique (and hopefully not your good gear) 😉 , it’s usually a sign for most that it’s time to put your boards in storage.
Following is a recent bulletin … Read the rest
The San Juans of Colorado can have an air temperature change of up to 30 degrees/per day when the intense sun is out and depending on the aspect. When storm or weather systems flow through it can be over 50 … Read the rest
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There is a school of thought that base cleaners/wax removers should never be used on the ski bases and hot scraping is the only method to employ for cleaning ski and snowboard bases. The thinking is cleaners will absolutely … Read the rest