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Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Soldering Iron Base Repair

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

Posted on December 31, 2024January 1, 2025

ATK Binding Hole Layouts

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

Posted on December 30, 2024January 1, 2025

Salomon Binding Hole Layouts

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:

… Read the rest
Posted on September 10, 2024September 10, 2024

Boot Sole Center Gauge

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

Posted on February 2, 2024February 15, 2024

Ski & Snowboard Tuning Overview & Checklist

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For a reference for downloading for printing or to keep handy on your favorite device:

Ski & Snowboard Tuning Overview & Checklist PDF

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Below is a video version of a ski and snowboard tuning presentation ‘overview/checklist’:… Read the rest

Posted on January 17, 2024February 2, 2024

Maplus Performance Wax Special Purchase

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

Posted on January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

SlideWright YouTube Channel

Check here for SlideWright’s library of helpful YouTube videos.

SlideWright Dremel Tool wax scraper sharpener
Basic steps & tools for installing Binding Freedom or Quiver Killer stainless steel inserts.
Ski & Snowboard Tuning Overview & Checklist
Raw footage of
… Read the rest
Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

Heating and Molding Intuition Ski Boot Liners

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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

Posted on November 28, 2023December 19, 2023

Convert a Dremel Tool into an Electric Scraper Sharpener

With our 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 endless variety of possible uses. The Dremel Tool base and SlideWright MultiStrap can be mounted on a bench, board....even a wall or post....to provide a solid base for other tool uses, like the Dremel Flexible Shaft accessory.

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

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023

Trimming & Waxing Climbing Skins

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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

Posted on July 13, 2023July 16, 2023

Versatile Big Gator Tools Hand Drill and Tap Guides

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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

Posted on July 13, 2023July 14, 2023

Hot Touch Crayoning & Smearing Wax

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

Posted on April 8, 2023July 14, 2023

Prepping a Course Base Structure to Harvest Spring Corn in 10-15 minutes

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:

  • Wire roto brush to clean out bases
  • Ski Visions Structuring
… Read the rest
Posted on February 25, 2022November 10, 2023

Stainless Steel Threaded Ski Insert Installation

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

Posted on November 7, 2020July 14, 2023

Ski Mender Cordless Repair Pistol

Now you can make welded ski & snowboard base repairs without power cords.

Repair without restrictions using the RP108B

Introducing the new, cordless RP108B: a ski repair pistol that’s ideal for performing quick and reliable ski and snowboard base … Read the rest

Posted on February 18, 2020July 13, 2023

SkiVisions File Base Flattener

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

Posted on December 21, 2019July 14, 2023

SkiVisions Stone and Steel Inserts Maintenance

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

Posted on October 30, 2019July 12, 2023

SkiVisions Base Flattener & Structuring Plane

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

Posted on December 5, 2018July 13, 2023

Wax Charts: Briko-Maplus, Toko & Purl

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(Click on Aggressive or Not Aggressive Snow Racing Wax Chart to expand)
Check out the Briko-Maplus Waxing Manual for great waxing tips from recreational skiing to elite racer.

Wax less, Glide faster and longer with Briko-Maplus.  Holder of the World

… Read the rest
Posted on February 8, 2018July 13, 2023

Side Edge and Guide Angles

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

Posted on February 1, 2018July 13, 2023

PUCK your Edges with the New Tools4Boards Swiss Diamond Disks

 

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

Posted on January 29, 2018July 13, 2023

Ski Binding Templates Thanks to Powderguide

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Note: Due to server issues the Powder Guide links are currently unreliable, Knut Pohl has graciously set up

 

This Google Drive for Ski Binding Templates, here.

How’s your German? Knut from Powderguide.com and Forum has been producing ski binding templates … Read the rest

Posted on December 19, 2017July 14, 2023

Sneak Peak: New Tools4Boards Switch Cut Edge, Side Wall & Scraper Sharpener System

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

Posted on December 10, 2017July 13, 2023

Measuring Ski Edge Bevels

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

Posted on November 18, 2017July 14, 2023

Colorado Ski Resorts Powder Level Cameras

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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

Posted on November 8, 2017November 2, 2019

Ski Binding Templates

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

Posted on March 3, 2017July 13, 2023

Prepping for Sweet Corn & Crust

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

Posted on March 19, 2016May 12, 2016

Summer Storage Waxing after Pond Skimming

pond_skimmingNow 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

Posted on January 15, 2016July 14, 2023

Waxing for the Week Ahead

Screen Shot 2016-01-15 at 2.31.50 PMThe 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

Posted on January 15, 2016July 14, 2023

Base Cleaning Hot Scrape or Cleaner??

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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

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