The Art of Tuning

Your child’s ski equipment is the tool they need to be successful in the sport of racing. Properly tuned skis are very important for your athlete to maximize training time and skill development. You are investing time and money into the sport; please ensure that your child’s equipment is in the best possible shape. We recommend tuning every other week and the night before a race.

The Butternut Race Club organizes events during the year to teach you (and your athlete) the basics of ski tuning. It is not difficult, and the tools are readily available. Long term, the only cost-effective approach will be to learn to do it yourself. If done consistently, the skis will stay in better shape and it will take little time to keep them properly tuned.

For those needing to have tuning performed, the on-mountain tuning shop (in the rental building by the Paddy lift) does an excellent job.