Alpine Ski Maintenance and Repair

"This book will teach you more about ski equipment maintenance and repair than you'd learn working five years in a ski shop. Invaluable information for anybody who wants to get maximum performance and durability from their skis." -- Steve Cohen Executive Editor Ski Magazine Seth Masia has revised his popular manual The Ski Maintenance and Repair Handbook to accommodate today's new, advanced ski equipment. This handy, illustrated guide covers everything you need to know to care for and repair skis, boots, bindings, poles, and goggles. You'll learn how to repair cuts and gouges to ski bases and mend damaged edges, as well as shop for, and custom fit, boots. Step-by-step guidelines make it easy to mount and fine-tune bindings for increased safety and performance. This book also offers tips on speed and performance tuning and includes waxing schemes for all types of snow conditions. In addition, there's a troubleshooting guide to 25 of the most common equipment problems. Seth Masia is the technical/equipment editor for Ski magazine. He appears weekly on the cable television show "Ski World." Tom Lippert, photographer, whose photographs have appeared in books and magazines worldwide, lives in Truckee, CA.