For the general snowboarding population, I believe that tuning your snowboard is the #1 most under-rated controllable factor that effects your daily level of snowboarding. The pros understand and take meticulous care of their gear. By learning to tune and maintain the performance level of your gear, you are directly taking charge of your potential for success.
Study these videos. Below the videos you will find links to all the waxing and tuning gear you will need to practice the methods and become your own snowboard tech.
The House Video Series - How to Tune Your Snowboard - Part 1
The House Video Series - How to Tune Your Snowboard - Part 2
The House Video Series - Detuning Your Board
Edge Beveling with Franklin Crowe- US Snowboarding/Swix Tech
Diamond Stone
A diamond stone is the bomb for smoothing and buffing edges after sharpening or beveling work.
Recommended Wax
Swix Base Prep Wax
Base Prep WaxPrep your base.Features:Base prep wax great for hot scrapes and travel protection.
Swix CH 7
Description of Swix CH7 Violet/White Hydrocarbon Wax 180g. CH7 makes a good base binding wax for either warmer or colder waxes applied later. For summer and glacier skiing and riding it provides good glide and base protection.Features:-2°C to -8°C (28°F to 18F)
Swix LF 7
Violet Wax 60g. This is my favorite wax. For many winter days when the temps are in the 20s this wax is like a rocket. It takes overlays well and is very good race wax at low humidity. However, at this temperature range it is recommended to use Cera F FC7 as an overlayer.
Swix CH 8
180g. This is a very good, reliable and economical training wax, as well as a general base prep wax. Features:+1ºC to -4ºC (34ºF to 25ºF)
Swix CH 10
CH10 Yellow Hydrocarbon Wax 180g. Great training wax for very wet, saturated snow. Also a good wax for base prep and travel wax. 180 g.Features:10°C to 0°C (50°F to 32°F)
Swix LF 10
Swix LF10 Yellow Wax 180G is incredible race wax for warm (35-50+ degrees), summer riding or very wet conditions. Also good for base preparation and to protect the bases when traveling. The snow is often dirty at the temperatures calling for LF10, so you must lean and rewax every night.
