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Alpine Accessories service information
Keeping your equipment in top shape allows you to turn easier, have more control and your equipment will last longer. Alpine Accessories offers a complete selection of service work. Best of all, it's done in our store by our trained and certified technicians to give you quicker turn around and better quality service.

How often should you tune your equipment?
Advanced to experts
should tune their equipment every 3-5 times out on the slopes.
Intermediate to advance should tune their equipment every 5-7 days on the slopes.
Novices should tune their equipment every 7-9 days on the slopes but wax 3-5 days.
For more on tuning, go to our
"How to Tell Your Equipment Needs Tuning and Why" page.
For more info on how to tune, go to our  "Basic Tuning Information" page.


 
How often should you wax?
Advanced to experts
wax their equipment every 2-3 times out on the slopes.
Novices to advance should wax their equipment every 3-5 days on the slopes.
For more on how to wax, go to our  "Basic Tuning Information" page.

How often should you have your bindings checked?

All skiers
should have their bindings checked after every 15 days of use.

  TUNES November,
December,
January, February
September, October,
March,
April
Skier type I tune: Belt sand bases, repair gouges*, sharpen edges, bevel base edges to 2 degrees, $45.00 $39.00
(novice-intermediate skiers) stone grind bases to finish, de-tune tips & tails, iron on universal wax and buff.    
       
Skier type II tune: Belt sand bases, repair gouges*, sharpen edges, bevel base edges to 1.5 degrees, $45.00 $39.00
(intermediate-advanced skiers) stone grind bases, de-tune tips & tails, hand iron with universal wax and buff.    
       
Skier type III tune: Belt sand bases, repair gouges*, sharpen edges, bevel base edges to 1 degree,  $45.00 $39.00
(advance-expert skiers) stone grind bases, hand file and polish edges, de-tune tips & tails and establish    
  a right & left ski, hand iron with universal or temperature wax and buff.     
       
Snowboard tune: Belt sand base, repair gouges*, sharpen edges, bevel base edges to 1 degree, $45.00 $39.00
(all levels)   stone grind base to finish, de-tune tips & tails, iron on universal wax and buff.    
       
X-C ski tune:  Machine belt sand bases, repair gouges*, iron on universal glide wax and buff $35.00 $29.00
     
     
  MISCELLANEOUS TUNE WORK Purchased
elsewhere
Purchased at
Alpine
New ski or board prep Check bases and bevels, sharpen edges, tune to ability level, hot wax and buff $29.00 $19.00
Hot Wax Clean bases, iron on wax, scrape excess wax and buff. $15.00 $15.00
Edge sharpening Edges machined sharpened and burrs removed. $20.00 $20.00
Base & edges touch-up Bases & edges machine belt sanded then stone grind to finish & burrs removed. $25.00 $25.00
Base splice Repair base that is damaged to the core. $50.00 $50.00
     
  Binding work Purchased
elsewhere
Purchased at
Alpine
Binding install & test Ski bindings installed, adjusted and tested $49.00 $29.00
Binding adjust & test Adjust and test bindings $25.00 $25.00
Board binding install Snowboard bindings installed $25.00 $19.00
X-C binding install Cross country bindings install $25.00 $19.00
     
  Miscellaneous work    
Tune lesson 1 hour tuning lesson $20.00 $20.00
Bench use 1 hour use of tuning bench and most tools. NO Machine work. $10.00 $10.00
custom boot fitting Custom boot fitting or service per hour charge. Insoles if needed are additional. $39.00 $25.00
  as of November, 2009    

 

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