Glide & Carve

Due to COVID-19 lockdown in Ontario, ski season at Glen Eden will be delayed until at least January 23, 2021. According to Glen Eden, refunds will be evaluated after the season is back on. Local parks will be open though. All Glen Eden season pass holder wi be able to visit free of charge. Please read the update for details. What are your plans until Glen Eden reopens? Feel free to share in the comments. Read the latest update: https://gleneden.on.ca/2020-2021-operational-update

Yes, the ski and snowboard season at Glen Eden is happening! We are looking forward to a safe and fun season, and we hope you will join us for it. https://gleneden.on.ca/

6 practices that will a) increase the life of your skis and b) will make skiing enjoyable Dry your skis after your skiing day. At minimum, take them out of the ski bag. Ideally, wipe the base and edges with a dry piece of cloth. Don’t worry about snow / water / drops on bindings and ski tops. Just make sure to dry the base and edges. If you do nothing else from the list below, drying your skis is one thing you should do.... Use ski ties when transporting. Snow on the slopes is not ideally clean. It has dirt residue, etc. When we don’t use ski ties (two for each pair of skis) ski bases get scratches perpendicular to the ski gliding surface at the tip and tail ends where skis touch. These scratches will reduce your speed potential over time. Use a ski bag if transporting on the roof rack. Debris from the road, small stones and dust will inevitably end up on the ski base if transported on a roof rack without a ski bag. It’s recommended to either use a ski bag or put the skis inside your car. Tune up every 5-10 days on the slope. The frequency of tune ups depends on the quality and amount of snow on the slopes. As competitive athletes training on Kamchatka’s volcanoes in the summer we tuned up our training skis every day. Hard packed snow and volcanic sediments wore edges down very fast. In normal winter conditions experts suggest tuning up your skis every 5-10 days on the snow. Wax at least once per year at the end of the season. Ski bases dry out in the summer. Wax helps moisturize ski bases. Waxing skis at the end of every season is a best practice when it comes to taking care of your skis. Take wax off just before the beginning of the season. It may seem counterintuitive to take wax off after you put it on. And it is logical to think that wax will come off after 2-3 runs. But in those first 2-3 runs of your season you will not enjoy the slopes with the wax on. A layer of wax will slow you down. So, if you want to hit the slopes running in your first run down, it’s important to wax off skis before your first day on the slopes.

How often should I wax skis? You should wax your skis at least once a year and preferably at the end of the season. It will ensure that skis remain conditioned through the summer. This way the base will not become overly dry during the summer months. If you haven’t had a chance to do it at the end of the season, you can recondition your base just before the season begins.... You can wax your skis more often. It will prolong the life of your skis by keeping the base conditioned throughout the season. If you want to add better gliding and speed, you should consider applying temperature-specific wax before skiing.

How often should I tune skis / sharpen edges? It really depends on a number of factors such as how often you ski, what type of snow (hard pack vs. powder) you ski on and slope conditions. However, on average you should sharpen your downhill skis once in 5-10 ski days.

How much does it cost to tune up skis? Ski tune up costs vary by individual or packaged services (usually of multiple tiers). Based on my research of local ski tune services as of December 2020 here’s the pricing for a pre-season tune up package equivalent to mine. $60.00 at Sportchek... $79.99 at Corbetts $49.99 at Skiis & Biikes (machine tune up, lower quality) $50.00 at Kunstadt Sports See more