Are new skis ready to go out of the box:?

Question

I have bought a new pair of skis although the edges seem sharp enough for me, will they need waxing before i hit the mountains this weekend?

Answer 1

Yes they should be waxed, it will take several hot wax times to get the bases saturated with wax so they only need a new wax every 6-8 days of use.   A properly waxed ski will control easier and glide better when you stand on it correctly. If the ski is not waxed correctly, you will tend to balance wrong (back) to keep it moving, this gives you a stuck or a runaway ski.

Answer 2

You are good to go! Enjoy! If after skiing them you find the tips a bit "grabby" you may need to have the tips only dulled a bit. This is unusual though.

Answer 3

Most new skis come pre-tuned, ready to go right out of the box.

Answer 4

The majority of skis come with a factory wax. But I wouldn't leave them for too long without a tune up.

Answer 5

if you buy them online from the manufactures than you should get them tuned just in case. If you get them from the local shop then let them hold on to the ski and work on it for free usually.

All skis though must be adjusted to your foot in order for a proper release

Answer 6

Depends on what level of performance you want from them. In preparing race skis, a technician always saturates the base with wax by several hot-waxings and hotboxing them to let in penetrate, followed by a wax application specifically for the conditions on race-day. But you may not need all that, eh? If you're a casual skier (as your question indicates you might be) there's probably no harm in skiing on them as they come from the store. Sooner or later the bottoms will get "burned" (a white, dry look to the ptex) and at least by that time you should get them hotwaxed, and by that time (depending on what conditions you've been skiing) you'll probably want a tune-up anyway. I go all out caring for my skis and hotwax every few days of use, but most skiers don't go to the trouble.