Replying to Are rails better on a warm or cold day?
I recently got some skis with a sharp factory tune and it’s been killing me. Really making me go crazy. Been sticking on rails a lot. Granted the rails at local park don’t seem that great (a bit rusty) but everyone else is sliding. This has led me to dive super deep into the sticky rail wormhole.
I’ve detuned my skis twice and they are still sticky. I think they finally chilled out after some skiing in ruka but damn they were driving me crazy.
I was thinking about it and I’ve done a lot of my rail skiing in North Carolina, California, and western Colorado. So pretty much always warmish weather. I’ve been reading how warm weather makes metal softer and edges less prone to cracks.
Is it possible I got used to rails feeling less abrasive/more smooth because I was used to riding them in warmer areas?
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