Chapter 1: What’s it going to cost me?

Just like everything in life, you get what you pay for.

Tuning equipment is not cheap, but consider that you will be saving money by tuning at home, and that you will be prolonging the life and increasing the performance of your skis.

The pre-packaged tuning “kits” generally sell you things you don’t need, and leave out things you do. So I will recommend a few cheaper alternatives. I am pricing everything based on the 2007-2008 season catalog from www.ARTECHSKI.com - they are a small family owned business from NH, make a bunch of their own tuning equipment, and most of all, are generally the cheapest source for tuning gear on the web.