The US Ski Team (USST) announced an alliance between Swix, the US Ski Team, and Wintersteiger. Based at the Center of Excellence (COE) in Park City, UT, this cooperative effort will offer a ski and boot service education platform available to USST athletes at the COE but will evolve into a domestic standardized ski and boot service system regardless of where an athlete chooses to have their equipment serviced.
The service center “lab” will be where best practices are developed, defined, updated, and implemented with US Ski Team Service staff and then provided to USSA athletes, coaches, performance shops, and academies through a training and certification platform.
“At the World Championships, we were reminded that fast skis and precise edge tuning are a must to compete at the highest level. That is why we partnered with Wintersteiger to use the new Jupiter. This machine provides the latest in 3-D base structuring and its v-edge technology for custom edge work. It will definitely make a difference for our team,” said Jesse Hunt- Alpine Director, US Ski Team.
Ski and boot service education to USSA members will include training about ski tuning safety, ski audits, ski flattening and structure, edge bevels, and waxing. Additional modules will identify troubleshooting and performance adjustments such as binding position, base bevel measurement, structure interpretation, and wax usage.
