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Gear & tuning

What a tune does, how we fit a boot, and the gear questions we answer at the counter every day.
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A skier in a Keystone bowl
Gear & tuning
10 December 2025
6 min read

What a stone grind actually does to your skis

Structure, base bevel, side bevel and wax — in plain language, and why a ski that works at Keystone in January is not the one you want at A-Basin in April.
A child on the magic carpet at Keystone
Gear & tuning
2 December 2025
4 min read

Bring the right socks: how we fit a rental boot

One thin pair, not two thick ones. The five minutes at our counter that decide whether your first day is fun, and what to say if something hurts.