It’s summer. The temperature’s climbing into the 70's and closing day at the resort has come and gone. Your skis and snowboards are sitting where you left them the last time you came down from the mountain, still covered with a thin film of mud, pine needles and dried IPA. Now you face the problem of what to do with them over the summer, while you stay in shape (hopefully) hiking, mountain biking and wake boarding.

You say you usually just leave ‘em in the garage and deal with it when the snow starts to fall? Come on, your boards deserve better than that – is that how you treat a good friend? Take some time to clean them up and prep them for the summer, and they’ll be ready to go when the snow returns. Getting your skis ready for summer storage means cleaning them up, and giving them a fresh coat of wax to protect the bases. Read along and we'll show you how.