Marielle dropped off her son’s Atomic Redsters for an edge & wax. I tried to take a couple of snaps but they really didn’t turn out well so you’ll just have to use your imagination.
A quick check revealed that the bases were only very slightly concave, which was good – some Atomics are really concave and benefit from being ground closer to flat – not a five minute job with my manual tools.
The second thing I noticed was that all the scratching was longitudinal – no transverse gouges at all. For me this is the mark of someone who actually skis, rather than sliding. I’ve never seen the owner actually skiing so I can’t comment definitively but the planks look like they’re used by someone with good technique.
As is often the case with kids’ equipment the scratches were very minor and the edges in pretty good shape – children just don’t have the body mass to really mess up their equipment. However there were three little scallops on one edge that I couldn’t quite figure out – they were behind the heel binding so they weren’t park damage, which is always directly underfoot. They were deep enough that I couldn’t file them out completely. So, only one damaged edge means that we make sure that ski is always on the right foot from now on so it’s not a tragedy.
As always the Atomics run a 1 degree base/3 degree edge bevel and these were no exception.
The bases are proper all black bases, easy to work on and they give a gratifyingly high shine when polished.
Finally as an Aberdeen Snowsports member Marielle got a discount and a couple of foam/velcro ski straps for her own skis.