razmanpierre

Thanks for all the great advice, resources and suggestions. I think I have enough to go on now to be comfortable to let her use them for a few outings until we can afford to replace the bindings or find a end of the season package deal to set her up with new skis and bindings for next season. I will likley rent a few demos for our last few outings of the season to help her choose what type of ski she likes. She may grow out of any new skis we buy, but there is always the option of the ski swap shows if she does. Thanks again to all who replied.

Thanks for the advice. I do plan the test on the carpet, and agree with you completly that we are better to have them a bit loose and than too tight. She is a careful skier that prefers to carve than pop around in the moguls. These are a straight ski . I will do the carpet test and if they are releasing OK I will let her give them a try this weekend under my supervision. I have been skiing many years but always err on the side of caution and look for advice from other skiers when I don't have enough information.

At the beginning of a season I use a rag dampened with a bit of CLR to remove any rust or corrosion from storage. Be sure to wipe all the CLR off as it is corrosive if left on the metal. During the season I use a flat file (fine) that will span over both edges. This helps prevent uneven wear when filing. Wipe with a dampened rage before and during filing to remove filings and reduce any scratching to the base of the ski. For a finishing touch you can use a long flat wetstone, again being careful to do both edges evenly. You also need to run the wetstone along the side of the edge to remove any burrs from flat filing. If you want a more accurate sharpen than this you really need to get a professional sharpen. Some shops even use lasers to measure the height of each edge.

My daugher is a petite teen about 100lbs 4 ft 11 inches, she usually rents skis so we have not had to worry about DIN settings. She inherited a pair of Head skis with Tyrolia Jr bindings that are a few years old from her aunt who is about the same height weight and skiing ability as my daughter. I took then to a few local shops and they all said that although the skis and bindings are in excellent condition they won't reset teh bindings because Tyrolia no longer supplies DIN settings on their chart for this particular model of binding. Interestingly all 3 shops tried to sell me new bindings. I have searched the net for info on low DIN or Jr. binding settings, but found nothing. I pressed one of the shop technicians for answers and he said that even though the skis and bindings are in excellent shape and they are generally a safer binding using a diagonal release system with a low 1-6 DIN range, his and many other shops have a policy now that they won't work on skis more than a couple of years old., 3 years old tops in his shop., and only if he can get the chart for the DIN settings from the manufacturer. Eventually we will by my daughter brand new skis of her own instead of renting , but she is still growing and we can't afford to by any new equipment this year. All of my used skis are to big for her and they are getting old as well. Can anyone shed any light on low DIN bindings for jr skiers? Right now these bindings are set at 3.5 on both the toe and the heal. Does this sound resonable for 4 ft. 11 inch jr skier of about 100lbs?