Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Powder

    The Tune

    by Julie Brown Jan 15, 2018 4 minutes

    For the world’s most elite ski racers, when a win on the World Cup is a matter of hundredths of seconds, the right tune can make or break a competition.

    Which is why every ski racer has a person whose job it is to make sure the skis are tuned to be as fast as possible. Lindsey Vonn’s ski technician is World Cup wax room veteran Heinz Haemmerle. Ted Ligety works with Austrian Alex Martin. Last winter, Travis Ganong brought rookie Lukas Rottinger onboard.

    The tune is in the details. It is as much about matching notes on time to temperatures and

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Powder

    Powder2 min read
    The People We Ski With
    THE PEOPLE I SKI WITH are dreamers, revolutionaries, fun hogs. Sometimes I wonder if they really exist. They’ve dedicated themselves to something as ridiculous and important as skiing. They’ve crafted their life around it. It’s a beautiful life. The
    Powder1 min read
    The Run
    Standing on the wind-scoured ridge, squinting at the line below, I get a brief glimpse of the buffed pocket on the right and the narrow slot through the pepper before another strong gust obscures the view. Creating an issue of Powder is like dropping
    Powder3 min read
    Get In, We’re Going Skiing
    MY NAME IS HANS LUDWIG, sometimes known as the Jaded Local, and I’m an addict. For 25 years, I have been part of an operation that distributes a habit-forming substance to the public. I regret nothing. I was born in 1972, the same year as POWDER Maga

    Related Books & Audiobooks