What are the steps to maintain your board

I've just got my first board, so what are the steps that needs to be done before the board hit its first slope?

Don't damage it :D
I waxed mine and you might wanna derive a bit if your doing park. That's the advice I got from others

Stay away from asshole skiers in lift lines who ram into the back of your board.

You might wanna try this out too, depending on your board.

Originally posted by Mavis When would you know the board need some waxing and sharpening up around the edges?

If you are a beginnner you will more than likely not notice anything about the edges until you start progressing a little further - but you will probably notice a need for a wax, when your board jsut doesn't go anywhere ... this can also be dependant on snow types.

Originally posted by hockysa omfg fkn hate skiiers, they just push in too, im like right here I'm looking at you and you're still pushing in...

I think most adults are fine but it's the kids that keep ramming in with their skis.

But yeah, wax and file down your nose and tail and you're good to go.

Originally posted by iwantsomekoolaid Originally posted by Angry Midget Yo Originally posted by hockysa omfg fkn hate skiiers, they just push in too, im like right here I'm looking at you and you're still pushing in... I think most adults are fine but it's the kids that keep ramming in with their skis. But yeah, wax and file down your nose and tail and you're good to go. Same, I also hate skiiers thinks they run the park cuz they can do corkscrews or alleyoops.

Originally posted by Alkasquawlik Originally posted by iwantsomekoolaid Originally posted by Angry Midget Yo Originally posted by hockysa omfg fkn hate skiiers, they just push in too, im like right here I'm looking at you and you're still pushing in... I think most adults are fine but it's the kids that keep ramming in with their skis. But yeah, wax and file down your nose and tail and you're good to go. Same, I also hate skiiers thinks they run the park cuz they can do corkscrews or alleyoops.   i know snowboarders can but theres more skiiers that can do corkscrews or alleyoops at my resort than snowboarders.   lol and snowboarders can't?

^ bear valley, lot of skiiers. But I also go to northstar which has a lot of snowboarders than skiiers but im talking about bear valley.

Originally posted by Alkasquawlik Originally posted by iwantsomekoolaid ^ bear valley, lot of skiiers. But I also go to northstar which has a lot of snowboarders than skiiers but im talking about bear valley.   Honestly, reading that post made my head hurt.   Bear Valley sucks talent-wise, so I can see your point. But Northstar has a ton of good snowboarders, so you fail there.

I wasnt talking about Northstar I know Northstar has a ton of good snowboarders so i wasnt talking about Northstar, I was talking about Bear Valley which has a lot of skiers than snowboarders

Just hit the slopes your first time. You can worry about wax after a few days

When filing the edges, is it only for the nose and tail or the sides as well?

Originally posted by julius77 . . . some people like really sharp edges . . .

Already tuned.

its tuned out of the factory, if anything all you need to do is detune the edges

Thanks for the help man. I've been looking for the answer to that question for ages. I don't plan on hitting the park until I get more comfortable so the angles should be good.

first, make sure your board has a sintered base. after that, its at your discretion really. you're not going to harm your board by waxing it too often, but you will probably waste wax/money. I shoot for every 3-4 days on the mountain myself. An easy way to check if your board needs wax is to look for white areas on the base, they show up more on the edges, as thats where you spend most of your time riding. you can see the dry white areas on this board, if your base looks like this, wax it.

I new that when you first get the board you should wax because the manufactures throw a small coat on just to keep dust and crap off it while its on the shelves.

Originally posted by itr43 Should extruded bases not be waxed?

They should be waxed

I agre with some of the other guys you just need to wax it and you'll get a little better use out of the board.