Ski and Snowboard Club Vail has received and assembled their new Wintersteiger tuning machine. By adding Jupiter to their already existing Mercury, they have successfully doubled the number of planets in their ski service solar system. Fortunately for U.S. ski racing, they offer both machines’ benefits to all USSS members

Wintersteiger continues to be the leader in ski and snowboard tuning technology. As it is in all industries, innovations are constantly on the horizon. Witnersteiger is the best and the new Jupiter machine is their most sophisticated and supreme creation.

The Ski and Snowboard Club Vail’s (SSCV) tune shop is well known for its high caliber of services. But the Jupiter machine will take the quality of their tuning to an even higher level. Many USSS competitors are excited that the latest high-tech equipment has finally arrived from Austria after considerable planning and effort.

It appears the SSCV tune shop team and their Wintersteiger partners only need 38 seconds to assemble this amazing machine. Please watch the photographic proof.

SSCV’s tune shop is big, but Jupiter has consumed most of the available space. Having both planetary machines means the SSCV tune shop will have more capacity to execute the extraordinary. 

Wintersteiger’s Product manager is not surprised by the SSCV upgrade

Todd Carroll, Product Manager for Wintersteiger comments, “Knowing their commitment to excellence, it was no surprise when the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail tune shop invested in the same innovative Wintersteiger machinery recently added to the race departments at Rossignol, Head, and Atomic.  It speaks volumes that SSCV is a member of this exclusive group. Consequently, it is exciting that access to their sophisticated Jupiter configuration is available to both the SSCV and USSA communities.“

Official alpine USST ski service provider is partnering with SSCV tune shop

RaceTECH-USA is the official ski service provider for the U.S. alpine ski team. This year in Copper Mountain they will also be working closely with the NDG camps. Partners Dave Brennen and Graham Lonetto run the Swix/Wintersteiger ski service center at the Center of Excellence in Park City and they know the value of having access to the Jupiter tuning machine in Vail.

The RaceTECH-USA personnel are experts who go through a 17-point checklist to ensure the setup and tuning of an athlete’s entire quiver of skis are as similar as possible to their favorite pair. Often they aren’t and if the issue is the grind or base bevel, they will use SSCV’s tune shop to correct the discrepancies. RaceTECH-USA is not only there to identify and correct issues they are in Copper to help educate the National Development Camp attendees.

RaceTECH-USA is a believer in the work of the SSCV tune shop stating, “We choose SSCV for their commitment to excellence. We also appreciate their willingness to support ski racing. Additionally, the Wintersteiger Jupiter NC is awesome.”

The same service RaceTECH will utilize in Copper is available to all USSS members. Below is a review of the capabilities of the SSCV Tune Shop’s Jupiter and information on how to gain access to its extraordinary capabilities.

Trim Cut®

There is no doubt that Jupiter provides the next level of accuracy and finish. Wintersteiger’s Trim Cut® technology starts the process. Trim Cut® bevels back the Titanal® and sidewall material to ensure ultimate tune quality. Only after this process does the side edge discs do their best work. If the sidewall material is not correctly cut back, the result can be good but not perfect. 

3D® stone dressing

People in the industry who work with this technology refer to it as N.C. But to be accurate, Jupiter’s diamond-tipped cutter head uses 3D® cutting to dress the stones, meaning it is Computer Numerical Controlled, CNC. And N.C. machines are known to produce the flattest and most precise grinds. If the pattern exists, this machine can duplicate it. Fortunately for you, the SSCV Tune Shop director Paul Suomi can easily suggest an excellent solution that will meet any of your needs. 

To brag, Jupiter has two large-diameter stones. And the two stones do three pre-grinds before completing the perfect finish grind. So the ski is first ground with three structure variations, coarse, medium, and fine, blanking the ski. Then it is off to the base edge beveling discs before returning for the finish grind. If this sounds fast, you are right; it is.

VEDGE® technology

SSCV has a machine that can produce the highest quality base grinds at the quickest rate. But why is the SSCV Jupiter so unique? The answer is VEDGE®. Wintersteiger’s technology allows the machine to set edge angles and base bevels to a level of precision never before achievable. It is precise, and the edges are very smooth after the polishing disc.

You say there must be more. You might be wondering what the advantage of VEDGE® is. The answer: is a variable edge. If you want a ski to engage smoothly and release when you ask it to, you should blend a larger base bevel into the tip and tail. Jupiter can provide that in a precise and repeatable way. If you want a more extended and dramatic blend, Jupiter can make it happen. But this unearthly machine says no problem if you want a shorter bevel blend with less transition. If you want to go to the limits of possibility, the VEDGE® technology is also capable of variable angle side edge tuning.  

Making Jupiter available to all USSS members

Ski and Snowboard Club Vail members are lucky to have access to this fantastic tuning machine. However, the SSCV Tune Shop also makes the Jupiter tuning available to all USSS members.

Have your new skis sent directly to the SSCV Tune Shop from the company race room or your ski shop. Consequently, the SSCV team of experts will prepare your skis to a level you have only dreamt possible. And don’t worry, they can and will ship them back to you. However, another suggested approach is to have your new skis sent directly to the SSCV Tune Shop before your fall Colorado camp. Then Suomi’s team will professionally prepare the skis, and they will be perfectly tuned and ready when you arrive for your camp.

A perfect base grind with edges set to a high level of precision is a great way to start any season. Add sidewall preparation, and your ski tuning experience will be better for the entire year. 

For the 2022/23 season, the SSCV’s Tune Shop will have the only U.S.-based Jupiter Wintersteiger machine in this configuration. Their Jupiter includes the Trim Cut®, 3D®stone dressing, two-base grinding stones, and VEDGE® technology. One of only 7 ordered worldwide, most of the six others are in Factory Race facilities in Europe. 

Who to contact to take advantage of the SSCV Jupiter

To participate in this extraordinary opportunity, contact:

Paul Suomi at psuomi@skiclubvail.org

Or visit their website at: https://skiclubvail.org/tune-shop/