You won’t have too many problems. If you have time to give it a storage wax that definitely won’t hurt and might even save you some time getting it all ready to go. Some seasons I get lazy and forget and just tune if before the season starts and I’ve always been alright. I take the bindings off and store mine standing up in my closet. The real important part is just making sure you find a cool, dry place to store it where it’s not getting beat by the elements. Generally you want to wax it when you start feeling slow or seeing dry spots on your base. I ride at least once a week all winter and sometimes I’ll go more than a month without waxing, other times I’ll do it after a week or two of riding. It’s all a personal preference.

I'll usually file down any burs on the edges, don't forget to dust off the filings. Then I'll give it a good thick coat of hot wax for summer storage. If I feel like it I'll use base cleaner to try to get all the gunk out from the season before summer wax.

I store boards inside. Usually under a bed, pretty good space to stash them.

I don't always take bindings off in the off season but at least loosen the nuts to take some pressure off.

At the begging of the next season, scrape all the wax off and re-hot wax now and then with whatever temp wax is good for the current weather.

Lots of youtube videos on board maintenance out there. Hope this helps.

As a paragon of inconsistent behavior, I went from doing absolutely nothing to store my oldest board to not riding it at all for 8 years to this year not only cleaning and filing down burrs and putting a thick wax coat on it but I also did a nice carnauba car wax on the top sheet just to make it feel sexy while it sits in storage. No bindings, leaning gently up against a wall in a 68 degree room in a board bag. Who knows what I'll do next year, probably throw it in a ditch and hope for the best!

I literally do nothing. Get a tune before you go out first of the season and you'll be fine. Got 10 years out of my last setup.

What I have seen some do is to dump out some sno-cones at the local park before and after a handrail or curb.

Then you ride the sno-cone slush and base-grind on the rail or curb, landing again in the sno-cone slush. This ensures a good sealing.

Many feel that one time is not enough, and will repeat the process several times to ensure a solid base.

Hope this helps!

You're just putting the wax on as a protective layer. You can scrape in the fall when you pull your board out.

The wax will oxidize over time with no use, so in the fall you can scrape that layer off. The oxidation is just on the outer layer.

I do all my base prep now, and put on a thick layer now, do my edges now, loosen or remove my binding screws, I just don't scrape.

Wax but don’t scrape. Store in a dry location, heat doesn’t matter. A snowboard isn’t going to get damaged in the attic even if it’s 120deg.

Mounting the board in your living room is cool, but I don’t. It just reminds me that there’s no snow every single day.

I’ve been wondering about this, but more so about waxing it. Somebody told me I should be storing my snowboard waxed at end of season.

Put a layer of wax on and don't scrape. This will keep the base from drying out. Come next season you can scrape the wax off and go or scrape, brush, rewax etc. If you have a sneaky pow day and you want to glide really well :). Keep your boots tightened as well, keeps the shell in good shape!

Wax no scrape sometimes I don’t do it because I’m lazy and nothing bad happened to those boards. As long as shit isn’t left wet I think you’re generally alright

I didn’t do it last season but I plan on washing and treating my snow gear in nikwax, airing out my boots and gloves better, pulling off all my bindings cleaning the whole board and throwing some wax on without scraping, using a gummy stone to clean off any rust off my edges. I plan on either buying some of the amazon display racks to stick my board in my living room or garage or maybe just some heavy duty command hooks and throw my board on there without the bindings.

If you are a kind of person who would like to maintain your boards regularly.

A waxing iron, wax, scraper, file for scraper, brushes.

A waxing kit is a good investment. Learn how to wax your own board (it's easy) and after 1-2 seasons it pays for itself (assuming you would be paying someone else to wax your board 3-4 times a year)

Nothing really. A rag to wipe it down if you want. Maybe a multi-tool for binding adjustment.

Not sure where you are but I got kind of a protective sock from Decathlon for trips on the car to just protect a bit the base of the board and edges and I’m in love with it. I also have a bag but this is way more practical. I use the bag for storage mostly.

Just my 2 cents from another n00b

make sure you have a #3 screwdriver for adjusting the bindings. If you use the common screwdriver size (#2) then it'll strip the screws.

Always wipe your snowbiard every trip to the slopes. That way, you'll avoid this in the future.

With that said, a gummy stone will make quick work out of this surface rist.

Don't put board away wet. Use hard gummi stone to remove rust.

Agreed with others make sure it's dry. Sometimes you can't help it...need to fly home and moisture is in your board bag.

2 options:

1. Get a set of gummy stones run them over the edge and it will come right off.
2. Do nothing and next time you ride the snow will rub it off after a run.

You live in Florida so it doesn't matter what shape your board is in because you will never get good enough to use the full potential of your board.

It's normal; however, you should be drying your gear well after each use, storing in a dry/cool place, and tune regularly. It's very easy to wax and tune a snowboard yourself, including the edge. You can use a gummy stone to remove the rust.

I don’t remove them but get the screws loose so there is no more pressure.

Clean everything, fix holes in board, tune edges and wax the board but don’t scrape it. Then you can scrape it before the first day in the next season.

Also lace you boots so they stay nice and tight.

I believe the go to advice is to loosen bindings from the board slightly so there’s no tension on the board and also apply hot wax but don’t scrape it off

Not to say that this is the best method, but this is what I've been doing for 20ish years, and my most recent board only started having issues after 15 years.

-take bindings off, but just to clean out anything that may have been caught between your board and binding

-clean off board

-heavily wax the edge. This is just to prevent any water/moisture from interacting with the edge that may corrode between the layers. I'd skip waxing the top or bottom and just re-wax at the start of next season

-Store somewhere dry and dark with no flex/tension on your board. Your choice if you want bindings on or off. Dark because UV rays will start to deteriorate many of the polymers used to laminate the boards. Dry because duh, water for many months is bad. No flex/tension/bending to eliminate distortion that may warp the board.

Honestly, as long as you weren't storing other things on top of it or knocking the edges of your board, storing under your bed isn't a bad place at all.

Haven't removed bindings for the summer for 35 years unless I needed more space...

Haven’t come across a boot where the liner and insole doesn’t come out. If it doesn’t stuffing it with crumpled newspaper will speed up drying.

I’ve never taken the bindings off or loosened the screws, my thought is less I touch them the better, tbh my boards are dimpled probably from over tightening anyways .

Tuned the edges, repair any base damage. Waxed the base including the edges and don’t scrape off. Stored vertically in dry room with no direct sunlight.

Boots and liners are washed if stinky and stored off the floor with laces tight. Jackets and pants and gloves are washed if stinky. Make sure everything is bone dry before storing.

I would invest in wax and an iron. Should pay for itself quickly and will be more convenient for you than waiting for it to get serviced. It's not difficult at all.

Try and do it a least every 5-8 times you ride. If your edges look dry, get it in for wax.

A lot of people recommend doing your own but be aware that you might be exposing yourself and your surroundings to PFCs, especially if you don’t have proper ventilation/ disposal. Feel free to google the risks, here’s a random article https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ski-wax-chemicals-buildup-blood/

I personally find it worth it to go to a shop that has the appropriate ventilation hoods/ air filters to apply wax safely.

I've heard a good waxing should stay on for a week of snowboarding, but I have very little experience. Having my board done this week.

Or get some DPS Phantom and never wax again. On my fourth season after getting Phantom applied to my board and I still coast down cat tracks gliding while everyone else is skating. 20+ days a season, haven't waxed in 4 years, and I glide like it was waxed that morning. :-D No I don't work for DPS - I'm just a hard convert to Phantom.

I've been chucking my shit in closets damp from the last ski trip even for 20 years idk where all this stuff about summer wax came from - seems like a good idea but it's never been necessary IME, I keep my boards for 5-8 years at a time. Never had a board ruined from summer storage

Brand new board, just keep it in a cool dry place and pray for next season to get here!

Store in spot that doesn’t have humidity, exposed to sunlight, and cool temp controlled. Basically a closet inside the house is good, not attic or basement (unless temp controlled). You could wax it but factory wax should be good enough for storage. You would only want to wax it if the base looks dry or you’re anal about longevity. If you want to wax it, wax it but don’t scrape.

Never feed it after midnight

It really depends on the conditions you ride, but I have found slush takes the wax right off my board, so you may need to wax it at least another time

I'm probably overwaxing since I am on manmade snow, but I am getting about 2 ~ 3 sessions between wax, although I am only touching up my wax.

It is a good idea to wax it and store it waxed, just as an added protection. Some people, myself included, will summer wax, and leave a thicker layer on that I will scrape off before the season starts, just to protect it.

It is worthwhile to invest in an inexpensive kit and wax it yourself.

Get your own wax and iron gear and do it yourself. It’s not hard and saves a lot of money in the long run!

Dude, it takes you 10-15 mins to do a compete wax job.. like seriously!

The price you will pay for 1 wax job at a shop is almost the same price you will pay for all the items you need to do it at home.

I literally wax every other day when I ride.. it is too easy.

Getting an iron, your own wax, a plastic scraper, and a brush is a super good investment. It's like $40 for an iron, $20 for wax, scraper is like $5-10, and brush is also like $10. Compare $80 with only wax purchases going forward vs a $30 hot wax at a shop

I got a dakine deluxe tune kit a while back and it's served me well, but tbh I barely touch edges until they need serious work since I kinda suck at it lol. You could easily get a wax only kit and it'll pay off within a single season. Or pay $100 for a kit, $40 for the iron, and be able to do all basic maintenance including addressing base damage with ptex.

Compare to $60 for a wax now and then when the season ends you're already mostly paid off for a wax kit tbh. Slush fucks up base moisture like crazy

Get a few buddies to chip in on a kit together.

Every year everybody chip in and upgrade one thing.

After 8 years we now have a stand, iron, scrapers, 4 different brushes, edge tools, p tex, different waxes.

I have 7 set of gear in my house, my buddy has 7 as well, various neighbors give me beer to tune their gear.

My buddies and I do an end of season storage wax party, and a pre-season session with beers and a BBQ.

Our gear has paid itself off 10x over by now.

Depends on the weather. On normal winter days with some light overnight snow it doesn't matter too much, but it's nice. On a spring slush day, I've had to call it a day after 1 run because my board wasn't moving because I didn't wax in a while.

If you ever got stuck on a flat section and another boarder slid past you, they probably had a more recent wax job than you. If you want to be that guy, you'll want to wax your board. If you like to boot out, then there's no need to bother.

During the cold days you’ll notice having good wax on your board but probably won’t notice not having it. Sticky spring days you’ll really notice not having it.

To answer the question not an absolute must at all but I hot wax my board every other trip to the mountain. I don’t take time to scrape and brush it for the perfect job, just glop it on there and iron flat. Takes 2 minutes and it’s very worth it.

I’ll add it’s smart to take your board out of the car first when you get to the mountain so the wax can get cold as possible before riding, last a lot longer that way.

Rate the following out of 5, 5 being most important

• how well it slides on long flat runs before you need to skate
• speed
• slushy snow conditions or riding indoor
• ability of base to hold wax in the future
• aesthetic look of the base
• how long you will own the board
• how likely you are to resell this board to fund the next snowboard

if any one of these is a 5, you will likely be waxing once a week

It’ll help tbh you’ll feel the difference