Glide or Die - Waxing & Tuning of Skis and Snowboards

Glide or Die - Waxing & Tuning of Skis and Snowboards Glide or Die! The best (and the most affordable!) ski & snowboard waxing and tuning services around. (Portland, OR)

01/30/2026

Okay, maybe a month or two late, but those big snow dumps WILL happen!

Riiighht?

PricingAlso— ask about discounts for kids gear, and friends & family +1s!
01/07/2026

Pricing

Also— ask about discounts for kids gear, and friends & family +1s!

Need wax and/or tuning (sharpening, etc.)???I have some open spots on my calendar as early as tomorrow!Best snowboard/sk...
01/07/2026

Need wax and/or tuning (sharpening, etc.)???

I have some open spots on my calendar as early as tomorrow!

Best snowboard/ski waxing and tuning services around... at the best prices!
(Portland, OR)

Portland skiers & snowboarders — I’m open for the season!I started Glide or Die to offer an independent waxing and tunin...
12/17/2025

Portland skiers & snowboarders — I’m open for the season!

I started Glide or Die to offer an independent waxing and tuning shop for people who want their gear done right — with the focus being mainly on doing super high-quality waxing and sharpening with extremely close attention to detail, fast turn-around times (usually between 16-48 hours), and a much greater affordability / bang to buck ratio; plus an immensely simpler, easier drop-off/pickup process.

My process uses infrared heat, no hot irons coming into direct physical contact and no hard metal or plastic scrapers across your bases. This direct yet gentle, wax absorption process allows me to constantly "read" each base as I work it, and take the time needed to infuse wax deeper and more evenly into those thirsty bases.
Long story short— every tune gets way more care than any other shop you've been to. Not only that, but I treat every slider as good or better than as though it were my own setup. I can't help it. I'm just ocd like that.

Anyway... the tl;dr is:

• Portland-based (drop-off or mobile)
• Infrared waxing + edge tuning
• Fast turnaround — often 1–2 days
... DM me here, or text the number in my link tree to book.

✌

12/01/2025

Took in Carly's new-to-her board that she had just gotten. Great board just needed a little love... and love it got!
Cleaned up the rust/corrosion and neglect from the edges to bring them back to clean and smooth so they'll glide nice when pointed downhill, and sharpened them so they're ready to carve on a dime.
Luckily the base of the board just needed an attentive, diligent cleaning of its old, dirty wax... followed by a few nice, liberal applications of wax and some infrared soaking to re-"hydrate" it so it's ready to slide super sleek and sweet.
Finally, no arm muscles are spared as all my patients get the brushing they love and deserve to put the finishing touch on the "structure" (fine grooves) that keep us a'blissfully blazing downhill.

🏂 🏂

Another satisfied customer. Hard to see but this board was mostly overwaxed, with layers and layers of dirty wax. The pr...
11/16/2025

Another satisfied customer.
Hard to see but this board was mostly overwaxed, with layers and layers of dirty wax. The previous owner of this board who had it before my customer seemed to have been wearing wax away from certain parts of the base, but not so much on most of the board. So, while someone must have been waxing it frequently, most of the base had dirty layer over dirty layer (over dirty layer) of wax. So, on the parts of the base that weren’t underwaxed or still holding some dried, old wax, the rest of the board’s surface structure was buried under multiple layers that I ended up hot scraping away and then thoroughly cleaning the archaeological site.
Needless to say, the board is now looking gorgeous and its new rider AJ will enjoy having a very sweet ride now that the base has been given proper care and attention. Thanks for your business, AJ!

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North Missouri Avenue
Portland, OR
97217

Opening Hours

Monday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Thursday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Friday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Saturday 6:30am - 10:30pm
Sunday 6:30am - 10:30pm

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