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Waxing Wizards

Fast Wax WaxMasterFast Wax WaxMaster
Input the expected temperature and relative humidity (below 50% is low, high is above 50%) and the "WaxMaster" will provide specific wax information. Click on the recommended wax and application tips will appear, including structure recommendations.

Solda Wax MaestroSolda Wax Maestro
Put in the race-time temp, overnight low temp, snow & sky conditions, and the humidity, and get the Solda race wax of the day.

Swix Wax WizSwix Wax Wiz
Submit information on temperature, humidity and snow conditions, and the Wiz will make recommendations for the best Swix wax for the conditions. This site only works with Internet Explorer.

Toko Wax CoachToko Wax Coach
Put in your ability level, the snow temperature, and snow type and get the Toko race wax recommendation plus intructions for applying the wax.

Waxing News & Features

Mammut sells Toko to Swix Sport

Wed, Aug 11, 2010 - By Steve Poulin and Ian Harvey

Toko will maintain its Swiss identity and Swix Sport AS will pursue a two brand strategy, with separate product portfolios and distribution channels. Both brands will benefit from collective investments in product development, production and logistics.

Understanding variables in base structures

Tue, Jun 29, 2010 - By Mark Waechter, Nordic Ultratune

Working with machine structures on skis, there are only a few variables that can be adjusted to influence the performance of the ski. Primarily these variables are depth, spacing, interruption, and patterns.

Still haven't prepped your skis for summer?

Tue, Apr 13, 2010 - By Kevin Sweeney

Cleaning your ski bases and proper base wax saturation are perhaps two of the best ways to protect your ski bases during the summer. Store skis properly and you'll be ready to go come early winter.

In case it's time to put away some of the skis...

Cleaning and Storage Wax

Sat, Mar 20, 2010 - By Bert Hinkley, WebSkis.com

Cleaning and storage wax is in order for the skis that will sleep until next year. This end of season layer of storage wax protects the ski base from dust, dirt, the extremes of summertime temps.

How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis

Wed, Mar 3, 2010 - By Frank Lundeen

How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis using the corking method.

Olympics: Cross Country Skiing

Ski waxing with Wally

Sat, Feb 27, 2010 - By wurlybird

Wally the Wombat puts the final touches on the Australian Ski Team skis. Special guest appearance by BK, the Boxing Kangaroo

Waxing during the Midwest SuperTour races

Thu, Feb 11, 2010 - By Bryan Fish, CXC Head Coach

We tested base glide and pure fluor. The snow was wet, old and dirty. We are alarmed to find that the warmest waxes were not the fastest.

The team behind the team: The Technicians

Tue, Feb 9, 2010 - By Viktoria Franke

You can be the best biathlete in the world – when you have the wrong skis, you won’t be on the top. Years ago that might have been possible but nowadays waxing seems like its own science

Toko reintroduces Wax Coach

Tue, Feb 2, 2010 - By Mike Muha

After long neglect, Toko has finally updated its Toko Wax Coach, catching back up to Fast Wax, Solda, and Swix. The Wax Coach lets you input conditions and it makes a wax recommendation.

Skiing in the rain

Tue, Feb 2, 2010 - By Josh Korn

What you need to know about having the right skis when it's warm!

Waxing

The Swix Brush line

Mon, Feb 1, 2010 - By Andrew Gerlach

What brushes do you need? An article adpated from Ski Post and the Swix Waxing Manual.

US Championships

CXC 2010 Nationals waxing report

Sat, Jan 23, 2010 - By Bryan Fish

CXC had a successful national championships.  Out of the 4 races, CXC skiers (including Caitlin Compton who CXC was waxing for) had a total of 9 top 5 finishes. Here are CXC coach Bryan Fish's comments on waxing for the week.

Fast Wax Tip

Using Fast Wax Ski Wax Base Prep

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 - By Dan Meyer

Properly prepared ski bases accept and retain wax more effectively. Fast Wax Base Prep contains a microwax formula which penetrates the ski base more deeply than standard hydrocarbon wax.

Michigan Cup

Weekend race wax recommentations

Fri, Jan 8, 2010 - By Mike Muha

UPDATED 3. Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, and Toko for this weekend's Michigan Cup races. Check back for updates.

US Championships

Waxing cold for the sprints at US Nationals

Wed, Jan 6, 2010 - By Ian Harvey, Toko

Waxing today was pretty simple especially as we have some superb glide waxes for the cold. If it is cold, the starting point is LF Moly/Blue mix as a base followed by HF Blue followed by JetStream Blue. This is what we at Toko call "Old Faithful" as it

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