Equipment
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Waxing Wizards |
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 Fast 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 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 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 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.
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Waxing News & Features
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Wed, Feb 1, 2012
- By Bert Hinkley
Our old snow in Bend, Oregon, is extremely abrasive and the S30 as a base layer helps preserve the wax, protect the base and enhance the glide. Pretty good stuff and it will not break the wax budget.
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Thu, Jan 26, 2012
- By Ian Harvey
For conditions between hard wax and klister, particularly when the snow is abrasive or crushed ice mixed with power, Toko Base Green can be the ticket.
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Wed, Jan 25, 2012
- By Ian Harvey
There are three scenarios for Toko grip wax (hard wax). The first is if the snow is normal powder snow or skied in powder. The second is if the snow is partially transformed...
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Fri, Jan 13, 2012
- By MIke Muha
Ski waxing recommendations from Fast Wax, Swix, Toko and Solda for this weekend's races.
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2012 US Cross Country Championships
Tue, Jan 10, 2012
- By Ian Harvey
We tested kick waxes, straight base green, straight klisters, and klisters covered. Before qualifying, our best wax was Nordic Green Klister covered by Nordic Red Klister.
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2012 US Cross Country Championships
Fri, Jan 6, 2012
- By Ian Harvey
For topcoats, we tested many varieties including something less traditional. The less traditional won - our winner was a mix of JetStream Blue and XCold powder (for the topcoat!).
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Tue, Jan 3, 2012
- By Ian Harvey
We tested continuously today so we'd learn as much as we can and could pass on as much info as we could to teams. Looks like it paid off!!
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Thu, Dec 22, 2011
- By Ken Dawson
The best thing about Fast Wax is that you can have your skis waxed with their top of the line fluorinated waxes for the same price as the top line brands storage wax. It is a great value that cannot be ignored.
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Video
Wed, Dec 21, 2011
- By Ian Harvey
The video below demonstrates how to mix HF Blue and XCold Powder, a very common and successful combination.
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Tue, Dec 6, 2011
- By Marty Hall
Here is something I've just started doing with Toko Base Green. I did this twice last year with huge success - both for kick and glide.
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Wed, Nov 30, 2011
- By Jason Cork
This year in Yellowstone, we brought a relatively small group (seven) of skiers and only one coach, so waxing had the potential to get hairy if conditions got completely sketchy.
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Tue, Nov 29, 2011
- By Bjørn Bakken
Finally back in the normal routine here in Bozeman. Here is a general recap of what we were finding in West Yellowstone last week.
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Sun, Nov 27, 2011
- By Ian Harvey
At 7am, it was -17f. Yes, the remnants of the tropical storm were gone! Today was a delight. West Yellowstone was back to its wonderful normal self.
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Sat, Nov 26, 2011
- By Ian Harvey
The forecast for last night was predictably off. They had called for the temperatures to sink dramatically and for a bunch of snow to fall. It has been my experience that when the weather is warm and a front is supposed to come and kick it out...
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Fri, Nov 25, 2011
- By Ian Harvey
esterday while it was snowing the snow was acting predictably "cold" despite the warm temperatures. Then after it stopped snowing, it got very wet and the warmer waxes were far better.
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