Articles tagged 'Waxing'
Wax recommendations for Black Mountain
Wax recommendations have started rolling in - check back for updates.
By Mike Muha
Mar 4, 2010
How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis
How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis using the corking method.
By Frank Lundeen
Mar 3, 2010
Ski waxing with Wally
Wally the Wombat puts the final touches on the Australian Ski Team skis. Special guest appearance by BK, the Boxing Kangaroo
By wurlybird
Feb 27, 2010
Waxing during the Midwest SuperTour races
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.
By Bryan Fish, CXC Head Coach
Feb 11, 2010
The team behind the team: The Technicians
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
By Viktoria Franke
Feb 9, 2010
Toko reintroduces Wax Coach
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.
By Mike Muha
Feb 2, 2010
Skiing in the rain
What you need to know about having the right skis when it's warm!
By Josh Korn
Feb 2, 2010
The Swix Brush line
What brushes do you need? An article adpated from Ski Post and the Swix Waxing Manual.
By Andrew Gerlach
Feb 1, 2010
CXC 2010 Nationals waxing report
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.
By Bryan Fish
Jan 23, 2010
Using Fast Wax Ski Wax Base Prep
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.
By Dan Meyer
Jan 14, 2010
Weekend race wax recommentations
UPDATED 3. Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, and Toko for this weekend's Michigan Cup races. Check back for updates.
By Mike Muha
Jan 8, 2010
Waxing cold for the sprints at US Nationals
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
By Ian Harvey, Toko
Jan 6, 2010
