Cross Country Ski Waxing and Base Prep

Spacing, Depth, Interruption, Pattern

7/2/2009 - By Mark Waechter

Working with machine structures on skis, there are only a few variables that can be adjusted to influence the performance of the ski.

Glide Wax Utility for iPhone

6/18/2009 - By Mark Waechter

Hey, check out this new iPhone utility! The Nordic Glide Wax utility for iPhone and iPod Touch, provides glide wax recommendations (Swix, Toko, and Solda) based on temperature, snow type, and humidity.

Summer Storage Ski Base Preparation

4/29/2009 - By Kevin Sweeney

Still haven't prepped your skis for the summer? Swix's Kevin Sweeney tells how....

Factors that affect glide in fresh snow

3/14/2009 - By Ian Harvey

There are four factors that can affect glide regularly in fresh snow: wrong flex, too aggressive structure, base hair, and not enough wax in the ski bases.

Wax recommendations for this weekend's races

3/13/2009 - By Mike Muha

UPDATED: Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!

Wax recommendations for this weekend's races...and a tour!

3/5/2009 - By Mike Muha

Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup races, the Great Bear Chase, and the Wabos Loppet (plus others). Check back for updates!

Wax recommendations for the weekend racing scene

2/26/2009 - By Mike Muha

Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!

How we did it - Swix at the Birkie

2/26/2009 - By Pete Edwards

Swix Sport Racing Service was extremely confident in this glide wax recommendation. Beginning on Tuesday morning, Swix Racing Service staff in conjunction with the Saab Salomon Factory Team’s wax technician, Fabien Blondeau, began testing waxes.

What we did, why, and how it worked out

2/24/2009 - By Ian Harvey, Toko

How Toko's wax recommendation for glide and kick evolved from Tuesday through racing morning at the 2009 American Birkebeiner.

Birkie Base Preparation

2/19/2009 - By Kevin Sweeney

Proper base preparation is perhaps one of the best ways to insure you have great kick and glide for the 55km American Birkebeiner. Follow these simple steps and your skis will be ready for race wax application.

Wax recommendations for the weekend racing scene

2/19/2009 - By Mike Muha

Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the Birkie, Muffin Race, Race for the Groomer and other races. Check back for updates!

Considering Hairies

2/17/2009 - By Jess Snyder

It would seem that the hairs on the hairies are too fine to function in the same way as fishscales and enable a simple mechanical kick. It's quite possible that I could be wrong here, but I'd like to present another idea on how hairies work.