Wax Recommendation
Sonot Kkaazoot Updated Recomendation
by Joel on Mar.24, 2011, under Ski Race Wax Recommendation
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Sonot Kkaazoot
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| Glide Wax: | HF Blue mixed 50/50 with LF Moly with Jetstream Red as the top coat |
HF Blue or LF Blue |
| Kick Wax: | ||
| Cushion: | NA | NA |
| Binder: | NA | NA |
| Structure: | Bad Bob | The Duner |
| Notes: | HF wax with Jeststream over is faster with the dirty snowLF Moly has a LF Red base so that will extend the temperature range upward. AS will the Jeststream Red HF blue is a hard wax that is excellent at repelling dirt. The trick will be having fast skis toward the end of the race and keeping skis clean will be critical to this. 20K skiers can wax with HF or LF Blue because the snow will be cleaner. |
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Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Dec.17, 2010, under Old Snow Below 0 deg
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UAF, Birch Hill, and Goldstream Sports Classic Trail (Tracks are set) -20 – -35 Deg. Cold, old snow |
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| Glide Wax: | LF Blue With X-Cold Power |
or Swix CH 4 With LF3 Cold Power |
| Kick Wax: | Mint | Rode Special Green |
| Cushion: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder: | Toko Base 1 thin layer ironed in | any Base Binder 1 thin layer ironed in |
| Structure: | Duner |
Duner |
| Notes: | LF wax will be better with the humidity and LF waxes are also harder and resist drag from the cold snow crystals. Cold Powers will harden the bases for increased performance. |
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Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Dec.11, 2010, under New Snow Below 0 deg, Old Snow Below 0 deg
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Birch Hill & UAF Ski TrailsMix of New and Old Snow -10- 0 Deg. 88% Humidity |
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Toko |
Other |
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| Glide Wax: | LF Blue with Toko X-cold power |
or Swix CH 4 with CH 3 Cold Power |
| Kick Wax: | Toko Mint 2 layers |
or Start Syn. Black 5 layers |
| Cushion: | Not needed | Start Binder |
| Binder: | Green Base |
Not needed |
| Structure: | The Duner | The Duner |
| Notes: | LF top coat wax will be better with the humidity and LF waxes are also harder and resist drag from the sharp new snow crystals. Cold power is a hardener to resist the sharp new snow crystals. Classing skiing at groomed trails will be best because the tracks get skied in quickly improving speed. | |
by Joel on Dec.06, 2010, under Current Wax Recommendation, Old Snow Below 0 deg, Ski, Wax Recommendation
Wax Recommendation
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UAF and Birch Hill -10 – -30 Deg. Cold, old snow |
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Toko |
Other |
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| Glide Wax: | LF Blue |
or Swix CH 4, Start Green |
| Kick Wax: | Mint | Rode Special Green, Swix Special Green |
| Cushion: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder: | Toko Base 1 thin layer ironed in | Swix Base Binder 1 thin layer ironed in |
| Structure: | Duner |
Duner |
| Notes: | LF wax will be better with the humidity and LF waxes are also harder and resist drag from the cold snow crystals. | |
Wax Rec. Trails Closed do to rain
by Joel on Nov.22, 2010, under Old Snow 30 deg and Up
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Birch Hill and UAF Ski Trails CLOSED, Please do not ski. Protect the snow we haveRain 30- 35 Deg. 100% Humidity, Rain |
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Other |
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| Glide Wax: | LF Yellow |
or Swix CH 10 |
| Kick Wax: | Orange Klister | Swix Klister KR 60/70 |
| Cushion: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Structure: | Bad Bob |
Bad Bob |
| Notes: | LF top coat wax will be better with the humidity and LF waxes will also stay cleaner. Kick wax conditions may change quickly so you may need to adjust. | |
Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Nov.06, 2010, under Old Snow15-30 deg
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Birch Hill & UAF Ski TrailsOld Snow 20-25 Deg. 85% Humidity |
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Other |
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| Glide Wax | LF Red Mix 1:1 with LF Blue | Swix LF 8 |
| Kick Wax | Toko Viola | Swix Violet special |
| Cushion | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder | ||
| Structure | The Bad Bob | The Bad Bob |
| Notes | Waxing slightly colder will repel dirt. LF wax will be better with the humidity that we have. | |
Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Nov.04, 2010, under New Snow 30 deg and Up
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Birch Hill and UAF Ski TrailsOld Snow 33- 40 Deg. 75% Humidity |
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Toko |
Other |
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| Glide Wax: | LF Red/LF Yellow 1:1 |
or Swix CH 8 |
| Kick Wax: | Toko Viola 2 layers |
or Swix Violet Special 5 layers |
| Cushion: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder: | Not needed | Not needed |
| Structure: | Bad Bob |
Bad Bob |
| Notes: | LF top coat wax will be better with the humidity and LF waxes will also stay cleaner. Kick wax conditions may change quickly so you may need to adjust. | |
Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Nov.01, 2010, under Old Snow15-30 deg
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Birch Hill & UAF Ski TrailsOld Snow 27 Deg. 85% Humidity |
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Toko |
Other |
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| Glide Wax | LF Red Mix 1:1 with LF Blue | Swix LF 8 |
| Kick Wax | Toko Viola | Swix Violet special |
| Cushion | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder | ||
| Structure | The Bad Bob | The Bad Bob |
| Notes | Waxing slightly colder will repel dirt. LF wax will be better with the humidity that we have. | |
Tech Tips – Ski preparation
by Joel on Oct.21, 2010, under Ski, Wax Recommendation
It is time to dust off those skis and get them ready to play. So, I will give you a few useful hints for ski preparation.
If you were on top of it last season and are always planning ahead, you would have stored your skis with a protective layer of a warm wax. For those who did this, all you need to do is scrape that wax off and apply a cooler layer for the conditions on top. Good job! You are ready to ski!
Now, for those of you, like me, who did not diligently wax their skis before you put them away – we have some work to do!
The reason why we suggest that you put a layer of a warm wax on your skis for storage is to protect the bases from air. The air oxidizes the bases, drying them out and leaving them pretty unhappy. They will also absorb much less wax. So, the first thing you will need to do is see how dry your bases are.
Take a copper brush, and start at the front of the ski and brush in short strokes to the rear of the ski. Take a look at what comes off the ski, and also what the bases look like. If there is a lot of white dust coming off the ski but the bases are black, keep brushing till there is no more dust. This could just be some left over wax.
Now, if you brush and you get white dust, but are greyish then you have some oxidization happening. The grey color of the base is the oxidized P-Tex, and your skis may need to stone ground. Sometimes the grey will brush away, but often times it will not.
Hot wiping
If you have brushed your bases and they are black, you may want to perform a deep clean of the bases. To do this take a warm wax, like Toko yellow or Swix CH10, melt and iron on the wax like normal. But, quickly and before the wax sets, take a piece of cloth or Fiberlene or Base Tex and wipe that wax off quickly. This takes a little skill, but what it does is take all of the dirt, dog poo and other nasties out of the pores.
Glide Waxing
Now that we have clean bases we are ready to wax. Remember that when we apply a glide wax, we are heating the wax up to melt onto base. We don’t want to burn the wax or scorch the ski bases, so have the iron hot enough just to melt the wax, but not so cool that it takes an hour to melt it. Don’t let the iron smoke – no, not cigarettes silly. You don’t want the iron to smoke as it means that wax is burning, and is WAY too hot for your bases.. If you put a really hot iron, or really hot wax on your skis you will sear the bases. For anyone who has ever seared a base, you will know that gut wrenching feeling of watching $300-$500 go down the drain. Ironically, it is the people who are overcautious who tend to do the most damage. Once a base is seared, there is very little we can do to remedy the situation.
Always do anything to your skis from tip to tail. Start with the base wax. For this you can use a warmer wax like a Toko yellow, or a CH10, or if you want to get a little fancier and keep your bases cleaner – use a molybdenum base wax which will repel dirt.
Drip the wax on the ski moving down the ski as you go. Place the hot iron on the wax on the ski and move the iron down the ski. Take about 10 seconds to move down the ski on each pass. Do around 2 – 3 passes and then let the ski cool down. Cooling down takes around 45 minutes. Don’t rush this. If you scrape the ski when the bases are hot, you have a pretty good chance of slipping and slicing through the base. Another expensive mistake. One good way to avoid this is to have a few sets of skis to wax. By the time you have waxed the 3rd set, the first set is ready to scrape!
When you have scraped the base layer off, brush it out with a copper brush, and then apply your top wax. Determine the snow temperature of where you plan to ski (hint: Check out the Goldstream Sports Wax Recommendations website). Let the surface wax cool and scrape. Once the surface wax is scraped, brush it out really well using a copper brush. Once all the extra wax is removed, used a horse hair or soft nylon brush to polish the base. Now you are ready to hit the trails!
Wax Recommendation
by Joel on Oct.19, 2010, under New Snow 15-30 deg
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Birch Hill & UAF Ski TrailsNew Snow 28 Deg. Thin snow cover, first snow of the year |
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Other |
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| Glide Wax | LF Red (Mix 1:1 with Moly to repel dirt, optional) |
Swix LF 8 |
| Kick Wax | Toko Viola | Swix Violet special |
| Cushion | Not needed | Not needed |
| Binder | ||
| Structure | The Bad Bob | The Bad Bob |
| Notes | Waxing slightly colder and with LF moly will repel dirt. LF wax will be better with the humidity that we have. | |
