For racers competing this weekend:
Craftsbury has a manmade snow base on the upper/lower fields and around the cabins, much of which is stored snow from last year. Other trails have fully natural snow that has been through several grooming cycles, without much precip expected before the races on Sat/Sun.
Cold nights and average days (mid-20s, low 30s) will be the pattern until Saturday, when things will warm up. It will still be below 30 for the qualifier, and expect snow to be fast! Things will warm up during the heats.
Saturday night temps do not drop below freezing overnight into Sunday, and there is a high of 47 with rain in the mix.
FOR SATURDAY (SPRINT) SKIS
Brush skis thoroughly with a metal brush. If you have a glide zone cleaner, use this to clean the bases.
Apply a colder glide wax such as Toko Blue, Swix 6, or Rode R20 or R30. Scrape and brush.
Apply a mid-to-warm glide wax such as Toko Red, Swix 8, or Rode R50 (Rode R50 is a yellow wax that can run cold). Scrape and brush.
Check-in with Coach Adam at the community wax room! Please try to bring skis at least an hour before your start. We will be testing spray and wool-applied waxes, as well as structure, and will put our winning combo onto all skis.
FOR SUNDAY (MASS START) SKIS
Brush skis thoroughly with a metal brush. If you have a glide zone cleaner, use this to clean the bases.
Apply a colder glide wax such as Toko Blue, Swix 6, or Rode R20 or R30. Scrape and brush.
Apply a warm glide wax such as Toko Yellow, Swix 10, or Rode R50. Scrape and brush.
This can all be done on-site at the Craftsbury community wax room, as Coach Adam will have tools and some wax on-site.
Check-in with Coach Adam at the community wax room on race day! Please try to bring skis at least an hour before your start. We will be testing spray and wool-applied waxes, as well as structure, and will put our winning combo onto all skis.
WHAT SKIS SHOULD I USE?
Universal skis or warm base/warm grind black base skis are probably best for Saturday’s qualifier. You can also bring and test dedicated clear base skis, which are more likely to be in play for the heats, if at all.
For Sunday, universal or warm base skis are in play. If you have clear bases, you can bring them to test against traditional bases.
