We recommend waxing your skis before a race to make sure they are fast and to help maintain them! You must also clean all the old kick wax off your kick zone before coming to a race as well, so they are ready for coaches to apply the kick wax of the day. Below are some how-to videos to help you out.
Hot Wax or Liquid Paraffin? This is up for debate. Hot wax gets deeper into the pores of the ski and works well to maintain them and keep them running fast. Even if you usually use liquid paraffins, you should hot wax once in a while to keep your skis maintained. Liquid paraffin is good for a quick application, and it is good for racing. Toko now claims that the liquid paraffin is best when you apply it the night before and brush it out in the morning. It seems the longer it soaks in, the better it works, except for the yellow, which we have found works well in really wet conditions when you spray it on just before your race and run to the start line with it wet.
Technique: Classic
Temps: Overnight low 12 F, climbing into the 20’s and up to 30 F during race time.
Hot Wax: Toko Base Performance Red, Swix CH 6 or PS 6 or the equivalent, non-flouro base wax.
Liquid Wax: Toko Base Performance Liquid Paraffin RED or SWIX Liquid Paraffin CH6.
How to Videos:
Cleaning your Kick Zone (How-to Video)
Hot Wax (Glide) for Tips & Tails (Video)
Liquid Paraffin Application (Video)
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