Storage wax
An article by Lee Borowski on storing skis that was referenced here
not that long ago recommends using the "warmest non-fluoro wax you can find" to melt into the surfaces for storage. Which one would do for skate skis? I've never bought wax before as most of my time was spent on waxless skis and I only got my skate skis last year. I would also appreciate a recommendation of an inexpensive set of waxes when I "un-store" the skis for the winter. I typically get less than two weeks on snow and just need a bare minimum. Thanks! |
Storage wax
Larry wrote:
An article by Lee Borowski on storing skis that was referenced here not that long ago recommends using the "warmest non-fluoro wax you can find" to melt into the surfaces for storage. Which one would do for skate skis? I've never bought wax before as most of my time was spent on waxless skis and I only got my skate skis last year. I would also appreciate a recommendation of an inexpensive set of waxes when I "un-store" the skis for the winter. I typically get less than two weeks on snow and just need a bare minimum. Thanks! Where are you? Conditions differ and that calls for different wax choices. Here in the Lake Tahoe area, I use red (swix CH8) or violet (CH7) mostly. When I wax for storage, I use a wax I expect to start the next season on (CH7 because my first days on snow will probably be in mid to late December) - that way, I can just scrape and start skiing. If I followed the Boroski advice, I would be putting yellow on... and the start of my season would involve scraping the yellow off, putting some red or violet on, and scraping that off before I could ski. Not worth it, for me. YMMV, Bob |
Storage wax
On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:18:45 -0700
Bob wrote: Larry wrote: An article by Lee Borowski on storing skis that was referenced here not that long ago recommends using the "warmest non-fluoro wax you can find" to melt into the surfaces for storage. Which one would do for skate skis? I've never bought wax before as most of my time was spent on waxless skis and I only got my skate skis last year. I would also appreciate a recommendation of an inexpensive set of waxes when I "un-store" the skis for the winter. I typically get less than two weeks on snow and just need a bare minimum. Thanks! Where are you? Conditions differ and that calls for different wax choices. Here in the Lake Tahoe area, I use red (swix CH8) or violet (CH7) mostly. When I wax for storage, I use a wax I expect to start the next season on (CH7 because my first days on snow will probably be in mid to late December) - that way, I can just scrape and start skiing. If I followed the Boroski advice, I would be putting yellow on... and the start of my season would involve scraping the yellow off, putting some red or violet on, and scraping that off before I could ski. Not worth it, for me. Agree with Bob. The main thing is storing the skis in a moderate or cool temperature location with the ties off the tips. Gene |
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