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January 26th 13, 03:49 PM
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Wet Snow
Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the
recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. Neil 
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January 26th 13, 04:12 PM
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Neil wrote:
Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. You're pretty much describing the conditions "Zero" skis were made for, i.e. with a rubbed central area and no grip wax. Terje -- - Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"
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January 26th 13, 04:25 PM
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fish scales?
"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. You're pretty much describing the conditions "Zero" skis were made for, i.e. with a rubbed central area and no grip wax. Terje -- - Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"
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January 26th 13, 09:31 PM
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Neil wrote:
fish scales? No, no! Fish scales were the original attempt to make "waxless" skis, they have never worked and I still cringe when I hear a tourist coming (very slowly!) down the tracks in -5C or colder, with that "DRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..." sound. Terje "Terje Mathisen" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. You're pretty much describing the conditions "Zero" skis were made for, i.e. with a rubbed central area and no grip wax. Terje -- - Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"
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#5
January 27th 13, 02:56 AM
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On 1/26/2013 5:31 PM, Terje Mathisen wrote:
Neil wrote: fish scales? No, no! Fish scales were the original attempt to make "waxless" skis, they have never worked and I still cringe when I hear a tourist coming (very slowly!) down the tracks in -5C or colder, with that "DRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..." sound. Terje "Terje Mathisen" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. You're pretty much describing the conditions "Zero" skis were made for, i.e. with a rubbed central area and no grip wax. Terje If you use fishscale skis a lot as rock skis (5 years or more) the noise decreases dramatically, the glide improves and the grip becomes poor........ not really a bad tradeoff!
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January 31st 13, 12:05 AM
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Wet Snow
I would tend to agree with you, fish scales or noisy and slow. and I have
had the experience of them balling up in wet soft snow. However, I'm sure you always get the wax right but I don't but I tend to ski with companions who use fish scales. It is difficult to ask them to stop all the time while you fiddle with your waxes. By the way what are rock skis? "gr" wrote in message eb.com... On 1/26/2013 5:31 PM, Terje Mathisen wrote: Neil wrote: fish scales? No, no! Fish scales were the original attempt to make "waxless" skis, they have never worked and I still cringe when I hear a tourist coming (very slowly!) down the tracks in -5C or colder, with that "DRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..." sound. Terje "Terje Mathisen" wrote in message ... Neil wrote: Wet snow, fluffy or soft, air temperature at or above 32f/0c. What are the recommendations for wax, both red and blue that include 32f/0c ball up. It seems to leave only glide wax any suggestions. You're pretty much describing the conditions "Zero" skis were made for, i.e. with a rubbed central area and no grip wax. Terje If you use fishscale skis a lot as rock skis (5 years or more) the noise decreases dramatically, the glide improves and the grip becomes poor........ not really a bad tradeoff!
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