Waxing "waxless" skis?

I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless
skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and should
be waxed? Is this true?


Lots of discussion on this last season. Try searching with Google groups for
all the dirt.

I used waxless classic skis exclusively this year due to time constraints. I
used Swix aerosol F4 on the tips and tails ... it really helps. On wet, new
snow, wax the scales with that to prevent icing ... otherwise don't wax the
scales because it will affect your grip.

John Wilke
Milwaukee

Bowzah wrote:

I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless
skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and should
be waxed? Is this true?

Try Tip #9 in:
http://www.sierranordic.com/Tech_tips_archives.html

Thanks for the replies. Now it makes some sense...

"Bowzah" wrote in message
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I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless
skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and should
be waxed? Is this true?

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J999w wrote:

I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless
skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and should
be waxed? Is this true?


Lots of discussion on this last season. Try searching with Google groups for
all the dirt.

I used waxless classic skis exclusively this year due to time constraints. I
used Swix aerosol F4 on the tips and tails ... it really helps. On wet, new
snow, wax the scales with that to prevent icing ... otherwise don't wax the
scales because it will affect your grip.


_ WAX THE SCALES!!! It works and will improve both grip and
glide. I use regular hot wax and brush out the excess wax with
a brass brush. This has the added benefit of adding structure
to the no-wax base. This will work to a greater or lesser extent
depending on whether the nowax section of your ski is sintered
or extruded PTex. But even if you just use F4, put it on the
scales as well. While nowax skis will never be quite as fast
as waxable skis, most of them will work much better than you
might expect with a little preperation.

_ Booker C. Bense

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"Bowzah" wrote:

I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless
skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and should
be waxed? Is this true?

Yes!

Tips and tails need to be waxed for glide.

"waxless" refers to using the base pattern rather than grip wax for
grip.

Regards,

Ted.
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