Debris in the wax means you're actually going out and doing things and it's on wax skis to boot... badge of honor!riel wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:14 pmI tend to just leave small bits of debris in my kick zone from one day to the next.SnickBreck wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:54 pmThere was a lot of spruce debris on the trail from recent winds. Small bits are embedded in my kick wax. I'm assuming it's time to scrape (?) and re-wax. If you don't get 100% of the wax off is it problematic? Thx!
If they give me some extra grip on the uphill, that's fine with me.
If they impede my glide on the downhill and get rubbed off by the snow I'm skiing on today? That's fine, too. If they didn't get rubbed off, they probably weren't impeding my glide to begin with
Keep experimenting, try new things, so much great advice in this thread. When you start the day, do what Russell Crowe does in Gladiator, get down, pick up some snow, let it sift through your fingers. Think about how it feels in your hand before you go into battle. Is it fresh, old, soft, hard? I find this, plus temperature check off car or a zipper-thermometer gives me a lot of information. Be a snow whisperer. Impress friends and strangers alike!
Really get into it!