I am not an anti-waxxer
-
- Posts: 994
- Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2022 5:24 pm
- Location: Da UP eh
- Ski style: Over the river and through the woods
- Favorite Skis: Nansen, Finnmark, Kongsvold, Combat NATO, Fischer Superlite, RCS
- Favorite boots: Crispi Bre, Hook, Alpina 1600, Alico Ski March, Crispi Mountain
I am not an anti-waxxer
Despite the conspiracy against the wax, what with so many manufacturers except Asnes making primarily waxless skis for the backcountry, I have not drunk the kool-aid. After my initial two weeks following getting waxxed I can report that my tur is much more enjoyable. I do have some soreness in my arm after getting waxxed, presumably from all the corking, but no other symptoms. I may get a booster by upgrading to Gamme or Finnmark sometime soon. That should aid in protecting me from long-haul slowness.
- lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
- Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:36 pm
- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
- Ski style: BC with focus on downhill perfection
- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
Are you sure? Because it sounds like you got the fever.
- corlay
- Posts: 150
- Joined: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:13 pm
- Location: central NY
- Ski style: Woodland XC-BC tours
- Favorite Skis: Asnes Gamme 54, Fischer Transnordic 66, Fischer Traverse 78; Madshus Birke Beiner, Peltonen METSA
- Favorite boots: Crispi Norland Hook BC, Fischer BC Grand Tour
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
despite the “science”,
I dont trust the waxx…
I give my scales a good “disinfecting”,
and rub with Zinc (tip-to-tail),
plus maybe a little horse de-wormer cream in the pocket, on warm days. :-/
I dont trust the waxx…
I give my scales a good “disinfecting”,
and rub with Zinc (tip-to-tail),
plus maybe a little horse de-wormer cream in the pocket, on warm days. :-/
- Stephen
- Posts: 1485
- Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:49 am
- Location: PNW USA
- Ski style: Aspirational
- Favorite Skis: Armada Tracer 118 (195), Gamme (210), Ingstad (205), Objective BC (178)
- Favorite boots: Alfa Guard Advance, Scarpa TX Pro
- Occupation: Beyond
6’3” / 191cm — 172# / 78kg, size 47 / 30 mondo
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
OMG, even the telemarking community is being riven by the dreaded Red and Blue culture divide.
Monday, January 24, 2022 — a day to live in infamy.
What has the world come to?
Monday, January 24, 2022 — a day to live in infamy.
What has the world come to?
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
I do not care if you wax, or don't wax, as we're outside, so long as you social-distance from me and mine (2 meters, if you please - I'm Canadian, and this is a Nordic sport). However, keep your unwaxed bases on the snow.
Nor do I care to hear your conspiracy theories about Swix/Toko/Start/Vauhti placing 5G nanoparticles in my klister. Warm-weather waxing is already klister-feck enough.
Nor do I care to hear your conspiracy theories about Swix/Toko/Start/Vauhti placing 5G nanoparticles in my klister. Warm-weather waxing is already klister-feck enough.
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
So funny..while skiing today I thought I should post here that I’m becoming an anti-waxxer!
I couldn’t find the right wax for today’s conditions and kept thinking about waxless skis
- randoskier
- Posts: 1026
- Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:08 am
- Location: Yank in Italy
- Ski style: awkward
- Favorite Skis: snow skis
- Favorite boots: go-go
- Occupation: International Pop Sensation
Re: I am not an anti-waxxer
I waxed once and I developed terrible klisters on my hands, it spread all over my gloves, my sandwich....