Ski care/waxing products

Can anyone suggest which products are best to use before and after skiing to keep the skis in best condition and nice and smooth?

I have seen various manufacturers products available, but wanted to hear who uses what on their skis.

Cheers

I've been using Racewax this year. They seem to be a nice company, and their prices seem to be good. Racewax.com

First and foremost you should stay on the skis and stop falling over.

This is the best way to keep them in good condition.
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Stewart Dowling wrote:First and foremost you should stay on the skis and stop falling over.

This is the best way to keep them in good condition.
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Go and play on the beginner slopes, Stewart. This is a serious discussion for once :roll:

tony, i have been doing mine and my friends skis for a while, i have found the best type of wax would be anything from TOKO, or SWIX, they are not cheap companies, but they have been around the longest and have given me the best results, its about 55 doll-hairs (dollars) for the big blocks which are roughly 900 gram bar, it is CH6 rated, kinda to be honest no idea what that means, i believe its the rating, definetley look into reviews of waxes, as you want a good quality wax that wont keep rubbing off your ski quicker than normal

feel free to add, anyone i may be wrong

Morning mate

I don't know a great deal about this subject, but I am aware its easy to get it wrong!

I would suggest getting some professionsl advice (no disrespect to any of the posters on here, apart from SD!) as you don't want to use the wrong stuff and end up causing the skis to drag or even have the wax pulled out on very cold snow or ice.

I'll have a chat with the guy from Nott'm when I see him and would also suggest the Irish guy in Sauze next to our hotel.

Toko, I know is very good. I've not heard of Swix. Holmenkohl (?) is also an excellent product, but may be a bit pro for your needs.

skidaddle wrote:
Toko, I know is very good. I've not heard of Swix. Holmenkohl (?) is also an excellent product, but may be a bit pro for your needs.

There's very little difference between them, race waxes and powders are a different story though. Unless you're racing it's not going to make any difference at all really, Swix happens to be what I use for no other reason than I bought a load in bulk so I've a load in the workshop.

Some universal wax is just fine in nearly all cases and stocked by most ski stores.

I'd echo ise' view. High fluoro waxes are not worth the huge extra cost unless you are racing and fractions of a second down the hill count. For general use, I use a universal temp wax. If it's really warm I might rub on a little warm temp wax and buff it in with a scouring pad.

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