Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?
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Started by Jbakes87 in Ski Chatter 01-Nov-2011 - 15 Replies
Jbakes87 posted Nov-2011
I've just bought 2 new pairs of skis for me and my girlfriend. A pair of Rossignol Alias Zip's for me and a pair of dynastar intuitive's for her. I was just wondering whether anyone knows whether I should bother getting them waxed before we head out to courchevel in December?
Daved
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
I did ..I was told that they dont wax them properly at the factory
Jbakes87
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
Thanks, some people have said that all new skis are ready to ski on straight away but I'm not so sure. Think I will get them waxed before we go.
Tinderbox Ski School
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
Factory wax can be great, I've never waxed new skis. Its aways best to ski them fresh and then wax them up after some use.
Its really only racers who get into ski prep out of the box.
Just lightly run a finger nail over the base and check that they are actually waxed. If so you're good to go.
Its really only racers who get into ski prep out of the box.
Just lightly run a finger nail over the base and check that they are actually waxed. If so you're good to go.
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Jbakes87
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
Thanks for the tip, will try that later.
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
New skis come with what I would call a delivery wax, my advice would be is to get them waxed :thumbup:
Julia Moss
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
When we bought our new Rossignols a few years back we asked the shop if they should be waxed. No, they said, they're good to go. They've been waxed many times since but have never been as good as they were when we glided down their first ever piste...
I guess it depends where you buy your skis.
I guess it depends where you buy your skis.
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Bandit
reply to 'Do I need to wax a new pair of skis?' posted Nov-2011
Give em a hot wax clean to get the storage wax off the bases. Then apply fresh clean wax :D
Topic last updated on 04-November-2011 at 22:58