Re: Sanding the kick zone of waxable backcountry XC skis?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:30 pm
Good idea to skip it.
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John is your FT white or black topsheet? I’ve owned both, well still own the black.JohnSKepler wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 12:13 pmI've got a new set of Asnes FT62 I'm looking forward to using in the next month. Maybe the next few days depending on what happens over the weekend.![]()
Doing research on waxing turns up a lot of info on sanding, grinding, and structuring. I was really wondering how much of that was appropriate for an amateur warrior just learning to prep waxless and work on Telemark turns. So far, the information from this forum has been excellent and much appreciated. I think I'll skip the base grinding, sanding, and structure for now!
Looking like rain and snow in the valley over the next few days. Should be all snow in the mountains. And so it begins.
Interesting. Is that the V05 Polar? So you cork in a kickwax the entire length of the ski? I would think that would affect the glide/slide...fisheater wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 10:21 pmI wouldn’t sand that ski, the camber is relatively low. Grip is good. I am very pleased with my 196 cm set.
I cork in Swix White Polar full length. I have had good success using Rex Universl Tar wax in cold powder snow. I have added Start Oslo waxes for course and wet snows.