Objective waxables, anyone?
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phoenix
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Re: Objective waxables, anyone?
LJ, sent you a PM.
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lilcliffy
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Re: Objective waxables, anyone?
I think the issue here is snow conditions.Woodserson wrote:I may eat my words here, after reading LowangleAl's post in lilcliffy's thread:
lowangle al wrote: I have to disagree with you here Mike. I've been waxing single camber skis a long time and it's just not true. The only time my kick wax came off quickly was when I put it on top of a freshly hot waxed ski. I can go for days without reapplying wax on normal snow. On abrasive snow it will wear off both double camber and single camber skis, especially if you are making turns. I would like to note that many times I'm on single c and the wife is on double c so I had a lot of opportunities to compare.
Soft, fresh snow is not abrasive- grip wax will last a long time- even on a soft single-cambered ski..
BUT- in abrasive snow conditions- only a truly double-cambered ski is going to have a pronounced wax pocket that will protect and preserve the PRECIOUS kick wax!!!
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
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lilcliffy
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Re: Objective waxables, anyone?
ANYONE?!
I certainly want a waxable Objective- BUT- I think I also want the BC version damn it!
I certainly want a waxable Objective- BUT- I think I also want the BC version damn it!
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
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phoenix
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Re: Objective waxables, anyone?
Never really "wore off" the wax on my single cambered skis, on tours up to 15 miles or so. granular stuff is more abrasive, but then if it's that granular, you're into klister. Which, as those who've used it know well, flat out refuses to come off at all.
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lowangle al
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Re: Objective waxables, anyone?
Hopefully we can dispell the myth that single camber skis don't hold wax.
Double camber skis will hold wax longer on a tour but will come off just as fast when making turns.
Double camber skis will hold wax longer on a tour but will come off just as fast when making turns.