UPDATED! Wax recommendations: It's VASA weekend!
Thu, Feb 7, 2019 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for the North American Vasa.
Saturday, February 9, 2019
North American Vasa: Freestyle, Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City, MI
- Weather forecast
- Toko
- Fast Wax
- Swix
- Solda:
Good Solda Wax
Base of Solda Performance Green
Top with Solda S30. Scrape this carefully while it is still warm. Brush with fine steel and finish with nylon polishing brush.
Better Solda Wax
Base of Solda Performance Green and S30
Paraffin layer of Solda F15 Green and F15 Violet mixed 50/50.
Best Solda Wax
Base of Performance Green and S30
Paraffin layer of Solda F40 Green Special
Powder with Solda S30 over the green.
Top with Solda Powerjet 3 applied with a rotocork.
If there is substantial lake effect snow Friday and Friday night, use Solda S20 as a final coat. scrape carefully while it is warm and brush.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
North American Vasa - Classic, Timber Ridge Resort, Traverse City, MI
- Weather forecast
- Toko
- Fast Wax - no report
- Swix
- Solda:
Good Solda Wax
Base of Solda Performance Green.
Top with Solda S30. Scrape this carefully while it is still warm. Brush with fine steel and finish with nylon polishing brush.
Better Solda Wax
Base of Solda Performance Green and S30.
Paraffin layer of Solda F15 Green and F15 Violet mixed 50/50.
Best Solda Wax
Base of Performance Green and S30.
Paraffin layer of Solda F40 Green Special.
Powder with Solda S30 over the green.
Top with Solda Powerjet 3 applied with a rotocork.
Kick Wax
Apply a thin layer of your favorite binder. I like the Vauhti Super Base. It should be stored in the freezer, or outside and applied to a warm ski. Iron it in, let it cool and cork smooth.
Then apply 3 - 4 thin layers of Rode Green.
DYI Waxing