I think the best way to look at cold snow from a practical or usable point of view is to break cold snow down into cold and slow, cold, and cold and fast. Each wax has its “sweet spot” and there is no one wax that performs best in each.

By Ian Harvey
Jan 31, 2023

Wax recommendations for the JNQ races in Brillion, Wisconson, and the Noquemanon Ski Marathon.

By Mike Muha
Jan 26, 2023

The Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic will officially open this year's Michigan Cup. Get races in now: next weekend doesn't look very promising...

By Mike Muha
Jan 12, 2023

Many people think that if the snow is especially cold or abrasive then this is when they should use X-Cold Powder. While this might work much of the time, I wanted to make clear when X-Cold Powder is the most effective.

By Ian Harvey
Jan 10, 2023

Wax recommendations for the this weekend's Junior National Qualifer races!

By Mike Muha
Dec 15, 2022

UPDATED: Wax recommendations for the final Michigan Cup race of the 2021 season, the Michigan Cup Relays - Toko and Start!

By Mike Muha
Mar 3, 2022

It's the Michigan Cup Freestyle Championships and the Michigan Cup Classic Championships!

By Mike Muha
Feb 17, 2022

Wax Recommendation for the North American Vasa and Michigan High School Championships from Toko...and Start!

By Mike Muha
Feb 10, 2022

Wax up for the White Pine Stampede and Michael Seaman Memorial Classic!

By Mike Muha
Feb 3, 2022

Wax recommendations for the this weekend's Michigan Cup races (Black Mountain Classic and Freestyle) and the CCSA/GLD race up in Houghton.

By Mike Muha
Jan 27, 2022

In general, Toko High Performance Hot Wax covered with Toko High Performance Liquid Paraffin is faster, with one exception. Ok, make that two exceptions...

By Ian Harvey
Jan 25, 2022

The Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) standardized wax protocol began on January 17th, 2022 in alignment with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard fluorocarbon wax ban for the remainder of the 2021-22 ski season.

By CCSA
Jan 20, 2022