Monday

Kick: 2 Rode Super Blue, 2 Swix VR40

Glide: Rex Green

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Sunday Funday

Kick: VR40 over VR45

Glide: Rex Blue

Race Note: Yesterday the tracks were cut deep into somer firmer and icyer snow which required an uptick in the grade at the venue. Had the tracks not been cut into the icy layer underneath the VR40 was rocket fast and had great kick. With the icyer tracks under the new snow once a few passes went it required softening your wax to make an adjustment. Rode Multigrade violet was the ticket 2 layers over the race wax with a thicker section underfoot. Better kick than 95% of the people around. Also with the icyer cut underneath in hindsight the binder of Powergrip Blue would have been a touch better, but the wax seemed to not wear off at all over the 51k so this is a minor issue. The Rode did lose some glide over the flouro waxes but with 10 mins to start it is a go to for kick.

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Kick: Rex Green Powergrip Ironed in (thicker under your foot), and then chilled outside. Cover with 3 layers of Swix VR40. On the final layer mix in 25% Toko Dibloc Bright Blue to increase glide. If you dont have this then you could use VR30 but that did not test out as well today. This step could be skipped.

Glide: Sxix LF6 mixed with 30% CH 4 is simple, easy and fast. Moderate to strong structure due to humidity.

The Extra Blue, and Rode Super Blue as well as VR45 were tested today but did not perform as well mostly due to icing. As always kick is dependent upon technique so you may have to adjust.

FRIDAY

Kick: Rex Blue PowerGrip Ironed in, & chilled, covered with 2 Swix VR45 and 1 VR40 over that. If your technique requires more kick avoid the VR40 cover. Watch for icing today with the new snow and standard softer hard waxes. THe lake effect snow is very moist and prone to icing and the tracks will be glazed after a pass or two.

Glide: CH4/6 50/50 from Swix

Update from the race course with non brand biased wax recommendation later.

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Thursday

Kick: Binder Ironed In. 2 Star Blue, 1 Star Red, 1 Star Violet or Violet Top Coat

Glide: Ch-7 from SWiX

Wednesday Wax Here

Kick: Rex Powergrip Violete ironed in, then chilled, with a thin thin cover of Swix VR55 when ski is chilled. This will prevent icing in the new snow but still allow good kick. Also one could use Rode Multigrade Violet but this is prone to icing occasionally if you dont keep it cranking up everything in conditions like today.

Glide: Star Violet won the test yesterday so would be recommended today or CH-7/8 80/20 ratio mix.

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Today we Tested the Start MCW waxes again in higher humidity and about 28 degree temps air/snow. We layered the 28-32f wax over the 36-30f wax and found they were pretty good. With all of our ironed in old wax as binder it was a bit too thick on the downhills. Overall though the line is similar to VR but a bit harder to apply without chilling the wax. The wax seems to have a bit of additional grab per temp range than VR. For Glide CH 7 and Star Violet tested out over Rex Blue. The tracks were very greasy but were regroomed while skiing changing the conditions. While we tested the Start, the Wax4Today was in actuality the Rex PowerGrip or the actual recommendation.

Tuesday

Kick: Star Violet 2, Star Red 2

Glide: CH-7 Swix or Rex Blue

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Kick: Star Red 3 layers over binder

Glide: Ch-8/7 50/50 mix

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Test Addendum

Just came in from testing today and with the blowing lake effect snow that has high humidity for the temperature the VR30 was perfect today. For those in need of more kick VR40 was good as well. These 2 waxes usually do very well here.

Saturday Wax Info

Kick: Iron in Toko Green Binder, 1 Star Green, 1 Rode Multigrade Blue Green, 2 VR 30's from Swix

Glide: Start Green

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Friday

Kick: 2 Star Green, 2 Star Blue

Glide: Start Green

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Thursday

Kick: 1 layer Swix Polar ironed in, 1 layer Swix Polar Corked, 2 layers Star Green, 1 Layer star Blue cover THIN.

Glide: Dont question it just go get it and put it on START GREEN, buffed with fiberlene or pantyhose.

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Wednesday

Kick: 1 layer of Star Green over binder, 2 thin layers of Rode Multigrade Blue Green, 1 Star Blue Top Coat cover thinnnnnn

Glide: Start Green or if your snazzy and have it old Rex Ultra-Green (now called Olympico Green)

Rode Super Extra Blue is the Kick Today

Sun

Kick: Two Star Blue, 1 Star Violet, 1 Star Blue Cover

Glide: Yes it still is Start Green

Field Report

As expected on the test strip today VR40 was the predominat wax. VR40 outkicked Swix Extra Blue and had better glide. With the higher humidity from yesterdays snow the florination helped. Tomorrow will be a different story.

Saturday

Kick is VR40 over VR45 for cusion

Glide is of course Start Green

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FRIDAY

Kick: 2 Rode Super Blue, 1 Rode Multigrade Violet, 1 Cover Rode Super Blue OR in Swix 2Vr40,1Vr50,1Vr40

Glide: Rex Blue

R Recomendations

Kick: Think Italian today with the recent humidity in the snow but declining temps. Binder, 2 Star Blue, 2 Star Violet will be bombproof today.

For Glide Toko Blue is the choice or Start Green. If you are all spendy and the like add the LF Moly first.\

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Addendum:

With the new humidity today Star Red was the recommended wax. Start Tar Five and Extra Blue were too low on the scale whereas the southern euros have it covered. We discussed this at lunch and should have stuck with the italian wax but wanted to test the finnish product first....

Tuesday

Glide: Yesterday Start Green with the new snow even at 20 was the fastest out on the loop. Today Start Green is still a good choice. Rex Blue would also run well today but fade by tomorrow in declining temps

Kick: Obviously Extra Blue from Swix or Rode Super Blue is a winner today but Start Tar Five will be my testing choice. 1 Binder 2 Ex Blue, 1 Rode MGV, 1 Ex Blue.

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Wax recommendation without ties to any one wax company...

Glide: Start Green 2 layers placed and scraped then brushed and buffed with fiberlene

Kick: Toko Green Binder ironed in, 2 layers VR30, 1 layer VR 40, covered with 1 layer of thinner VR 30, if you dont have the best kick technique use 2 Star Blue, 1 Rode Multigrade Violet, and a cover of thin Star Blue. If you keep needing kick due to technique add Rode MultiVio or Star Violet

New Wax Test

today the test time utilized Start MCW Blue. Initial reports are very favorable and suggest this as being a good wax line similar to the VR from Swix but perhaps a bit more solid and less racy underfoot. A few glazed areas did generate an occasional slip but all test members solidly kicked up the steepest of the test hills on the test course and felt glide was good. Watch for more on this Finnish wax line.

Kick: Binder, Swix Extra Blue 2, Rode Multigrade Violet, Thin cover of VR-45

Glide: Rode Blue

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Kick: With the new snow fall Rex Blue Powergrip ironed in and covered with 1 layer of Extra Blue from Swix once ski has chilled.

Glide: Questions? Start Green of course

Sunday and Monday as ONE

Kick: Rex Powergrip Blue over a binder ironed in - reports from the field also indicate Toko Binder covered in 3 layers of Swix Ex. Blue was nominal

Glide: Start Green

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Kick: Blue Rex Powergrip or Rex or Star Blue Klister chilled and covered with 1 layer of Extra Blue from Swix

Glide: Start Green