Fluorinated glide wax is being banned from elite competitions, and big brands like Swix say they’re searching for environmentally friendly alternatives. But the seductively speedy—and ...

Team Coop, the world’s leading long distance cross country ski team, is in full preparation for the winter. A new collaboration with the world’s leading ski wax manufactures, Swix and Toko will ensure ...

Thankfully, with a handful of simple steps, virtually anyone can wax their setup, saving time and money. A well-executed hot wax will reduce friction, keeping you sliding as fast as you dare, and it ...

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With so much concern about the environment and personal health up here in Summit, why do we keep using PFC-based ski waxes? I think about the huge amounts that end up in our water supply come the ...

On a slushy, warm day in February, Eric Straubhar buffed the wax on a child’s ski. Straubhar manages the rental shop at Bogus Basin, a ski resort outside Boise, Idaho. He said it had been a few years ...

It was cold and the snow was fresh and deep; the cross-country skiing should have been terrific. But, as I shuffled along through the woods one day recently, it felt as though I was skiing in molasses ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia As large, wet snowflakes fell onto the finish area at the cross-country skiing venue at the Vancouver Olympics, Tjere Smevold appeared to be more than a little exasperated.