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Sticky bases

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switchington
Posts: 277 - Karma: 14

So i was skiing my 25cm of english "pow" and the undersides of my skis kept getting snow stuck to them! I got my skis serviced in february and haven't been anywhere really since then apart from this fridge in castleford sometimes so i ruled out the possibility that they need waxing is there anything i can do? it's pretty chronic

on the upside i landed a 360 handdrag on a homemade kicker :D

Nov 30 2010 2:02PM
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Dirty_Griddle
Posts: 456 - Karma: 79
wax on wax off
Nov 30 2010 2:11PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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it happens on new snow at low elevations
Nov 30 2010 2:14PM
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I_Am_Mod
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mmhh, dunno, indoor snow is quite radical, i usually wax after 2 indoor sessions

could also be that your bases are dried out or hairy....

i'd suggest you perform a hotscrape
then wax em again, see if it still sticks
if it does, get a basegrind and try again....
Nov 30 2010 2:15PM
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.Roockley.
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snow was super wet, not light and fluffy, or compact
Nov 30 2010 2:18PM
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switchington
Posts: 277 - Karma: 14

Thanks for the suggestions and yeah i think my bases are pretty nasty on closer inspection

and i agree the snow was very heavy and it was like trying to carve frozen butter. :( but i didn't think that was a reason for my sticky bases?

Nov 30 2010 2:28PM
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.Roockley.
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its the perfect snow for making snowballs is the best way to describe it, it just stuck to my bases and then attracted leaves and grass to it as well, it wasnt very nice
Nov 30 2010 2:42PM
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switchington
Posts: 277 - Karma: 14

Oh god the grass was chronic i did this little tree run with this hidden tuft of grass at the bottom that snagged my skis. I'm hoping for this snow to freeze and then get a fresh layer on top ideally.

+k everyone :D

Nov 30 2010 3:05PM
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