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How often do you wax your skis?

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send_it
Posts: 234 - Karma: 69
I used to wax mine like every 2 days but i have gone for 5 days without. I don't really notice a difference but how often dose everyone els?
Jan 2 2012 7:26PM
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skithesprings
Posts: 9086 - Karma: 1,349
whenever the fuck I want
Jan 2 2012 7:30PM
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Big_Spence
Posts: 16177 - Karma: 4,352
whenever i go to Balto's house because i'm too poor to buy my own wax.
Jan 2 2012 7:31PM
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asissle
Posts: 164 - Karma: 118
Sadly not often at all, i would like to but im too lazy to go out and buy an iron and other tools my skis are SLOW
Jan 2 2012 7:32PM
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hokkanee
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 435
Usually like once every 2 weeks
Jan 2 2012 8:06PM
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skiingute
Posts: 630 - Karma: 15
Whenever I feel like I need it or want to do it. Ends up being maybe once a week max.
Jan 2 2012 8:37PM
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onenerdykid
Posts: 6673 - Karma: 10,972
If you were to hot wax your skis once a week, your bases would be in rather good shape and would be quite fast in a few months
Jan 2 2012 8:50PM
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.RYAN66
Posts: 5381 - Karma: 237
i do it whenever my bases start to show times of wear.

usually once a week or every other week.

but i went skiing yesterday with a fresh wax and they need another wax already.

probably going to use a stick of p-tex also, rocks everywhere at keystone.
Jan 2 2012 8:55PM
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nstubler
Posts: 840 - Karma: 1,170
Usually once every 3 or 4 days
Or sooner if I fuck them up
Jan 2 2012 10:48PM
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J.M
Posts: 2854 - Karma: 254

hahahaha

Jan 2 2012 11:34PM
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Wesley.P
Posts: 1376 - Karma: 89
Park Skis:
every time i feel like they are sticking

Pipe Skis:
every few times i take them out
Jan 2 2012 11:36PM
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RawrRawrRob
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 685
Once a season
Jan 2 2012 11:38PM
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That_One_Dude
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 760
Once or twice a week. If the conditions change by alot i'll wax so i'm not sticking.
Jan 2 2012 11:42PM
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malibufishnsurf
Posts: 243 - Karma: -8
Having your skis waxed is like asking your chick to shower-you want it to be done before you ride every time.
Jan 2 2012 11:45PM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
not enough. i have now rode 9 park days (between 6-10 hours each) on the same wax. and im sticking to rails like super glue. time for a wax bigtime. just working every day makes it hard to wax
Jan 3 2012 12:41AM
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BrewskiJr
Posts: 5738 - Karma: 1,478
Depends. I just look at my skis after each day. I can tell when they need waxed and when they dont. Usually ends up being every other day of skiing (6-8 hour days)
Jan 3 2012 12:59AM
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Rockhound
Posts: 3432 - Karma: 851
like every 3 days i go up
Jan 3 2012 2:56AM
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
hmmm sig material?
Jan 3 2012 2:59AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
for me anywhere between 5 and 10 days ....
Jan 3 2012 5:22AM
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lyonslayer
Posts: 54 - Karma: 411
Every 4 to 6 days. If your bases are dry looking, then through a nice coat of wax on there.
Jan 3 2012 7:41AM
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chrisarndt
Posts: 89 - Karma: 10
i once went a whole summer without. you'll just be like going slower then your friends on the flats and shit which is the gayest thing ever
Jan 3 2012 2:08PM
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oil.
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,254
whenever they look dry.. which ends up being every couple days.
Jan 3 2012 2:34PM
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arandomname
Posts: 1989 - Karma: 18

No because it made no sense...

I wax whenever I feel like it.  It's a pain in the ass to do though.

Jan 3 2012 4:21PM
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.RYAN66
Posts: 5381 - Karma: 237
Really?^^ I love waxing skis so peaceful.
Jan 3 2012 5:23PM
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k-fred
Posts: 5363 - Karma: 1,598
one time a year, ice slide really well... dont need to wax skis on east coast hehe
Jan 3 2012 5:47PM
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@tlas
Posts: 1625 - Karma: 68
every time before tremblant, Never wax for local hills, unless  its super slow, soo, i wax about every 3-4th time skiing
Jan 3 2012 6:17PM
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TheClap.
Posts: 21671 - Karma: 4,157
never
Jan 3 2012 6:20PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
every 3 times i go.

i use swix CH7 for most days and have CH10 for spring days
Jan 3 2012 6:31PM
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ARMADAR7
Posts: 401 - Karma: 36
Every time i ski
Jan 3 2012 6:45PM
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lyonslayer
Posts: 54 - Karma: 411
YES, this is so true if you are good at waxing skis
Jan 3 2012 7:28PM
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arandomname
Posts: 1989 - Karma: 18
Maybe I suck.  I didn't mind doing it last year, but this year, I'm using some all-temp wax, and it's a bitch to scrape.
Jan 4 2012 7:02PM
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B_K
Posts: 723 - Karma: 1,293
i try to do mine every other day or after every day i ski..i like to go fast
Jan 4 2012 7:07PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
usually once a week
Jan 4 2012 7:13PM
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connory998
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 34
Really? usually all-temp is easy to scrape, with cold temp being most difficult.
Jan 4 2012 7:19PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868

Depends where I'm skiing and what time of year.

Skiing dry pow I like to get a wax as often as I can afford to, if only because the cat tracks tend to be really sticky.

Most of the year I'll do a quick wax every 4-6 ski days, although in spring when it's all slush I don't really bother as I figure good base structure is more important then anyway.

Jan 4 2012 7:24PM
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EastCoast.
Posts: 1888 - Karma: 406
Not very often..I should though
Jan 4 2012 7:32PM
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ryano
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 1,535
when i had a waxing kit available to me.. like maaaybe once a month.

now, like once at the beginning of my season, and once halfway through.

but i only ride like 15 or 20 days a season now..
Jan 4 2012 7:51PM
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lyonslayer
Posts: 54 - Karma: 411
This is most likely because your skis are too cold when you scrape them or apply the wax. Is the wax chipping off? or is it just a pain because your edgers catch the scraper?
Jan 4 2012 7:52PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,664
i try for once a week. i love waxing my skis
Jan 4 2012 9:44PM
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Pool.
Posts: 2820 - Karma: 662
ive always wondered, i usually wax my park skis a lot, but do i really need to wax my powder skis?
Jan 4 2012 9:50PM
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NWlife.
Posts: 179 - Karma: 14
if you like your skis and having nice bases do it about every other to every third time you go up because the wax soon soaks into the pores of the bases and make the bases stronger.
Jan 4 2012 9:58PM
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b.utters
Posts: 321 - Karma: 99
Ski bases don't have pores.
Jan 4 2012 10:08PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
ahahahahahaha you fucking idiot
Jan 4 2012 10:09PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9217 - Karma: 5,399
apparently^ so i'm confused as to how ski wax affects skis.
Jan 4 2012 10:16PM
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KyleA
Posts: 865 - Karma: 510
No.  You should not believe everything people tell you.  Especially when they are trying to sell you overpriced products and services. 

This sums it up in a short read.  There is no scroll bar, but it scrolls with the arrow keys.  This article includes quotes from major wax and base manufactures saying that bases do not have pores

http://www.escnordic.org.uk/myths/pores.htm

This is a very long but interesting paper written on the topic.

http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1757/2006/03/LTU-LIC-0603-SE.pdf



Jan 4 2012 10:21PM
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.RYAN66
Posts: 5381 - Karma: 237
read this.

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/663753/
Jan 4 2012 10:38PM
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Flying~Squirrel
Posts: 6494 - Karma: 192
idont know, how often do you masturbate?
Jan 4 2012 10:45PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
you just linked me to that and are still telling me there aren't pores?
Jan 4 2012 10:49PM
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KyleA
Posts: 865 - Karma: 510
Yes?  You read the articles and are telling me that large enough pores exist in UHMW to absorb a paraffin molecule?
Jan 4 2012 11:05PM
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malonius_funk
Posts: 2249 - Karma: 1,500
you're telling me i have to wax my skis every hour? that seems a little excessive bro
Jan 4 2012 11:16PM
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