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°C/°F | SNOW CONDITIONS |
BASIC LEVEL: Low Cost, Good Performance |
FITNESS LEVEL: Moderate Cost, Excellent Performance |
RACING LEVEL: Higher Cost, Superior Performance |
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+2…+10°C 36…50°F |
WET AND CLEAN, NEW OR FINE GRAINED SNOW, WATERY CONDITIONS | Wax the glide surfaces with regular yellow glider (+5…-5°C). Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with regular blue glider. Apply yellow IR Spektra or yellow SF fluor glider as the top layer. | Prep with blue regular glider. Apply yellow IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Silverfox fluor powder as the top layer | ||
+2…+10°C 36…50°F |
WATERY OR COARSE WATERY CONDITIONS, DIRTY SNOW | Wax the glide surfaces with regular yellow glider (+5…-5°). Scrape and brush thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with blue SF fluor glider or with regular hard graphite glider. Use as a top layer yellow IR Spektra or SF fluor glider. | Prep with SF graphite fluor glider. Apply yellow IR Spektra fluor glider. Use Silverfox fluor powder as top layer. | ||
+1…-1°C 34…30°F |
AT OR NEAR FREEZING, AIR TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FREEZING POINT, SNOW TEMPERATURE 0°C/32°F | Wax the glide surfaces with regular violet glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with regular blue glider. Finish with pink IR Spektra or violet SF fluor glider. | Prep with regular blue glider. Apply a layer of pink IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Fox 0 fluor powder as a top layer. | ||
+1…-3°C 34…27°F |
FRESH, FALLEN SNOW OR FALLING SNOW | Wax the glide surfaces with regular violet glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep the base with regular blue glider. Finish with a layer of pink IR Spektra fluor glider or violet SF fluor glider. | Prep with regular blue glider. Apply a layer of pink IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Fox 0 fluor powder. (Optional: Finish with a cold-waxed layer of Hot Fox compressed fluor powder.) | ||
-2…-4°C 28…25°F |
OLD, MANY TIMES GROOMED SNOW, RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 70%, ABRASIVE CONDITIONS. | Wax the glide surfaces with regular violet glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep the base with regular blue glider. Finish with violet IR Spektra fluor glider or with violet SF fluor glider. | Prep with regular hard graphite glider. Apply a layer of violet IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Goldfox fluor powder. In very abrasive conditions use Fox 10 F hardening powder. | ||
-4…-6°C 25…21°F |
NEW OR FINE GRAINED SNOW, RELATIVE HUMIDITY 75% OR MORE. | Wax with regular blue glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with regular blue glider. Finish with violet IR Spektra fluor glider or with blue SF fluor glider. | Prep with blue SF fluor glider. Apply a layer of violet IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Goldfox fluor powder. (Optional: Finish with a cold-waxed layer of Cool Fox compressed fluor powder.) | ||
-5…-7°C 23…19°F |
NEW OR FINE GRAINED SNOW, RELATIVE HUMIDITY 75% OR MORE | Wax with regular blue glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with regular blue glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly. Finish with violet IR Spektra fluor glider or blue SF fluor glider. | Prep with regular blue glider. Apply a layer of blue IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Goldfox fluor powder. (Optional: Finish with a cold-waxed layer of Cool Fox compressed fluor powder). | ||
-6…-12°C 21…10°F |
OLD GRANULAR SNOW, RELATIVE HUMIDITY LESS THAN 75%. | Wax with regular green glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep the base with regular blue glider. Finish with blue IR Spektra fluor glider or with Fox 20 F hardening powder. | Prep with graphite SF fluor glider. Apply a layer of blue IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Goldfox fluor powder. In very abrasive conditions use Fox 20 F hardening powder. | ||
-12°C/10°F and colder |
OLD, MANY TIMES GROOMED SNOW, RELATIVE HUMIDITY MORE THAN 70% | Wax the glide surfaces with regular green glider. Scrape and brush the base thoroughly with nylon brush. | Prep with regular hard graphite glider. Finish with green IR Spektra fluor glider. | Prep with graphite SF fluor glider. Apply a layer of green IR Spektra fluor glider. Finish with Goldfox fluor powder. |
Looking for hints on Vauhti Grip wax?
You should also read the fundamentals of glide waxing.
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