Cross-country skiing is evolving at warp speed. Skis are faster, lighter, and more durable each season. And with the advent of spray-on waxing and ever-improving skin technologies, they also require ...

ASPEN – Ever wax up your cross-country skis and then proceed to flail on the trail? Should you have waxed with green instead of blue, red instead of purple? And what’s yellow for, anyway? The Aspen ...

Keep your ski bases fast and slippery this winter using these simple steps for ski waxing. For many skiers, learning to wax your own skis is a bit of a rite of passage, a milestone of dedication to ...

Skis need wax. If they don’t have any, they won’t go anywhere. That’s settled science, and we won’t bore you by getting into the details. What’s less settled, though, are skiers’ waxing routines and ...

Glide waxing isn’t just for skate skis. Classic skis, the ones that use kick wax or have fish scales, also improve with hot wax. Many recreational Nordic skiers may bring their skis to a shop once a ...

For the past several years, debate has been brewing amongst cross-country skiers as to the merits of ski-waxing. Back when all skis had a wooden base, adding wax was essential in order to get them to ...