Waxing

Waxing may appear confusing but with a little practice and experience you will find it is not as complicated as it looks. For cross country skiing there are 2 types of waxing: glide waxing and kick waxing. Glide waxing is done in order to allow the ski to glide more easily across the snow, both classic (but not in the kick zone) and skate skis should be glide waxed. Kick wax is a sticky wax which allows the ski to grip the snow, it is applied in the kick zone (generally starting at the heel and stretching forwards 50-60cm) and is only used on classic skis.

Glide Waxing

Clean base by brushing with brass brush

Apply liquid wax to the glide zone

Let wax dry for at least 20 minutes

The longer the wax dries the longer it will last

Brush ski with nylon brush

Base of ski should look shiny or polished

Kick Waxing (Classic Skis Only)

Roughen kick zone with sandpaper

Apply binder wax across kick zone

Iron in binder with an iron used only for kick wax

When wax is cool, cork binder smooth

Rub a thin layer of the wax of the day, cork in smooth

Add additional layers as needed corking between each one

Below is Toko's wax manual with their advice on waxing.