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The Importance of Waxing your Board or Skis

Why Should You Wax Your Board or Skis?

Ski and Snowboard bases are made out of polymer which in short is P-Tex a plastic-type material. Your P-tex base on your board or skis is filled with millions of microscopic pores. When you ski the snow against the base creates friction, applying wax into the pores of your base creates less friction.

5 Reasons Why You Should Wax Your Board or Skis

#1 Reduce friction on bases making you ski faster

#2 Dried-out bases are prone to delaminating

#3 Reduce chances of blowing out an edge

4 Wax acts as a barrier to melt water which can penetrate into the interior layers of the board

#5  Wax helps skis transition from one snow type to another faster