by Mr.
Klister
The Basics of Cross-Country Waxing
The purpose of this page is to persuade you to wax your
skis, and to help you to do it right with the least amount
of effort. First, however, you may want to know why you
should bother with waxing at all. Playboy summed it up
nicely in a 1981 article when they said: "Waxing
is like foreplay: You can make do without it, but it's
so much better with."
Practical cross-country ski waxing is not mysterious or
difficult, but it does require understanding a few basic
concepts and how to make effective use of them. All you
need to know is:
1) how, in general, ski waxes work;
2) how to apply wax to your skis; and
3) how to choose the right wax for a given day.
