 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi everyone,
Looking for a bit of advice on how to improve dry slope skiing. In the last couple of weeks I have ventured out twice on to dry slopes near me to get a bit of a ski-fix and some practice in before the next ski season. I enjoy it, it's a good work out for the legs and good practice - the only annoying part I have found is how slow it is regardless of the size/steepness of the slope.
Does anyone know if there is there any wax or oil that I can purchase that will make the experience faster and more rewarding? Alternatively, any other suggestions on how to improve the experience would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Esteban.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I don't really find that the wax helps that much.. the dry slope just needs to be well watered imo. I was on the dry slope for slalom practise last winter and it started snowing/sleeting, and after 30 minutes or so it was nice and zippy quick. Although I guess the wax would help on a dry summers day.
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Only ever go to the dry slope when its actually raining 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Haggis_Trap, or go to ones that actually use the sprinklers, freezing cold wet mornings are always good 
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Zardoz notwax (available from spyderjon) or spraying with silicone-based polish (from Mr Sheen) at the side of the slope has some effect.
For general preparation there are specialised dry slope waxes, which are mostly to protect to base rather than give better slip, but I do find polishing up with a liquid wax also helps. The data wax kit is a good place to start e.g. http://www.edgeandwax.co.uk/product_dryslope.htm
But, Timmaah, is right the best lubricant is rain (or a sprinkler system if the slope has one).
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I met the chap who makes this, Ed, nice chap.
The wax works well on carpet.
This business (along with ski instructing) keeps him skiing all season. He does it all from a shed in his back garden.
He also sold me his Rossi 9S Oversize a while back which has nothing to do with this thread so I shall stop rambling.
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freezing cold wet mornings are always good
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Unless, as often happens at Hillend, the sprinkler system is frozen as well. Rain is the answer imo
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Esteban, Go to a slope with a working misting system, or wait till it rains. Use shorter skis with sharp edges. Zardoz and Mr Sheen are good for speed, but sharp edges help the turns more....
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Water and fairy washing up liquid in a spray bottle for the bottom of you skis should work nicley!!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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The_Hirsty,
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I met the chap who makes this, Ed, nice chap.
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very much agreed....
his daughter was in here yesterday getting some boots sorted
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Esteban, Mr Sheen always used to work for me. (Hillend c.1986-89)
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offpisteskiing, We used to swear by Back to Black, but I think things have moved on since then! 
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You know it makes sense.
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easiski, Hmmm, yes, when I look at those dates it does seem a rather long time ago!... Wonder if they've trimmed the grass poking through the matting since then?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mmm, the smell of cans upon cans of Back to Black being emptied in the start area. The start marshal must've been high as a kite by the end of the race.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I once spotted a guy at a dryslope grand prix comp who had imaginatively drilled a hole in each ski just in front of the toe piece of each binding. Upon which he had mounted the old fashioned telephone wire junction boxes. He would then fill these boxes with some form of (probably home brewed) liquid wax and go for his run!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CEM,
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skir67, there was a system around like this years ago...i saw it on set of vielhaber microfusion [how old !!!!] and there is talk of a self lubrications ski from one of the major brands in the near future
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vielhaber eh! good old scottish planks, so that must have been late 70's/early 80's?
I should have checked out the guys times. I think he was a pretty good standard of racer and he obviously felt that his system did the job.
The comments about back to black take me back too, even if it didn't make you ski faster it certainly felt like you were after all the fumes you accidentally ingested at the top of the slope!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Sideshow_Bob,
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Mmm, the smell of cans upon cans of Back to Black being emptied in the start area. The start marshal must've been high as a kite by the end of the race.
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That's how I know it's summer !
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