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Hi,
Due to circumstances I didn't make it out to the slopes last year, and the year before my holiday was cancelled due to no snow
However, I had my skis (
Volkl
5*) done before that planned trip two years ago. I checked them today, and they're still pretty sharp (cut my thumb). I'm heading out to Lech this Saturday.
However, I was wondering about the wax. There is still on there, but it's turned white and a bit lumpy. Should I have these redone, or should I be fine ?
Thanks,
Nick
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
The wax shouldn't be "on there", but rather "in there" - it is supposed to be in the pores of the base, rater than on the surface - you are supposed to scrape any excess off the surface when waxing.
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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gatzby
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If the wax is visable, sounds like a storage type wax. As
alex_heney
, said prepared skis have no visable wax. It should be impregnated into the base surface of the skis. Whitening can indicate the base of the ski has dried out, like at the end of a weeks ski-ing. If you are certain there is wax there and base is in good nick they probably only need a scrape, brush and polish. If you want to be certain then a further wax will not do any harm.
Hope you have fun at the Lech.
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