With the recent adoption of rules by FIS and US Ski & Snowboard banning the use of fluoro waxes effective immediately this season, Ski & Snowboard Club Vail announced a two-year strategic partnership ...

Fluorinated glide wax is being banned from elite competitions, and big brands like Swix say they’re searching for environmentally friendly alternatives. But the seductively speedy—and ...

Team Coop, the world’s leading long distance cross country ski team, is in full preparation for the winter. A new collaboration with the world’s leading ski wax manufactures, Swix and Toko will ensure ...

On a slushy, warm day in February, Eric Straubhar buffed the wax on a child’s ski. Straubhar manages the rental shop at Bogus Basin, a ski resort outside Boise, Idaho. He said it had been a few years ...

With so much concern about the environment and personal health up here in Summit, why do we keep using PFC-based ski waxes? I think about the huge amounts that end up in our water supply come the ...

Keeping a fresh layer of wax on your skis is important, and not just so you can go barreling down the mountain like a downhill racer. True, a good coating of wax on your ski bases reduces friction, ...