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Tim L
Lv 5
Tim L asked in SportsWinter SportsSnow Skiing · 9 years ago

Do cross country skis typically come waxed?

I just purchased some cross country skis (skate style) online and was wondering if they typically come waxed already. If not, then I'll surely have to make a trip to the local ski shop to get it done before I hit the trails.

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  • JM
    Lv 4
    9 years ago
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    No. Skate skis don't come waxed so you have to do it yourself. You need to get glide wax and apply it to the entire length of the ski. Skate skiing is really fun and great exercise so enjoy your new skis.

  • 5 years ago

    because of the fact you already be responsive to a thank you to wax XC skis, it could be relatively ordinary so which you would be able to wax downhill skis or perhaps snowboards. you maximum possibly have each and every thing you go with different than the right DH wax. i take advantage of Swix CH6 for terribly virtually each and every thing, yet use a greater stable wax as quickly as issues get icy (Like at present.) Scrape and sparkling off the previous wax, soften, soft it out, and scrape away. I in many cases persist with 2 coats before I buff it out with a cork. you will observe it takes some greater elbow grease to cork-buff alpine wax than nordic wax, yet genuinely it relatively is notably lots the comparable ingredient. there is lots of DIY web content to coach you strategies besides. stable luck!

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