Wax Report

Date: 03/12/2023  Time: 09:00 am Location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Colorado Event Website: https://ymcarockies.org/News/Article/snow-mountain-ranch-nordic-center-stampede-race Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.95900055906596&lat=39.99973097015658 Thursday night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 14. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm. Friday: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then rain and snow showers...

Date: 03/11/2023  Time: 09:00 am Location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Colorado Event Website: https://ymcarockies.org/News/Article/snow-mountain-ranch-nordic-center-stampede-race Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.95900055906596&lat=39.99973097015658 Wednesday A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Wednesday night: A...

Date: 02/25/2023  Time: 08:00 am Location: Hayward/Cable, Wisconsin Event Website: http://birkie.com Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=46.2079&lon=-91.2937 Long-term weather in the Cable/Hayward area predicts daytime highs of 15F to 21F in the days surrounding race day. Still a long way off, but this jives with what we usually see at the Birkie. Overnight lows of 0F to 5F...

Date: 02/04/2023  Time: 09:00 am Location: Crested Butte, Colorado Event Website: http://cbnordic.org Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.8704&lon=-106.9858 Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Thursday Sunny...

Date: 02/04/2023  Time: 09:00 am Location: Sun Valley, Idaho Event Website: http://bouldermountaintour.com Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-114.6539997912517&lat=43.85421711239687 Wed Afternoon Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. West wind around 10 mph. Wed night Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 36. North wind 6 to...

Date: 02/04/2023  Time: 08:00 am Location: Crested Butte, Colorado Event Website: http://cbnordic.org Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.8704&lon=-106.9858 Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -10. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Thursday Sunny...

Taking what we learn in the field and from our test partners, Roger Knight writes up the most comprehensive insider guide to all things wax yearly. Here it is! What do we know? We can start by saying FIS dropped the ball again and reversed its complete fluoro ban, instead embracing an unenforceable partial ban allowing C6-chain fluorocarbons, but not...

Date: 03/12/2022  Time: 09:00 am Location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Colorado Event Website: https://ymcarockies.org/News/Article/nordic-center-events Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-105.9360122680664&lat=39.99160487859973 Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high...

Date: 03/12/2022  Time: 09:00 am Location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Colorado Event Website: Weather Forecast Click here for latest forecast: Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37...

Event Name: Crested Butte Alley Loop 2021 Event Location: Crested Butte, CO Event Time: Saturday, February 6 @ 8:00 AM Event Website: https://cbnordic.org/ Weather Forecast: https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/hourly-table/2-5418523/United%20States/Colorado/Gunnison/Crested%20Butte?i=1 Wax Recommendations: *NOTE! The 2021 Alley Loop has banned use of fluorocarbon waxes. Baselayer Recommendation: SkiGo XC Graphite Race Paraffin Recommendation: Rode R30 Violet Fluor Free or Holmenkol Ultramix Powder Recommendation: N/A, Race is...