Does skiing at hood wreck your skis?

JibberinoI have also heard that the snow there is of a special abrasive kind, it goes through about a pair of skis a week, so if you got 2 pairs, you should be good for 2 weeks.

THE_SWITCHI will be skiing at Timberline and MHSSC for the next 2 weeks. Am I likely to kill my brand new skis? I'm bringing 2 pairs just in case.

ICaryBeing serious, the snow up at hood, or for any summer place will usually effect your base more so. This is because of the massive amount of slat that is used. You aren't really riding on snow, its salted so much. So yes the snow at hood will be more harsh on your base, will you go though a pair in a week, no, unless you actually break them. But your base will be "beat up" more with the conditions.

HoodlivingPeople are scared about pollen and dust on the snow on hood its hilarious watching racers and skiers struggle with the end of the day slush the imminent rock gaps or dirt patches. Hell the other day my snap story was me riding through the dirt and water below the mile down to the parking lot... Absolutely no damage to my skis, maybe a scratch or two. Dont be scratch pansies throw some wax on and go shred the earth regardless of how dirty or low the snow is.

gavinrudyTwo weeks is nothing, your skis will be fine and you should only need one pair. Your bases will get very dried out, that's about as bad as you'll have to deal with.

MinggYeah dude you'll probably go through a few pairs. It happens every summer.

MikeWeinerONEJust bring wax and wax at night... You will not hurt your bases very much if you do that, and a stone grind at the end of your session and another coat of wax for summer and you're good to go. The rails will hurt your skis way more. Have fun.

.lenconI doubt he's gonna go through a few pairs in 2 weeks.

MikeWeinerONEHave u been to hood or skied on snowflex? Lots of wax is essential. Depends on how fast you want your skis but if your hitting huge jumps you want prime bases that are crazy fast. A lot of athletes skis have race based on them. Ever noticed in comps how many athletes at times at breck/X have had trouble clearing jumps?

shin-bangDon't use any old wax either. use warm temp wax otherwise you'll still be slow as a snail.

But, if the bases get dry, any wax is better than none, if you're simply trying to make them last longer

shin-bangDon't use any old wax either. use warm temp wax otherwise you'll still be slow as a snail.

But, if the bases get dry, any wax is better than none, if you're simply trying to make them last longer

MikeWeinerONEDude id use blue swix. Not soft wax. U can even rub it on. But def not soft wax.

MikeWeinerONEDude id use blue swix. Not soft wax. U can even rub it on. But def not soft wax.

shin-bangNo. Use the wax specified for the temperature you'll be skiing at. Cold temp wax won't glide because it's harder and designed for cold temps. This can and will create suction, which the suction will burn your base even faster. Rub on wax also doesn't do crap. You need to have the heat of the iron to open the pores of the ski up, allowing the ski to actually absorb the wax. The rub on wax may help
for a run or two, but it's sooo much more effective to iron in.

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shin-bangNo. Use the wax specified for the temperature you'll be skiing at. Cold temp wax won't glide because it's harder and designed for cold temps. This can and will create suction, which the suction will burn your base even faster. Rub on wax also doesn't do crap. You need to have the heat of the iron to open the pores of the ski up, allowing the ski to actually absorb the wax. The rub on wax may help
for a run or two, but it's sooo much more effective to iron in.

FISYou need Wizardz wax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DominatorJacquesHappy 4th "O" July to you. Good luck to you there on just soft wax.

Suction is about base structure and flatness more than wax.

That's why proper scraping and brushing is so important.


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shin-bangThanks for the Fourth of July statement. And sadly I don't need any luck. I will continue to use warm temp wax in conjunction with the other mid and cold temp waxes that were previously on my ski. it's fun flying past everyone else and being able to clear jumps in heavy slush when others can't :)

As I whole heartedly agree with proper brushing and scraping, wax does play another HUGE roll in speed and glide and not getting sucked down.

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MikeWeinerONEDude your 17 yo. I lived in Hood for 6 summers coaching, and 5 as a camper before you were most likely born. Obviously wax is huge, I grew up ski racing and take care of my skis.

Soft wax to soak in, then a hard wax to protect your bases if you aren't getting free skis which I'm sure you aren't.

If you're that into it, then hot scrape your skis everyday and soak your bases with a pink swix/warm snow wax. Then put something on so nothing gets into your structure.

There can be enough speed with hard wax, or carry a rub on wax that will go over the top. Hell, ivory soap will last you for the jumps for a run and you can rub it on every run in 10 seconds. Ever tried that?

shin-bangActually no lol. And YO you're what, 24 being a bum? Yea ideally soft and hard wax. But you didn't say that originally. You said "oh yea just throw on some some swix blue and you're good"


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MikeWeinerONEDude id use blue swix. Not soft wax. U can even rub it on. But def not soft wax.

OregonDeadWhich blue swix wax exactly are you talking about?

.lenconThe one that looks like a smurf

OregonDeadLooks like swix makes at least a couple different waxes that are blue in color. I haven't found any that are in the shape of a smurf.

MikeWeinerONECold temp wax. CH6, LF6 but there are more. Just depends on the fluoro content. Its just a really hard wax that doesn't soak into your bases as much and will help protect them.