For many skiers, learning to wax your own skis is a bit of a rite of passage, a milestone of dedication to the sport. It might seem like a messy, difficult endeavor at first, but follow these six ...

In this final episode of our four-part series on ski tuning strategies, Matt Hupperts of the Edgeworks in Denver shows you how to hot wax your skis, using a waxing iron and a plastic scraper. On the ...

We want to hear about your ski waxing routines and preferences. Skis need wax. If they don’t have any, they won’t go anywhere. That’s settled science, and we won’t bore you by getting into the details ...

Cross-country skiing is evolving at warp speed. Skis are faster, lighter, and more durable each season. And with the advent of spray-on waxing and ever-improving skin technologies, they also require ...

In 2014, Norway was in an uproar. At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the country’s dominant cross-country ski team wasn’t getting the expected results. Smørebom, which loosely translates to ...

DULUTH — For eight hours a day during the winter, Carson Spohn stone grinds, edges and waxes dozens of skis at the Ski Hut, where he’s worked since 2007. “It’s my deal,” he said. “I love it. I get to ...

How Often Should You Wax Your Skis? There's no such thing as waxing your skis too often. In fact, professional ski racers will often freshly wax their skis for every single run in a race. However, if ...