How To Wax Skis?

How often to wax cross country skis?

• After several years with waxless skis, I just got my first pair of waxable cross country classic skis. How often do you need to wax them? I live in Alaska and most of the winter is ...show more

• Answer:

  For traditional waxable cross country skis, you should apply kick wax every time you use them. You also need to apply the appropriate wax for the snow temperature. At the very least you need to have 4-5 different temperature waxes and possibly klister. As for glide wax, you should hot wax every 50 miles or so.