You need the section beneath your foot to grip so that you can kick forward. The other ski glides. On waxless skis there is a fishtail pattern that grips the snow. Some put a slick wax forward and aft of the foot section. Bill
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen DiCerbo Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Ski wax/Overton's Wonder wax At 09:46 PM 2/9/04, you wrote: >I still have a stick of Overton's Wonder Wax but a good and relatively >cheap alternative is wax used for waxing cross country skis. Cross >country ski wax comes in different hardnesses and one would need >the softer (more sticky) variety. > >Nev Gosling >Greater Vancouver B.C. hmm... why would cross country folks want to stick to the snow? downhiller's ski wax is very hard and slick.... curious minds.. Splinta --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.585 / Virus Database: 370 - Release Date: 2/11/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.585 / Virus Database: 370 - Release Date: 2/11/2004
