Swix Race Service Report - Race for Diamonds, McCall
Posted on December 27th, 2007
| December 29, 2007 - |
EVENT: RACE FOR DIAMONDS, JUG MOUNTAIN
Saturday, December 29th
Forecast from NOAA:
Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday: Periods of snow. High near 22. Chance of precipitation is 80%
Ski Selection: Soft flex ski.
Base Prep: If skis bases are dirty, clean skis with Swix CH10. Scrape and brush using Course Bronze Brush (T158) or Fine Steel brush (T192).
GLIDE WAX
Race Wax: Brush skis with Swix Med Bronze Brush (T162) tip to tail 10 repetitions. Apply Swix HF7. Iron in at 135C, 5 seconds tip to tail x 3 repetitions. Cool ski 5 minutes and then scrape and brush with Swix Med Course Brush (T162) x 10 repetitions tip to tail followed by the Swix Blue Nylon Polish Brush (T160) x 10 repetitions tip to tail.
Speed at all costs: Apply Swix FC7 Cera F Powder. Iron in at 145C, 5 seconds tip to tail. Cool for five minutes and brush out using Stiff Black Nylon Brush (T194) or horsehair followed by Fluorocarbon dedicated Blue Nylon (T160). Swix FC1 Turbo will also be a great alternative to the FC07.
Structure: Swix Super Riller T401 with .25mm linear rill. Apply rill after you have finished scraping and brushing.
KICK WAX
Kick Zone Prep: Sand kick zone with 100 grit sandpaper – linear motion ONLY! Apply a thin layer of Swix VG35 ironed in at 110C.
Race Kick Wax: Swix VR40. Apply race kick wax at site using the Power Pyramid. If there are large amounts of new snow and your wax is “shearing” and losing kick, try a longer, not thicker, wax pocket before going to a warmer wax.
