Swix Race Service Report - Ranch Race
Posted on February 7th, 2008
| February 9, 2008 - |
Jug Mountain Ranch – McCall, Idaho
Start times: 11:30am KIDS, 12:00 Adults
FORECAST: (NOAA)- McCall
Friday: Periods of snow showers. High near 27. South southwest wind between 9 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South southwest wind between 8 and 11 mph.
SKI SELECTION: soft/medium flex ski
BASE PREP: Brush 15 strokes with medium bronze brush (T162) prior to applying glide wax.
PREP GLIDE WAX: Use hot scrape method to clean skis and prepare to accept warmer waxes.. ch8, lf8 are a good choice for this. Full scrape and brush prior to applying race wax.
RACE GLIDE WAX: 2 options: FAST & SUPER FAST
FAST: SWIX LF8 (25F to 32F)
SUPER FAST: SWIX HFBD8 (25F to 32F) with FC8 (cera F)
Apply race wax SWIX LF8 or SWIX HFBD8. Scrape and brush with Swix Medium Bronze Brush (T0162) 10 strokes. Do final brushing blue nylon (T160) 15 strokes.
See Swix Wax manual for application of FC8
STRUCTURE: .75mm Linear Rill or Moisture Surplus Grind(ZR2)
“2008 Ranch Race is the last race of the prestigious Idaho Nordic Race Series”
