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Sticky snow
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 02-14-10 14:48Sticky snow
Just back from Boro and had a fun time, our first in Bulgaria. Enjoyed the runs, especially top of the Gondola and night skiing (best conditions of the week), but ddin't enjoy the 'sticky' snow, especailly Thursday afternnon and midday Friday.
The question is, what makes the snow sticky and what can you do to make skiing on it easier? We've skiied for over 20 years and never encountered these conditions before. Can anyone enlighten us? (We did get our skiis waxed most days as they really ...
The question is, what makes the snow sticky and what can you do to make skiing on it easier? We've skiied for over 20 years and never encountered these conditions before. Can anyone enlighten us? (We did get our skiis waxed most days as they really ...
Just back from Boro and had a fun time, our first in Bulgaria. Enjoyed the runs, especially top of the Gondola and night skiing (best conditions of the week), but ddin't enjoy the 'sticky' snow, especailly Thursday afternnon and midday Friday.
The question is, what makes the snow sticky and what can you do to make skiing on it easier? We've skiied for over 20 years and never encountered these conditions before. Can anyone enlighten us? (We did get our skiis waxed most days as they really weren't running well after we picked them up day one - something else we've never had to do either.....).
The question is, what makes the snow sticky and what can you do to make skiing on it easier? We've skiied for over 20 years and never encountered these conditions before. Can anyone enlighten us? (We did get our skiis waxed most days as they really weren't running well after we picked them up day one - something else we've never had to do either.....).
re: Sticky snow
The snow from snow cannons can get very sticky, especially in warmer conditions. The chemicals they use to raise the melt temperture create what can only be described as a glue...
The wax that is used on your skis can also have a great effect on slowing you down and giving you a sticky feeling. The colder the tempertures the softer the wax compound, and obviously the opposite when warmer. Higher temperature hard wax requires greater friction to create heat to enable the base to exude a ...
The wax that is used on your skis can also have a great effect on slowing you down and giving you a sticky feeling. The colder the tempertures the softer the wax compound, and obviously the opposite when warmer. Higher temperature hard wax requires greater friction to create heat to enable the base to exude a ...
The snow from snow cannons can get very sticky, especially in warmer conditions. The chemicals they use to raise the melt temperture create what can only be described as a glue...
The wax that is used on your skis can also have a great effect on slowing you down and giving you a sticky feeling. The colder the tempertures the softer the wax compound, and obviously the opposite when warmer. Higher temperature hard wax requires greater friction to create heat to enable the base to exude a layer of wax, this is attained in softer slushy snow, but will require rewaxing every couple of days to maintain performance...
Generally ski shops use a universal wax, covering a range of tempertures, if you require better performance then a specific temperture wax for the conditions would be needed...
The wax that is used on your skis can also have a great effect on slowing you down and giving you a sticky feeling. The colder the tempertures the softer the wax compound, and obviously the opposite when warmer. Higher temperature hard wax requires greater friction to create heat to enable the base to exude a layer of wax, this is attained in softer slushy snow, but will require rewaxing every couple of days to maintain performance...
Generally ski shops use a universal wax, covering a range of tempertures, if you require better performance then a specific temperture wax for the conditions would be needed...
