BNS Wax Recommendation
Par Fore the Course I, Mt. Bachelor, Bend, Oregon
This race is the first leg of a two part race, the next leg is in February. Courses are a 5k for women and a 10k for men, 10AM start for women and 10:30AM start for men. Tom Nelson was on site this morning testing wax and reported transformed snow and an air temperature of 29 degrees F, similar to the forecasted conditions for tomorrow.
Weather –
From www.noaa.gov
Please note that this forecast is from Bend, not Mt. Bachelor.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. South wind between 3 and 8 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South wind around 8 mph.
Recommendation
We recommend the following:
Base Layer: Ski*Go LF Graphite
Race Paraffin: Ski*Go HF Yellow
Fluoro Powder: Ski*Go C44 Powder
Top Coat: Tom Nelson will be on site tomorrow testing top coats and structure
CONCLUSIONARY NOTES – BNS will have a table set up and will be testing top coats, hand structure, and kick wax at the race venue. Come by to get our latest test results and recommendations.
Testing Discussion – Tom Nelson tested base layers, grinds, and powders on site at race time on Friday. Tests were done by feel.
RESULTS OF TEST
Grinds –
CVO
Base Layers -
1. Ski*Go HF Yellow
2. Ski*Go HF Violet
3. Holmenkol Matrix Red
Powders –
1. Ski*Go C44 Powder
2. Ski*Go C22 Powder
note: BNS imports Holmenkol and SkiGo waxes, and also sells waxes from Swix, Toko, Rode, Solda, Rex, Guru, Innovax, Magnar and others. We search for the fastest waxes for our customers and our testing is professional, objective and transparent. We make our best effort to test what we think is the best from each brand. However, given that we are testing more options from Holmenkol and SkiGo, there is a bias toward those brands. With this full disclosure, you can assess the legitimacy of our testing yourself. Visit Swix and Toko for their official recommendations. If you have any questions please contact us.