BNS Wax Recommendation
US Nationals Classic Sprints
01/08/12
The course is the same for tomorrow as it was for the skate sprint. Some fresh snow was mixed in after the snow showers yesterday, but after the humid air and warm temperatures this afternoon the snow is mostly uniform.
Weather –
From NOAA.gov
Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming northwest between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind between 3 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Recommendation
We recommend the following:
Base Layer: Ski*Go LF Graphite
Race Paraffin: Ski*Go Orange/Green Premix
Top Coat: Ski*Go CM10 and Ski*Go C55/99 mixed.
Kick: Call to be made in the morning, stop by the wax cabin for the latest results.
Testing-
We tested paraffins, powders, and top coats today on course at race time with similar results to earlier this week. Ski*Go CM10 has been our surprise runner this week and we feel confident in recommending it for all of tomorrow’s races.
CONCLUSIONARY NOTES – We will be testing kick wax in the morning, stop by our cabin for the latest recommendation.
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.