BNS Mobile will be testing waxes on Friday and waxing skis for Saturday's races. See details inside...
BNS Mobile will be at Devil's Thumb Friday and Saturday testing waxes and offering race waxing service. Check back in Friday afternoon for test results and wax recommendation.
Event: Colorado Governor's Cup, Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colorado
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2012
- f9:30 am Mass start - Rachel’s Stomp -- Kids 1km race
- 12:00 pm Mass start for 30km Skate & Classic Races
- 12:05 pm 17km Skate & Classic Races
- 12:10 pm 5km Skate & Classic Races
Weather
Weather from NOAAHourly Weather GraphForecast:
Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind between 13 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 8 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west wind between 13 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Recommendation
Check back Friday afternoon for test results and recommendation. BNS Mobile crew will be testing at 11AM Friday and will publish results as soon as possible.
Base Layer - Ski*Go LF Graphite
Race Paraffin - Holmenkol SpeedBase Mid
Fluoro Powder - Swix FC8X
Topcoat - we will be testing topcoats in the morning
Structure
Kick Wax - we will be testing kick wax in the morning
Testing Discussion -
We tested on the course with a sprinkling of wet snow coming down. The course had been groomed and had fresh powder on top of older snow. We tested a full fleet of paraffin skis and a full fleet of flouro powder skis, all by feel. Included below are results of both tests.
Test Results-
Paraffin test
1. Holmenkol SpeedBase Mid
2. Holmenkol Matrix Blue
3. Ski*Go HF Yellow
4. Holmenkol Matrix Red
other waxes tested: Holmenkol SpeedBase Wet, Holmenkol Black/Blue, Holmenkol Black/Red, Swix HF 8
Powder test
1. Swix FC8X
2. Holmenkol Wet
3. Holmenkol Mid08
4. Ski*Go C22
5. Gallium Wet
6. Ski*Go C44/7
7. Gallium Moist
Conclusionary Notes - We will be testing topcoats and kick wax in the morning. Stop by the BNS Mobile trailer in the morning to get the latest test results.
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.