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Smitty Sled
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Talk to ski enthusiasts.

The temperature and type of snow needs to be matched with the right ski wax for those conditions. Too soft a wax on cold sharp crystals of snow will be like brakes. For that there is a ski wax that is hard and specific for those conditions while a soft wax is best for warmer or slushy conditions. Ski wax is ironed onto the bases of the skis prior to use to be able to select the right wax for the conditions.

It makes a HUGE difference!

I got way into that when I was into skiing and would traverse the mountain using the least slope and getting the most speed. On catwalks that are roughly level trails, I would effortlessly cruise past skiers going slow as they have to push themselves along with their ski poles while I did no work at all.

Sometimes I would even ski a slightly sloped trail the wrong way going slightly uphill and still do no work at all (no use of poles) with only my speed and momentum being conserved by my low friction preparation of my ski bases.

For about a week I was hearing in the distance while skiing girls shouting "uphill man." Oddly I heard this often and all over the mountain wherever I went, so I thought this uphill man sure gets around. The last time I heard it, the shouts were close behind me, so I spun around to see this uphill man, whatever that is. There were three girls skiing and one shouted: "look, uphill man skis backwards!". What a shock! I stopped. The girls caught up. They explained they pick a skier to follow that challenges their skill level and learn by doing the same. But, they told me they could never follow me all the way because I included some uphill skiing in my traversing and while my skis kept going, they would come to a stop. They took that as a challenge. I explained it's not a matter of skill and instead dependent upon slick ski bases specifically waxed for the temperature and snow type.
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Smitty Sled - by fishgiver - 01-04-2017, 03:58 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-04-2017, 04:35 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by fishgiver - 01-04-2017, 05:16 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by fishgiver - 01-04-2017, 05:34 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-04-2017, 05:50 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by muirco - 01-05-2017, 05:19 AM
Re: [muirco] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-05-2017, 12:27 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by muirco - 01-05-2017, 12:31 PM
Re: [muirco] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-05-2017, 01:04 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by fishgiver - 01-08-2017, 06:25 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-08-2017, 08:57 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by SBennett - 01-04-2017, 06:28 PM
Re: [SBennett] Smitty Sled - by SkunkedAgain - 01-04-2017, 07:46 PM
Re: [SkunkedAgain] Smitty Sled - by SBennett - 01-05-2017, 06:20 PM
Re: [SBennett] Smitty Sled - by muirco - 01-05-2017, 04:13 AM
Re: [muirco] Smitty Sled - by SBennett - 01-05-2017, 06:29 PM
Re: [SBennett] Smitty Sled - by muirco - 01-05-2017, 07:18 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by Fishheads - 01-04-2017, 09:49 PM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by utduckhunter2 - 01-04-2017, 10:54 PM
Re: [utduckhunter2] Smitty Sled - by 6x7 - 01-04-2017, 11:04 PM
Re: [utduckhunter2] Smitty Sled - by Dog-lover - 01-04-2017, 11:08 PM
Re: [utduckhunter2] Smitty Sled - by RonPaulFan - 01-05-2017, 02:02 AM
Re: [fishgiver] Smitty Sled - by Bluefox2 - 01-07-2017, 01:52 AM
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