How to Wax Fischer X Country Skis

Fischer Skis makes a wide range of nordic-based products. Among these products are the company's line of cross country skis. Fischer's lineup of traditional cross country skis include many that require glide and kick wax for efficient use. Waxing these skis is broken down into two parts: applying glide wax once a season and adding kick wax based on a particular day's temperature and snow conditions. Use your home workshop for glide waxing and add kick wax at the trailhead.

Things You'll Need

  • Wax bench or flat surface
  • Ski vises or C-clamps
  • Wax iron
  • Glide wax
  • Variety of kick wax with temperature ratings
  • Cork
  • Scraper
  • Horse hair brush
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Instructions

  1. Glide Wax

    • 1

      Set the skis, bases facing up, on the work bench and clamp them down with the ski vises or C-clamps. Scrape off as much of the old wax as possible using the wax scraper. Go in one direction only and push the scraper blade along the surface of the ski base.

    • 2

      Turn on the iron and let it heat. Hold it over the ski bases and tip the nose toward the skis. Push the glide wax stick onto the nose and let the wax drip onto the ski bases. Add a few drop for each inch of the ski base.

    • 3

      Iron down the wax on the ski bases so it is smooth and clear. Use the scraper to remove excess wax off the sides and edges.

    Kick Wax

    • 4

      Consult your kick wax temperature ratings and find the temperature for the trails you ski that day. Select the appropriate wax for the temperature and snow.

    • 5

      Turn the skis so the bases face out and lean them against a car or tall object.

    • 6

      Apply the kick wax like a crayon into the center of the ski bases. Kick waxes come in tubes and have a large top with exposed wax. "Draw" the wax onto the ski bases. As a general rule, apply a thick amount of the kick wax between the end of the binding to the front, of course, on the ski base side.

    • 7

      Push the cork up and down on the kick wax to create friction heat, further melting the wax onto the ski base.

    • 8

      Brush the kick wax to create abrasions that help set into the snow, allowing you to kick and get propulsion.