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My two cents.
15 years ago, I was the shop manager at Inverness Ski Shop in Waitsfield, Vt. Most ski waxes are parafin based. I have a large wax box, now, but I got in the habit of using the parafin they sell for home canning for most of my waxing. It works great as a universal wax and costs pennies in comparison to ski waxes. Waxes should be applied hard as the base layer and softer on that. You can find a good inexpensive cross-country binder wax and apply it to your new skiis. You could also apply a polar wax for starters. Scrape it, then apply your wax of the day. I use the parafin (a soft wax) as a mixer. I add an equal amount of ski wax to it. Then I scrape it and structure it with something. Rilling is an interesting race technique, but I don't use it. I always ski on a pair of freshly waxed skiis. When I put them in storage, I use the parafin and don't scrape it. I don't race, but I certainly see the advantages with my waxing.
15 years ago, I was the shop manager at Inverness Ski Shop in Waitsfield, Vt. Most ski waxes are parafin based. I have a large wax box, now, but I got in the habit of using the parafin they sell for home canning for most of my waxing. It works great as a universal wax and costs pennies in comparison to ski waxes. Waxes should be applied hard as the base layer and softer on that. You can find a good inexpensive cross-country binder wax and apply it to your new skiis. You could also apply a polar wax for starters. Scrape it, then apply your wax of the day. I use the parafin (a soft wax) as a mixer. I add an equal amount of ski wax to it. Then I scrape it and structure it with something. Rilling is an interesting race technique, but I don't use it. I always ski on a pair of freshly waxed skiis. When I put them in storage, I use the parafin and don't scrape it. I don't race, but I certainly see the advantages with my waxing.
