Wax List


Basic wax box : These are the basics that everyone should have in their wax box and are waxes that we use the most. Also these waxes are the least expensive as most contain no fluorocarbons. This list is by no means complete, but is a great start for those starting to build a wax box from scratch. Ones with a star* are my personal favourites
Grip wax/New snow 
1. Rode multigrade blue/purple 0 to -2
2. Rode super extra -1 to -5
3. Rode multigrade blue/green -3 to -8
4. Rode green -4 to -10
5. Swix extra blue 0 to -7
Grip wax/Old Snow
1. Start purple +3 to -1  *must have for all wax kits due to high use at COP*
2. Start red -1 to -3 - great wax at Canmore on hard fast tracks*
3. Start blue -3 to -8 and colder
4. Ski go special violet -1 to -8 - good in glazed tracks *
Klister/Base Wax
1. Start Universal klister*
2. Toko green base wax
3. Start base wax
Other kick wax products
1. 2 synthetic corks (1 for warm wax, 1 for cold wax)
2. Metal scraper
3. Wax remover ( other cleaners can damage bases)
Glide wax
1. Swix CH4 bulk -10 to -30 and colder
2. Swix CH6 bulk -6 to -12
3. swix CH7 bulk -2 to -8
4. Swix CH8 bulk -1 to +4
5. Toko System 3 Red
6. Toko Sysytem 3 Yellow
Other glide wax products 
1. Wax Iron (regular irons can cause uneven heating and damage of bases)
2. Plastic scraper
3. groove scraper
4. wax bench to make scraping easier
5. Nylon/Brass combo brush to brush wax out of ski structure


Advanced wax box : The waxes and products below are ones that I recommend for those that want to add to their wax box and quite often are used in races and training. Most of these waxes are pricier due to fluorocarbon addition and thus increased performance in the right conditions. As you train with the group you will learn about some of these waxes and can then pick them up as needed. Ones with a star* are my personal favourites
Grip wax
1. Swix vr 40 - swix extra blue but fancier*
2. Swix vr 45 - great wax as it gets warmer
3. Swix vr 50
4. Swix vr 60 - excellent wax on granular tracks at warmer temps*
5. Rode Super Blue - fast wax at warmer temps like a Vauhti Carrot*
6. Rode purple - good sticky wax for 0 degrees
7. Start flouro purple -1 to +2 good wax for around 0 and snowing
8. Target Star purple - good wax in glazed tracks but slow in fresh snow
9. Taget Star Red - like start purple it's also good at COP when warm. Good as cushion when granular
10. Start MFW blue/purple and red - excellent long lasting for use only in old granular snow or wet snow*
11. Ski-go violet special -1 to -8 - good in all track conditions but works really well in glazed tracks/fresh snow
12. Ski-go Racing +1 to -3 - glazed tracks around zero in older snow
13. Ski-go Racing -1 to -20 - Great wax for solid hard packed tracks like at Canmore *
14. Ski-go Fluoro red special - 0 to -3 - favorite all around wax in these temps for all snow. *
Klister
1. Rode Rossa - good to mix in with universal at warmer temps*
2. Rode Violet special - good to mix in with Universal or alone at colder temps
3. Rex blue - simply the best base klister out there*
4. Swix green - good base in cold, icy conditions
5. Rode Chola - excellent base klister for warmer conditions
Glide wax
1. Swix LF4 - excellent dry cold glide wax (usually the fastest when FC)*
2. Swix LF7 - good low fluoro wax in fresh falling snow at -2 to -8
3. Toko dibloc low flouro Moly - good base wax in fresh or dirty snow
4. Toko dibloc low and high fluoro Yellow - good all around glide waxes
5. Toko dibloc low fluoro Red - good all around wax*
tip- mix high flouro yellow and low fluoro red (premix) for base layer 0 to -7 especially on granular or man made snow at warmer temperatures. *
6. Start green - competes with LF4 at cold temps
7. Swix Moly - good all around base and travel wax
8. Swix Diablo waxes HF6, HF8, HF10 - combo of high flouro and Moly for high humidity and/or dirty snow as the track starts to glaze.
9. Swix Cera FC 10, FC7 and FC8 - great cera powders for high humidity fresh snow. Can increase ski speed substantially in these conditions. But buy in block form (FC1 and FC2 ) to last longer and ease application.
10. Toko Jet stream Old - good cera powder for older dirtier snow and can be used also in slightly drier snow.*
11. Swix CH3 - cold powder for really cold dry snow on top of LF4*
12. Toko Cold powder - see above
Other
1. Loppet Master wax bench - easy and light to travel with*
2. Swix wax remover - works the best
3. Swix Fiberlene - non-rip towel to help remove wax and polish base*
4. Swix hand cleaner - hands in gloves or hand cleaner to get rid of klister*
5. Swix scraper sharpener- use sandpaper or this product to keep an edge.
6. Brass brush - to help with those harder waxes
7. Blue brush - final polishing brush
8. Horsehair brush - a must if using cera F powder
9. Swix pencil scraper - good for grooves