Wax tips for Birken

Swix wax tips for Birkebeinerrennet. Updated Saturday.

Wax tip for Birkebeinerrennet - Updated Sunday.

Weather forecast

It is windy today (Saturday). This means the snow will dry up and give more equal conditions from start to finish tomorrow. The will make the tracks around midnight.

Rena 10.00 -10ºc
Skramstadsetra 11.00 -12ºc
Dølfjellet 11.00 -10ºc
Dambua 11.00 -4ºc
Sjusjøen 12.00 -6ºc
Birkebeiner Skistadion 12.00 -1ºc

 

Structure

Stone ground skis: Medium structure.
Structure Tool: 1.00 mm linear structure with easy pressure.

Watch video: How to manually structure your skis.

Glid 1: Avanced (Racing)

  1. Iron Swix DHFF White Maraton into the base of the ski.
  2. Let the wax cool down before scraping it off with a Plexi Scraper. Then brush with a bronze or steel brush (T179/T162).
  3. Apply TSP 6 blue powder. Iron the powder at 160ºC. Let the powder cool down before scraping it off with a Plexi Scraper. Then brush with a bronze or steel brush.
  4. Polish the base with a blue nylon brush (T160)

Watch video: Learn how to apply powder.

Glid 2: Easy (Touring)

  1. Spray Swix HS06L liquid onto a filt cork T21 and apply the glider onto the skis.
  2. Let dry, then use a blue or red nylon brush (T160/T190) to polish the base of the ski.
    We recommend ironing in a layer of Swix PS06 before you use the liquid glider as described.

Grip - The base

Everyone should do this as the first base:

  1. Sand (rub) the grip zone area with #100 grit silicon sandpaper. 
  2. Apply one layer VG35 Blue Base Binder using an iron. Let cool off outside.
  3. Apply one layer of Swix V30 blue wax using an iron. Cover the VG35 and warm in gently. 

Grip: Early starters (group 101-7)

  1. Make the base as described over.
  2. Finish with 3-4 layers of Swix VP40. Adjust with VP45 if needed.

Grip: Late starters (group 8-15)

  1. Make the base as described over.
  2. Finish with 3-4 layers of Swix VP45. Adjust with VP50 if needed.

Bring VP50. Remember cork and scraper.

Watch video: Learn how to apply kick wax.

Skin skis

If you are using skis with integrated skins we recommend cleaning the skins with Swix N22 Skin Cleaner and then use Swix N20 Skin impregnation and N21 Skin Boost to improve the skin's glide properties.

Baskets: We recommend using large pole baskets.