Red Snow Conditions (Coarse, Packing Snow, +5°C to -5°C)
Red conditions occur when old snow or artificial snow enters the transition temperature range around zero Celsius. High humidity differentiates red conditions from violet conditions - if there’s moisture in the snow, it’s red. If it’s dry, it’s violet. The track in red conditions tends to be corny, moist, and packs/glazes when skied over.
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Friction Characteristics
Hard, rounded snow crystals from repeated freeze-thaw cycles can be quite abrasive even in higher humidifies, so red glide waxes can be somewhat hard to combat kinetic friction. Dirt that gathers on the surface of older snow is also an issue. Dirt-repelling additives such as graphite, moly, or gallium can be quite helpful. Red conditions have a high humidity content, so highly hydrophobic waxes like pure fluoros, HF or LF waxes reduce suction between the wet snowpack and the ski base. Rills are often necessary to break up large water droplets and pert them out the back of the ski.
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Kick Waxing
Since the snow crystals in older snow have lost their idealized snowflake pattern and are now rounded blobs of humid ice, kick waxes will rarely ice up in red conditions. This means a straight Klister may not degrade your glide too much. However, a layer or two of hard wax on top of a thin Klister will definitely give the best combination of grip and glide. Sometimes straight hardwax will work, but often the humidity and rounded snow crystals mean hardwax can’t find a purchase.
Products for Red Snow Conditions
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Rex Wax NFX21 Blue Powder (-2C/-10C) | 20g
Regular price $198.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $198.00 CAD -
Rex Wax NFX11 Yellow Powder (10C/-5C) | 20g
Regular price $198.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $198.00 CAD -
Rode RX40 WC Glider Red Melt Wax (-1C/-6C)
Regular price From $75.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $75.96 CAD -
Optiwax HydrOX Race Powder Mid | 35g
Regular price $159.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $159.96 CAD -
Optiwax HydrOX Race Powder Wet (5C/-5C) | 35g
Regular price $159.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $159.96 CAD -
Vauhti RACE OLD SNOW LDR Block (5C/-10C) | 12g
Regular price $145.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $145.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Red | 45g (2C/-1C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Blue Spezial | 45g (-1C/-6C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Blue Extra | 45g (-2C/-6C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Blue | 45g (-3C/-7C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Klister Silver | 60ml (3C/-1C)
Regular price $26.46 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $26.46 CAD -
Holmenkol Klister Universal | 60ml (4C/-4C)
Regular price $26.46 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $26.46 CAD -
Holmenkol Klister Red Spezial | 60ml (0C/-2C)
Regular price $26.46 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $26.46 CAD -
Holmenkol Klister Red | 60ml (3C/-2C)
Regular price $26.46 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $26.46 CAD -
Holmenkol 3 Schuss Liquid YELLOW, RED, BLUE
Regular price $69.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $69.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Loipe Grip Wax Pack (3x45g)
Regular price $50.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $50.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Yellow | 45g (4C/-1C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Grip Base | 45g (-2C/-10C)
Regular price $21.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.96 CAD -
Vauhti SW ALPINE Melt Wax | 900g
Regular price $99.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $99.96 CAD -
Vauhti Ski Touring Kit (10C/-1C)
Regular price $147.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $147.96 CAD -
Vauhti Ski Touring Skin Ski Care | 100ml (10C/-1C)
Regular price $37.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $37.96 CAD -
Vauhti Ski Touring All Around Liquid Glide | 100ml (5C/-10C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
Swix BIO R8 Melt Wax
Regular price $19.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $19.96 CAD -
Swix BIO B6 Melt Wax
Regular price $19.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $19.96 CAD