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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Vauhti GT PINK Hardwax | 45g
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Vauhti KS BASE Liquid Klister | 80ml
Regular price $28.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $28.96 CAD -
Rex G41 Pink/Green `UHW` N-Kinetic Non-Fluor Liquid Glider (Sponge Applicator) | 60mL (5C/-20C)
Regular price $41.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $41.00 CAD -
Rode RXL Racing Liquid Glide Kit
Regular price $159.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $159.96 CAD -
Rode Chola Klister K90 | 60g
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Rode Rossa Special Klister K46 | 60g (3C/0C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Red Creek Fluoro-Free Cold Melt Wax (-1C/-20C)
Regular price From $47.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $47.95 CAD -
Vauhti KS BASE Klister | 60g
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT CASE Fluoro-Free Roto Fleece Kit
Regular price $764.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $764.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT MED Fluoro-Free Racing Wool-Apply BLOCK (-3C/-8C) | 28g
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
Rode Top Line Klister KRS3 | 60g (5C/-2C)
Regular price $33.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $33.96 CAD -
Rex Racing Glide Blue Paraffin (-1C/-10C)
Regular price From $32.30 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $32.30 CAD -
Optiwax Glide Tape 1 (5C/-10C)
Regular price From $17.50 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $17.50 CAD -
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Ski*Go HF Red Hardwax | 45g (1C/-3C)
Regular price $36.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$45.00 CADSale price $36.00 CADSale -
Rode Violet Klister K30 | 60g (1C/-3C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Swix VP55 Dark Purple Kick Wax 0°C/-5°C
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD -
Rode Top Line Klister K3 | 60g (3C/0C)
Regular price $33.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $33.96 CAD -
Rode R100G RACING GLIDER GRAFITE MELT WAX (-5C/-30C)
Regular price From $33.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $33.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT MED Fluoro-Free Racing Powder (-3C/-8C)
Regular price From $74.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $74.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT WARM Fluoro-Free Racing Powder (0C/-5C)
Regular price From $74.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $74.96 CAD -
Swix Green Base Binder Kick Wax
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Rex Universal Klister | 55mL (10C/-30C)
Regular price $21.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.00 CAD -
Vauhti KS Universal Liquid Klister | 80ml (10C/-1C)
Regular price $28.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $28.96 CAD -
Swix VP65 Red-Black Kick Wax 0°C/-4°C
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD