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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Swix Base Prep BP88 Melt Wax
Regular price From $34.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $34.96 CAD -
MasterWax RACING FLUORFREE Wet | 20g (0C/-3C)
Regular price $149.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $149.95 CAD -
Vauhti RACE OLD SNOW LDR Liquid Glide | 80ml (5C/-10C)
Regular price $163.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $163.96 CAD -
Swix Blue Base Kick Wax
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Swix TS8 Liquid Red, -4°C/+4°C
Regular price $159.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $159.96 CAD -
STAR BETA WARM Fluoro-Free Wool-Apply BLOCK | 28g
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT WARM Fluoro-Free Racing Melt Wax (0C/-5C)
Regular price From $45.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $45.96 CAD -
Ski*Go XC Yellow Hardwax | 45g (5C/-1C)
Regular price $13.99 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $13.99 CAD -
Rode SKIN SKI WAX SPRAY | 100ml (20C/-30C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
Holmenkol Betamix RED Melt Basewax (-4C/-14C)
Regular price From $20.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $20.96 CAD -
Vauhti PRO MID Liquid Glide Discontinued Version From 2021 Or Earlier | 80ml (2C/-4C)
Regular price $69.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$89.96 CADSale price $69.96 CADSale -
Toko Nordic GripWax Red
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Rex Wax NF11 Yellow Block Glider (10C/-2C)
Regular price From $104.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $104.00 CAD -
Vauhti Clean & Glide Liquid For Crown & Zero Skis | 80ml (10C/-1C)
Regular price $27.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $27.96 CAD -
Ski*Go XC Red Paraffin (-1C/-5C)
Regular price From $15.99 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $15.99 CAD -
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Ski*Go HF Violet Klister | 60g (2C/-2C)
Regular price $36.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$45.00 CADSale price $36.00 CADSale -
Rode SKIN SKI CLEANER SPRAY | 100ml (20C/-30C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Rex Liquid Racing Glide Blue | 60mL (-2C/-15C)
Regular price $29.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.00 CAD -
Rex Basic Grip Orange Base Wax | 45g
Regular price $12.80 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $12.80 CAD -
Guru Violet Klister | 55g (4C/-4C)
Regular price $39.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.95 CAD -
Gallium GIGA SPEED Maxfluor SUPER WET Liquid Glide 30mL (10C/-1C)
Regular price $228.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$285.00 CADSale price $228.00 CADSale -
Vauhti UP MID Liquid Glide Discontinued Version From 2021 Or Earlier | 80ml (2C/-4C)
Regular price $49.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$73.96 CADSale price $49.96 CADSale -
Vauhti ONE COLD Melt Wax Discontinued Version From 2021 Or Earlier (-1C/-10C)
Regular price From $22.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$29.96 CADSale price From $22.96 CADSale -
Vauhti RACE VIOLET Klister | 60g (2C/-6C)
Regular price $45.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $45.96 CAD