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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Guru Extreme 39 Klister | 55g (7C/-2C)
Regular price $44.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $44.95 CAD -
Guru Super Hallgeir Hardwax | 45g (-3C/-15C)
Regular price $36.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $36.95 CAD -
Rode Rossa Hardwax P50 | 45g (3C/0C)
Regular price $16.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $16.96 CAD -
Guru Extreme 39 Hard Klister | 55g (4C/-5C)
Regular price $44.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $44.95 CAD -
Guru Red Hardwax | 45g (0C/-4C)
Regular price $36.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $36.95 CAD -
Rode Black Base Hardwax P70 | 45g (All Temperatures)
Regular price $16.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $16.96 CAD -
Vauhti GS CARROT Liquid Grip | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $28.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $28.96 CAD -
Rex Base Liquid Klister | 60mL
Regular price $29.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.00 CAD -
Swix PS7 Violet, Melt Glider -2°C/-8°C
Regular price From $17.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $17.96 CAD -
Vauhti RACE LDR OLD SNOW Hardwax | 45g (0C/-10C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
STAR M21 BETA Hardwax | (1C/-5C)
Regular price $44.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $44.96 CAD -
Swix HS7 Violet, Melt Glider -2°C/-8°C
Regular price From $44.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $44.96 CAD -
Rode Yellow Hardwax P60 | 45g (4C/1C)
Regular price $16.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $16.96 CAD -
Guru Yellow Hardwax | 45g (1C/-2C)
Regular price $36.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $36.95 CAD -
Rode Skin Ski Care Kit (20C/-30C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
Rode Top Line Klister KR3 | 60g (4C/-2C)
Regular price $33.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $33.96 CAD -
Vauhti GT CARROT Hardwax | 45g (-1C/-6C)
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Swix PS8 Red, Melt Glider -4°C/+4°C
Regular price From $17.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $17.96 CAD -
Swix HS8 Red, Melt Glider -4°C/+4°C
Regular price From $44.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $44.96 CAD -
Vauhti RACE RED OLD SNOW Hardwax | 45g (3C/-1C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
Vauhti GS VIOLET Liquid Grip | 80ml (-1C/-7C)
Regular price $28.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $28.96 CAD -
Vauhti GS RED Hardwax | 45g (1C/-2C)
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
Swix K22 Universal Klister +10°C/-3°C
Regular price $24.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $24.96 CAD -
STAR M26 BETA Hardwax | (2C/-2C)
Regular price $44.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $44.96 CAD