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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STAR BETA WARM Fluoro-Free Liquid (Sponge Applicator) | 100ml
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT WARM Fluoro-Free Racing Wool-Apply BLOCK (0C/-5C) | 28g
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
Start Oslo Racing Special Kickwax (2C/-3C) | 45g
Regular price $47.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $47.96 CAD -
Swix VP60 Purple-Red Kick Wax -1°C/-4°C
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD -
STAR BETA MED Fluoro-Free Liquid (Sponge Applicator) (-3C/-8C) | 100ml
Regular price $83.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $83.96 CAD -
Gallium GIGA SPEED Maxfluor Jet Wipes (10C/-5C)
Regular price $29.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$36.00 CADSale price $29.00 CADSale -
Vauhti KS UNIVERSAL Klister | 60g (4C/-7C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD -
Vauhti GT RED Hardwax | 45g (1C/-1C)
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
STAR NEXT MED Fluoro-Free Racing Melt Wax (-3C/-8C)
Regular price From $45.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $45.96 CAD -
Rode Rot Extra Hardwax P52 | 45g (2C/0C)
Regular price $16.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $16.96 CAD -
Rex Purple Klister | 55mL (10C/-7C)
Regular price $21.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $21.00 CAD -
Rex Basic Grip Universal Tar | 45g (-1C/-25C)
Regular price $12.80 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $12.80 CAD -
Swix VP50 Purple Kick Wax -1°C/-6°C
Regular price $29.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $29.96 CAD -
Rode Viola Extra Hardwax P42 | 45g (1C/-3C)
Regular price $16.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $16.96 CAD -
Rex Tape Grip Universal Gold (5C/-20C)
Regular price $35.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $35.00 CAD -
MasterWax RACING FLUORFREE Transformed | 20g (-4C/-15C)
Regular price $149.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $149.95 CAD -
Toko Nordic Base Grip Wax Green
Regular price $15.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $15.96 CAD -
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Ski*Go HF Yellow Hardwax | 45g (5C/-1C)
Regular price $36.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$45.00 CADSale price $36.00 CADSale -
Rex G21 Blue N-Kinetic Non-Fluor Liquid Glider (Sponge Applicator) | 60mL (-2C/-12C)
Regular price $41.00 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $41.00 CAD -
STAR NF MED Fluoro-Free Liquid (Sponge Application) | 100mL (-3C/-8C)
Regular price $39.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $39.96 CAD -
Red Creek Fluoro-Free Warm Melt Wax (10C/-2C)
Regular price From $47.95 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price From $47.95 CADSold out -
Vauhti GW Universal + Liquid Discontinued Version From 2021 Or Earlier (5C/-2C)
Regular price From $17.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$23.00 CADSale price From $17.96 CADSale -
Vauhti Grip & Glide Liquid For Crown & Zero Skis | 80ml (-2C/-20C)
Regular price $27.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $27.96 CAD -
Vauhti KS VIOLET Klister | 60g (1C/-10C)
Regular price $23.96 CADRegular priceUnit price / per$0.00 CADSale price $23.96 CAD