- 1). Place the cross-country skis upside down on a flat surface or ski bench. Use the flat edge of the scraper to remove any remaining kick wax from the prior year. Push the scraper up and down the base of the ski and remove the wax.
- 2). Turn the wax iron on and let it heat. Grab a block of glide wax and hold it up to the nose of the iron; melt it so it drips onto the base of the skis. Keep the wax at around five or six drops per inch of the ski base.
- 3). Place the wax iron on the base of the ski and iron the glide wax onto the base until it is smooth and evenly spread. Scrape excess wax off the sides of the skis with the scraper. Take the wax cork and run it up and down the ski base once or twice to work the wax into the base fully.
- 4). Tighten all binding screws and check for any lateral movement.
- 5). Place the skis on a porch or where they are exposed to the cold.
- 1). Check the temperature of the region in which you plan to ski on that particular day. Consult your wax chart to see what wax is recommended for the temperature. Wax charts are sold where cross-country ski wax is available, and are inexpensive but invaluable.
- 2). Turn the skis over to expose the base and add wax to the kick zone. This is the area on the ski where the "camber" provides the kick. As a general rule, it is the curve of the base. Apply the wax so there is a generous coating on the base.
- 3). Run the wax cork over the newly applied wax to generate heat from friction, thus working the kick wax into the ski. Do not scrape it off or away.
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