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PHANTOM Glide Launches Nordic Skiing Formula in North America & Europe

Salt Lake City-based company DPS has launched a new permanent base treatment optimized for cross-country skiing called PHANTOM Glide Nordic. PHANTOM Glide, the permanent, single-application base treatment for skis and snowboards, has added a Nordic formula to its product lineup and bolstered its sales team with the addition of two new sales managers, Doug Sheehy and Pete Leazott. The new […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 24, 2024
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FIS Postpones Fluoro Wax Banโ€”Again

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For the third time, the International Ski Federation โ€˜FISโ€™ has had to postpone the proposed fluorinated (or fluoro) wax ban. This ban cannot be implemented for the coming 22/23 FIS season because the technology to reliably detect the use of fluoro wax has still not been perfected. As far back as November 2019, FIS decided to ban fluoro waxes and […]

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Julia Schneemann | August 15, 2022
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Incentives Offered For Disposing of Harmful Fluoro Ski Wax in Colorado

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Many skiers and snowboarders care about the environment. Not only has climate change been at the forefront of our minds, but also eliminating toxic chemicals from our environment. Fluoro wax, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, that are commonly used in ski waxes can be toxic to the environment and do not biodegrade. This means as the wax wears off, we are leaving […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | May 2, 2022
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Everything You Need to Know About FIS’s Recent Ban on Fluorinated Waxes

This article will take a deep dive into FISโ€™s ban on fluorinated ski waxes. This ban was announced in November 2019 but won’t be enforced until July 1st, 2021. From amateurs to professionals, these waxes have been the holy grail for ski racers everywhere. Information for this article was gathered from an interview with Chris Read, the head ski tech […]

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Miles Wong | May 18, 2021
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Vermont to Be the First State to Ban PFAS Used in Ski Wax

Vermont unanimously approved a bill on May 4th that bans perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in fire extinguishing foam, food packaging, rugs and carpets, and ski wax. Vermont is not the first state to ban PFAS, but they are the first state to ban PFAS in ski wax. Related: Listen To This: Ski Wax Is Silently Polluting The Mountain PFAS are […]

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Miles Wong | May 6, 2021
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Swix Releases New Environmentally Friendly Waxes

Swix has launched a new range of low environmental impact waxes, The Pro Line System. The development will be the highest performing non-fluorinated wax on the market.ย The new line of fluoro-free glide waxes is a breakthrough for high-performance racing wax. The range is expected to be available in fall, for the 2020-21 winter. Fluorinated wax contains harmful chemicals known as […]

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Rouchelle Gilmore | July 3, 2020
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