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While most conventional ski and board waxes consist of varying hardnesses of hydrocarbon or microcrystalline wax, which needs to be ironed on to the base of your board and then scraped off, there are ...

In 2014, Norway was in an uproar. At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the country’s dominant cross-country ski team wasn’t getting the expected results. Smørebom, which loosely translates to ...

Anyone who has watched ski cross athlete Brady Leman barrel down a mountain slope alongside his competitors can tell he's powered by immense strength and skill. Ski cross is a dangerous sport, and the ...

At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, the 4 x 10 kilometer relay was supposed to be a battle of cross-country ski titans Norway and Sweden. Felix Breitschädel watched from the sidelines as the race ...

Let’s be honest: waxing skis is important maintenance, but also a total pain in the ass, so most of us don’t do it. That might change, however, thanks to a new technology just announced by DPS. DPS ...

Canadian ski technicians have developed secret custom concoctions of ski waxes they hope will be liquid 'gold' for Canada's Olympic ski teams at Beijing 2022.