The race is classical technique; 5km, 10km, 20km. Start time for first racers is 10AM.
The snow has tested cold all week, even though the air temps have been warm. On Saturday at race time snow temps on the course ranged from -6C to -3C. Snow is transformed, but dry. With some warming there could be some glazing in the track, but in the shade it should stay cold and fine grained.
The NOAA forecast :
Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 28. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Based on this and my testing over the last week here are some options for Solda glide wax.
Easy Economy: Crayon on a layer of Solda HC28 and wax over it with Solda UF7. That ran well today.
Better, a little faster: Same base of Solda HC28 and UF7. Scrape and brush. Then Solda F31 Orange. Scrape and brush.
Best Glide: Same HC28 crayoned on and UF7 melted over it, ironed, scraped and brushed. Solda F40 Carbon Red, ironed, scraped and brushed. Top coat with Solda HP05. That was very hast today, even when the air was warm.
My kick wax that worked well today was Toko Green binder. This covered with Rode Weiss (-4 to -1C). Swix VR45 worked too. The Rode was a little freer on the glide. Could be warmer tomorrow. Might snow. If there is new snow and it is snowing, then I will get out my Zero Skis. If there is no snow, I will use hard wax on a binder.
Have a great race
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