A ski trip can be quite unpleasant if you have to drag heavy snowballs on your skis. This means that you have chosen the wrong ointment. It is also not very great if the skis do not obey you and strive to go both forward and backward. This is also a sign of the wrong choice of ointment.
Instructions
Step 1
Even if you are not an athlete-skier, but simply a lover of skiing, you will have to learn to understand ski waxes. So, there are two types of ski wax: holding ointment and sliding ointment.
Step 2
The names speak for themselves, but more details are possible. Holding ointment keeps the skis from recoil, i.e. skis do not roll back spontaneously from under your feet. Holding ointment is applied to the ski block, this is about 50 cm up from the heel of the boot, installed in the ski mount.
Step 3
If you are not a very experienced skier, you can lengthen this part by another 10-15 cm upward. Never lubricate the bottom of the ski with ointment. Otherwise, you run the risk of not budging.
Step 4
Slip ointment is applied to the rest of the ski, to the heel and toe. Your speed and well-being on the track depends on the choice of sliding ointment.
Step 5
Slip ointments are different. These can be paraffins, accelerators, emulsions, pastes, aerosols, etc. If you play sports, you need to understand the choice of ski wax thoroughly. To do this, you will have to read a bunch of special literature, ask for help from experienced skiers.
Step 6
But if you are not a professional athlete, you should not bother with choosing an ointment. Paraffin wax is fine for your skis. Paraffins are fluorinated and paraffins without fluoride. Fluorinated are used at high air humidity (more than 50%).
Step 7
In frosty, wet weather, paraffins without fluoride are suitable. Domestic paraffin lubricants for skis Luch, MVIS, VISTI, FESTA are quite suitable for amateur skiers. They are inexpensive and have an unlimited shelf life. One set will be enough for you for many years.
Step 8
Choose two types of ointment for skiing: slip oint and hold ointment. When choosing an ointment for a particular trip to the forest, choose a product for the appropriate temperature and humidity.
Step 9
If, having come to the forest and got up on the ski track, it turns out that you were mistaken with the choice of ointment, it is better to grease the skis. It will take a few minutes, but it won't ruin your walk. Just bring two tubes of ointment for a slightly higher temperature and a slightly lower one and cork.
Step 10
To make life easier for amateur skiers, universal ointments are produced for a wide temperature range from + 3o C to -20o C. By purchasing a tube of such a tool, you can ski the entire ski season.
Step 11
In addition, experienced skiers offer beginners to smear their skis with the same ointment, for example, VISTI, only apply the same ointment to the ski block, but in warmer weather. In any case, whichever ointment you choose, oiled skis are better than not lubricated in general.
