Before you stash your gear, follow these expert tips on cleaning, waxing, edge care, and proper storage to prevent rust, warping, and base damage.

Anyone who skis or snowboards knows there’s nothing quite like the feel of freshly tuned gear. Every turn glides a little smoother, making each run down the mountain feel that much more rewarding. For ...

Trace amounts of PFAs were found in some waxes used for skis and snowboards.

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The secret science that wins Olympic medals: see how ski wax selection in heated rooms determines who takes home the gold.

Ski wax is the unseen secret sauce of winter sports like biathlon and cross-country skiing, with competitors seeking the perfect blend of glide through the snow on downhill and flat parts of the track ...

This year’s Winter Olympics was the first to deploy the fluoro wax test, which is based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to detect carbon-fluorine signatures.

Sweden’s trio finish 18th, 21st and 26th in event Sweden’s biathletes have struggled to deliver medals at the Winter Olympics and on Friday they finally ran out of patience with their waxing team, ...

Fast skiers require fast skis. They rely on a team of technicians to wax and prep them for each day's conditions. The U.S. cross-country team has a mobile ski shop that is an unsung hero of their ...

In an astonishing turn of events, some Olympic competitors from Japan and South Korea were disqualified from competing last week because ski wax containing PFAS was detected on their snowboard ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Team USA is proving that world-class skiing doesn’t require PFAS wax on Feb 21, 2026.