Wax For The Last Time... EVER

September 30, 2019 Sam Snyder

Until now, skiers and snowboarders of all ages have had bars worth of wax shavings strewn across their garages, basements, (and in my case, the kitchen floor) every winter as ordinary rooms get turned into ad-hoc ski tuning areas. Well, we all just waxed for the last time. Ever. Yes, you read that right. Skiers and riders are traditionally creatures of habit—concrete in their mind about the right buckles being tightened first, which boot on which foot first, using the same base layers, the same bindings, etc. Whatever it may be, there has been a constant norm as long as most of us have been shredding. You wax your skis for the right temperature, depending on snow conditions. But get some motivated ski bums together, sprinkle in some serious science and an environmentally-conscious mindset, and the complete reinvention of the wheel called PHANTOM Glide is what happens. PHANTOM Glide combines three undeniable benefits: Permanence, Performance, and Mother Nature. And what could possibly be more convenient in the world of snow sliding sports besides never waxing again? Let's take a deep dive. Oh, and friends, keep your excitement to a dull roar, and keep those boots and bindings inside the vehicle at all times. I will be your tour guide today for what could be one of the best things since sliced bread. So first and foremost, it does not matter whether or not you just came to our shop and bought the latest and greatest, or whether you bought a well-loved pair off our consignment wall, PHANTOM can be applied ONCE, at any point in the life cycle of your shred item of choice. Here is some Bill Nye-esque info for those who need the big words to drive this thing: "Imagine a glass jar filled with marbles. Now, picture pouring traditional long chain polymeric ski wax into the jar. The wax mostly sits on top, barely reaching between the marbles. Now, take that same principle and pour low monomer molecular weight PHANTOM Glide into a new glass jar filled with marbles. PHANTOM Glide seeps into every crack and crevice, fully coating each marble. This is exactly how PHANTOM Glide works on your ski base, penetrating deep into its structure for complete and lasting coverage." Basically, when you apply this science goo to your base, you use UV light to chemically bond it to the molecules in the base of the ski. Once it sinks in, it's in, forever. So whats that mean for your skis or board? Well, wax is just a top layer that literally starts to wear off immediately, and requires you to put a broom in your tuning room for multiple uses each week. PHANTOM Glide penetrates the whole thickness of the base—and once it's bonded, its bonded forever. Let's continue to cram more stoke science into that brain of yours—let's talk performance. I am even going to throw a graph in here:

If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. My entire life I have heard this in regards to our region's weather. It rings true. So unless you are waxing constantly, with the exactly correct temp of wax, day after day, you are bound to get a bunch of days where you have the sub-optimal glide due to laziness, or just that you don't care. Well, PHANTOM Glide is fast across ALL conditions. Wet snow? Fast. Corn snow? Fast. Man made? Fast . You get the idea. With that said, this stuff doesn't feel too fast. It's totally predictable. They went around the globe, science-ed in a lab, and the consensus is that PHANTOM is faster than conventional wax, across all temps, all conditions. If you want to dive into this info more specifically, you can click HERE. One of the biggest developments here is the environmental stewardship. When a ski is cured with PHANTOM Glide, there is no ecological damage being left behind your shredding. It doesn't affect humans, plants, or animals. Hydrocarbon wax, on the other hand, traditionally contains some bad stuff. These chemicals can get into the watershed and impacting the environment. If you want to get into those details, you can click HERE.