SNOOW glide wax is now in the Canadian Wintersports lineup
Canadian Wintersports Inc. is excited to announce the addition of SNOOW to our Canadian distribution portfolio.
SNOOW comes from Cham in Switzerland. We took the line on because the waxes are made to be blended on the ski base, so a shop can cover the winter with fewer tins.
One system for the whole season
Eco Race is the World Cup-level tier and Eco Core is the training tier. SNOOW is the official ski wax sponsor for Team Ramudden, the Ski Classics team, and the formulas come from two seasons of work with them.
The three dimensions
Every snow condition sits on three dimensions: temperature, humidity and the age of the snow. The selection form takes those three answers and builds the mix from them.
Temperature
SNOOW makes waxes for four ranges: Warm, Mid, Cold and X-Cold. Take the tin that covers the snow temperature, and blend two when the day sits at the edge of a range.
Humidity
Dry snow takes a harder wax, a powder or a melt. Wet, humid snow takes a gel or a liquid top coat, with X-Wet in the mix.
Snow age
New snow needs no modifier. Old and dirty snow takes Transform, which adds dirt repellence and cuts static. Crystallized, abrasive snow takes Green, the hardener.
Putting an application together
A race base starts with a melt for the day’s range. The additives go in at the same time and are ironed with it: Green hardens the base, Transform works in old snow, and X-Wet handles wet snow. The top finish goes on last, as a powder, a liquid, a gel or a wool block.
Mixing
The waxes and the additives are mixed on the base before the iron goes in. The form asks for the temperature, the age of the snow and the humidity, and gives the products, the ratio and the finish across 54 combinations.
Their models are as follows:
- Eco Core Melt Wax – 180 g blocks in Warm, Mid and Cold, with no additives
- Eco Core Liquid – 80 ml dabber or 125 ml spray, in the same three ranges
- Eco Race Melt Wax – 60 g or 100 g race paraffin, Warm to X-Cold
- Eco Race Liquid, Block and Gel Top Finish – the race-day finishes
- Eco Race WC Powder – 40 g, five grades from wet to X-Cold
- Transform, X-Wet and Green – the three modifiers named above
For a shop that has never sold SNOOW, we recommend the three Eco Core blocks and the three modifiers. A technician who knows another brand can work from the form on the first wax job.
We can set up a first order for any shop that wants one: info@canadianwintersports.com.
We are happy to work with SNOOW to bring their quality to the Canadian market!