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Should you even bother waxing your snowboard? A zero to hero guide
by James Streater @maverixsnow
If you have the time, budget and inclination you can throw some serious love at your board to improve your chances of making it across that dreaded flat piste towards your favourite lift or breaking your buddies much boasted land speed record.
With the help of Keith Wood, a fellow ISTD boarder and regular para SBX coach we’ve provided you with some options from the easy to the extreme depending on your level of devotion to your stick.
Level 1 — Do nothing and get a new board every year
Why bother with the stress of having all the gear and covering your house in wax or spending a load of cash and time dropping your board at a local shop for a quick buff on a machine. If you’re just going to shred in the winter for a couple of weeks is it really going to make that much difference? If you shred in the local dome there little need to wax, unless you have a decent sintered base. The snow in the domes is full of impurities that generally react with wax on a board, especially if you do not scrape it all off. Another option would be…
