Eb's Adventure Blog

Learn how to get your cross-country skis snow ready. Jeff, our ski tech, explains why glide waxing is essential and which service or DIY option works best.

Your new skis will last many years when cared for properly. If you avoid skiing on debris, regularly wax your glide zones and keep your skins clean you will maximize the lifespan of your skis. Glide zone maintenance This applies...

In an earlier blog post we explored liquid glide waxes and promised to provide updates as we got more experience with them. Thanks to a prompt from a friendly reader, here's the update. We are by no means a testing...

Liquid glide waxes have been gaining popularity in the nordic skiing world.  They are affordable and a lot easier to apply than a hot wax.  It's still recommended that you hot wax your skis regularly depending on the km's you are putting...

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of wax you apply to cross country skis.  Kick or grip wax is the sticky stuff you buy in canisters and crayon onto the bottom middle third of your waxable ski.  Glide wax comes...

Spring: the time of year you should be prepping your cross country skis for storage.  Here's how.

It's unfortunate there are so many horror stories about this stuff.  It can turn a dull day into a skiable paradise.  Here's how to train your klister to work for you.

Being skiers, coaches and racers ourselves, plus having a long and close connection to the local ski community, we have gathered a list of our favourite waxes and accessories for Saskatchewan conditions.

You've checked the temperature, picked the appropriate wax, and - WHAT!?  no grip.  What the heck is going on here?