Start Haus Wax Call - Picking the Right Wax For Your Ski Race

Today the Start Haus covers the whole range of the skiing world, from powder skis to frontside rippers - but our roots are in ski racing.

One of the services we provide as a part of our ski racing community is a wax call for all the ski races happening in and around the Lake Tahoe area, giving Jim Schaffner's (a World Cup ski technician and owner of the Start Haus) expert advice on how to get the most performance out of your skis for a given race.

Some of you have been following our wax calls for years. But if you haven't we have two videos explaining the process, and how to best utilize the information we put out each week.

First, the selection process of waxes for a given race, based on wax hardness, flouro content and the use of anti-stat:

And second, what to do with that information - properly waxing your skis with the suggested waxes, anti-stats and overlays:

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to shoot us an email at online@starthaus.com, or call us at (530) 582-5781.