LF Wax

Your LF wax buying guide

You love long outings and are looking for an efficient wax that's not too expensive? If you don't know where to start, these buying tips were made for you.

If you need more information about the different glide wax available, you will our tutorial in the "Tutorials" section.

When should I use LF wax?

Made with fluorine, the LF wax reduces the friction between the sole and the snow by evacuating moisture quickly. However, fluorine is bad for the sole on the long-term and you should use it sparingly. Being only lightly fluorinated, the LF wax offers a very-enjoyable glide for trainings or long outings. Each brand has a range with wax of different colors, each color corresponding to a different operating temperature range. Be sure to look at the snow temperature to select the right wax for your day's ride, keeping a thermometer in your waxing drawer could prove very useful.

How do I use my nordic ski LF wax?

The LF wax is a glide wax, it is applied on the ski part that was made for this purpose. On skating skis, it means the whole sole and on classics, only the front and rear of the wax chamber.

How to apply the LF wax? Like all glide wax, the LF is applied hot. This means that you will need a waxing iron to set on the right melting temperature of your wax, a grooved scraper and a plastic one in order to scrape off the wax layer once it's cold and then some brushes to peel away the last paraffin residues.

This seems a bit complicated for you? Noworries, the Simon Fourcade Nørdic got you covered, you will find their tutorial to guide you through the different waxing steps available in our "Tutorial" section.