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lilcliffy
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Re: Pinnah Dave Link

Post by lilcliffy » Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:46 am

I have always used base binder in climates where there is alot of transformed icy refrozen snow- lived and skied in coastal New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from 1982-1994. The base binder greatly extends the life of grip wax/klister on abrasive snow.

In cold stable climate and snow I have not needed base binder- except in the shoulder seasons. And I have just applied grip wax to hard glide wax- with no problems.

I have been able to avoid base binder for the most part here in the Central NB hills...

BUT- last winter was a different story- and this winter is starting to suggest a similar need for base binder.

The idea of applying base binder to the entire base is a cool idea, but my thoughts would be to apply a hard grip wax on top of the binder...
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
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