Race Werks

Lets go racing!

Go Lyla Go! Good luck at Western Regionals this weekend!

This race is SO MUCH FUN! Grab your speed suit and skinny skis and get some!

Who's ready for Broadway Blast? Keep an eye out for more info. coming soon.

Sharpen your edges! It’s time to register for the Trouble Creek Cup at Anthony Lake’s Mountain February 10 & 11th! Follow the link for details and to get signed up!

https://anthonylakesskirace.sportngin.com/register/form/886057097

Fluoro Free Cleaning and Testing

The FIS has finally officially banned fluorinated waxes from all FIS sanctioned races. I say finally because they "banned" them earlier without the ability to enforce the ban (no ability to test accurately, effectively, and affordably), but now this is going to stick.

Going into the season of course it is important to eradicate any fluorine containing substances from skis, ski bags, wax boxes or drawers, etc to avoid any chance of any issues arising during the competition season. I would recommend replacing any brushes that were used on fluorinated waxes and carefully cleaning any scrapers, fixation devices, structure tools, files, file guides, ski clips/ties, etc.

Here is a link to the official FIS recommendations regarding cleaning methods:https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/fis-prod/assets/CleaningMethodsGuidelines.pdf

For those who want to know more, here is a link to an article that Ski Racing did on how the testing is going to work: https://skiracing.com/enforcing-the-fluor-wax-ban-fis-implements-reliable-testing/

Thank you to Ian Harvey Toko US Brand Manager!

Enforcing the Fluor Wax Ban: FIS Implements Reliable Testing In November 2019, the FIS passed a total fluor wax ban, making it a top priority since then. However, because the tools for detection hadn’t reached an affordable and reliable level, the ban's implementation has been slow. Now that the testing technology has proved proficient, the FIS will begin r...

How NOT to be a Bad Ski Racing Parent In my last ski racing post, I shared with you recommendations on how to be the best ski racing parent you can be during the upcoming race season. In general, I much prefer to focus on the positives of behavior and, in that article, emphasized what you can do to help your ski-racing children have a g...

Here is some info on McCall Winter Sports Club, a great program that is run by Erik Fisher! The contact information is on the flier!