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How often should you wax?

Wednesday, 25 January 2017 by Cali Sammel

Your skis that is.

It’s recommended you wax your skis every 5 or 6 times out.   The reason being the base of your ski is very porous (similar to your skin) with lotion (wax) you’ll have a better running surface.  This will allow for increased glide over all snow conditions, less leg fatigue and increased speed.  The layer of water that is created by the friction between your skis and the snow will wick away from the base of your skis and not get absorbed into the base thus allowing for better glide (even when you’re skiing powder).

Remember the base of your skis is just like your skin, when it’s dry you take care of this by putting on lotion.  Hot waxing is the lotion for your skis!

Our Professional tech’s at the ski resorts will be able to take care of this for all of our guests, find them in the Repair shop located in the village at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Just print off a coupon from the Member Benefits website and redeem it at the resort.

Don’t forget – if you’re a season passholder use this member benefit to get a free tune up – ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free – buy 3 full tune ups for the price of 2, includes edge base and side, stone grind, Ptex and hot wax’.  Just show your season pass to take advantage of this benefit!

Find out more about why to wax your skis and what a tune up entails on Fernie Alpine Resort’s YouTube channel (plus find out what the fancy machine behind Harry is used for too).
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10 Images to Make You Lust for Powder Days Now

Wednesday, 26 October 2016 by Cali Sammel

Ski towns are generally run on a couple of simple rules;

There are no friends on a powder day

and

The 20cm rule (cms may vary by town)

To put it another way, ski towns are run by snow.  And lots of it.  Those epic powder days that ski bums dream of.  Those drool worthy runs where you feel as if you’re literally floating through the snow.  Those moments longed for with snow hitting you all the way up to your face.  YES!  Your face.  We don’t let opportunities like those pass us by in a ski town, hence why when Fernie Alpine Resort or Kicking Horse Mountain Resort receive 20cms or more of snow in a short period of time, it’s not uncommon to see ‘gone riding’ signs posted on closed shop doors and why there isn’t even time to give your friends a call before heading up to the resort – every man for themselves!  After all, that’s why we choose to live here – why haven’t you?

Here are some of our best envy inducing recent powder moment.  What are yours?  Tell us about it in the comments.

Are you kidding me?

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Fernie Alpine Resort

Sigh…

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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

All the pow

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Fernie Alpine Resort

I can’t even..

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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

To die for

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Fernie Alpine Resort

This is too much

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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

It’s not even fair

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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

Can I get a snorkel over here?

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Fernie Alpine Resort

Want!  Need!

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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

That’s it.  I’m done.

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Fernie Alpine Resort

Wake me when it’s winter.

Photos by Brad Lorriman, Robin Siggers, Powder Matt and Abbydell Photography

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