WAX RECOMMENDATIONS
Rex Wax will be making recommendations for events around the US and Canada. We try to be the first to publish, but watch the weather conditions and update as needed.
(Season 25/26 Coming Soon!)
Great Bear Chase, Calumet, MI - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick: 3-4 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 Layers of 30G
Riverview Loppet, Brule, WI - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21 Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick: 3-4 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 Layers of 30G
Rendevouz Race, West Yellowstone, MT - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
NF Sisu Base Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax
Kick: 3-4 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Ski North Ultramarathon, Lutsen, MN - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick: 3-4 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 Layers of 30G
Snow Mountain Stampede Skate, Snow Mountain Ranch, CO - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NFX21 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21 Liquid
Bjornloppet Freestyle, Bear Valley, CA - Saturday 3/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF11 Paraffin or NFX11 Powder
Top Coat: NF11 Liquid or NFX Gold Block
Snow Mountain Stampede Classic, Snow Mountain Ranch, CO - Sunday 3/9
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NFX21 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21 Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister Base
Kick: 3-4 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 Layers of 30G
Bjornloppet Classic, Bear Valley, CA - Sunday 3/9
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF11 Paraffin or NFX11 Powder
Top Coat: NF11 Liquid or NFX Gold Block
GRIP
Binder: Klister Base
Kick: 1 Thin layer of Purple Klister + 1 Thin layer of Red Special Klister
Nordic Spirit, Duluth, MN - Saturday 3/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX00 Sisu White Powder or NF31 Green Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid
Sleeping Giant Loppet, Thunder Bay, ON - Saturday 3/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Black Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Paraffin: NFX00 Sisu Black Powder or NF31 Green Paraffin Paraffin
Top Coat: NF31 Green Roto Wooled
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax + Liquid Base Klister Ironed together
Kick: 2-3 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Pepsi Challenge, Biwabik, MN - Saturday 3/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX00 Sisu White Powder or NF31 Green Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid + Gold Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 2-3 layers of TK-1814 or N41
Latigo Skate Race, Kremmling, CO - Saturday 3/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX41 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid + Gold Liquid
our de Bogus, Bogus Basin, ID - Saturday 3/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX41 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid + Gold Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick Wax: Universal Klister
The Great Ski Race, Tahoe, CA - Sunday 3/2
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX41 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid + Gold Liquid
Erik Judeen Classic, Two Harbors, MN - Sunday 3/2
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Paraffin: NF Sisu Base Paraffin or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NFX00 Sisu White Powder or NF31 Green Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid + Gold Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: Gold Klister + 1-2 layers of TK-1814 or N41
RASC Loopy Loppet, Rochester, MN - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Ely Nordic Loppet, Ely, MN - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Coleraine JNQ, Coleraine, MN - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base
Race Wax: NF31 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF31 Paraffin
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Obligatory Classic, Bogus Basin, ID - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of 30G
Presidents Cup Skiathlon, Soda Springs, CA - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax
Kick: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of 30G
Houghton JNQ/CCSA, Houghton, MI - Saturday 2/15
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
Coleraine JNQ, Coleraine, MN - Sunday 2/16
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base
Race Wax: NF31 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF31 Paraffin
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Houghton JNQ/CCSA, Houghton, MI - Sunday 2/16
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF31 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF31 Paraffin
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Pinchusion Mountain Winter Festival, Grand Marais, MN - Sunday 2/16
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Wax: NF31 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF31 Paraffin
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Iola Norseman Challenge, Iola, WI - Sunday 2/16
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NF Sisu Hard Base or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Wax: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Block or NF21G Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister + Base Wax ironed together
Kick Wax: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of N21G
MN State Championships, Biwabik, MN - Thursday 2/13
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base Wax: NFX00 Sisu Black Powder
Race Paraffin: NF31 Paraffin
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers N21G
Ski to Sun Marathon, Mazama, WA - Saturday 2/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax
Race Paraffin: NF21 paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid or NFX Blue block
North American Vasa, Traverse City, MI - Saturday 2/8 (Freestyle ski races)
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Snow Block or NF21G Liquid
Vasaloppet USA, Mora, MN - Saturday 2/8 (Freestyle ski races)
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Snow Block or NF21G Liquid
WI State High School Championships, Cable, WI - Saturday 2/8
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Snow Block or NF21G Liquid
Vasaloppet USA, Mora, MN - Sunday 2/9 (Classic ski races)
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister Base + Base Wax - melted together
Kick: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
North American Vasa, Traverse City, MI - Sunday 2/9 (Classic ski races)
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister Base + Base Wax - melted together
Kick: 2-3 layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of 30G
WI State High School Championships, Cable, WI - Sunday 2/9
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black or NFX00 Sisu Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX New Snow Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister Base + Base Wax - melted together
Kick: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
North End Classic, Cable, WI - Sunday 2/9 (Classic ski races)
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Klister Base + Base Wax - melted together
Kick: 2-3 layers of Green -8...-15 + 1-2 layers of N21G
Chuck Lyda Biathlon, Truckee, CA - Sunday 2/9
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax
Race Paraffin: NFX21 or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue block or NF21 Liquid
Royal Gorge JNQ, Truckee, CA - Sunday 2/9
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax
Race Paraffin: NFX21 or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue block or NF21 Liquid
52nd annual Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour, Ketchum, ID - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black (Good) or NFX00 Sisu Black Powder (Best)
Race Paraffin: NF21G paraffin (Good) or NFX21G Powder (Best)
Top Coat: G21G Liquid (Good) or NF21G Liquid (Best) or NFX New Block (Best)
Alley Loop Nordic Marathon - Crested Butte, CO - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: 2-3 Layers of Blue -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of Special Blue -1...-4
Wolf Tracks Rendezvous, Minocqua, WI - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Base Klister
Kick: 2-3 layers of N31 Green + 1-2 layers of TK-1814 or N41 Pink
Wisconsin State High School Team Sprint Championships, Brillion, WI - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister or Base Klister
Kick: Gold Klister + 2-3 Layers of TK-1814 or N41 Pink
City of Lakes Loppet Classic, Theodore Wirth, MN - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister or Base Klister
Kick: Gold Klister + 2-3 Layers of TK-1814 or N41 Pink
Moraloppet, Mora, MN - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Mt. Ashwabay Summit - Bayfield, WI - Saturday 2/1
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid or NFX Blue Block
GRIP
Binder: liquid base klister
Kick: 2-3 layers of Blue -2…-8 + 1-2 layers of TK1814
City of Lakes Loppet Skate, Theodore Wirth, MN - Sunday 2/2
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Wisconsin State High School Sprint Championships, Brillion, WI - Sunday 2/2
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Valley Spur Classic, Munising, MI - Sunday 2/2
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Hard Black
Race Paraffin: NF21G Paraffin or NFX21G Powder
Top Coat: NF21G Liquid or NFX New Block
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax
Kick: 2-3 layers of -2...-8 + 1-2 layers of 30G or 30GB
Mayors Challenge Super JNQ, Theodore Wirth, MN - Saturday & Sunday, 1/25-26
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: Sisu NF Base Wax
Race: NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Owl Creek Chase, Aspen Snowmass, CO - Sunday, 1/26
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: Sisu NF Base Wax or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid or NFX Blue Block
Birkie Tour/Night Race, Cable, WI - Saturday, 1/25
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: Sisu NF Base Wax
Race: NFX21 Powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF21 Liquid
Founders Classic, Mora, MN - Saturday, 1/25
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: Sisu NF Base Wax
Race: NFX21 powder or NF21 Paraffin
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick Wax: N41 or TK-1814
Ariens Nordic JNQ/CCSA, Brillion, WI - Sunday, 1/19
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF31 Green or NF00 Sisu White Powder
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF31 Block Roto wooled
Ariens Nordic JNQ/CCSA, Brillion, WI - Saturday, 1/18
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Blue or NFX41 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: Gold Klister, cover with TK-1814 if needed
ABC Relays, Mora, MN - Saturday, 1/18
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF31 Green or NF00 Sisu White Powder
Top Coat: NFX Blue Block or NF41 Liquid
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: 3-5 layers of TK-1814
Lapham Loppet, Delafield, WI - Saturday, 1/18
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21 Blue or NFX41 Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
GRIP
Binder: Liquid Base Klister
Kick: Gold Klister, cover with TK-1814 if needed
Frosty Freestyle, Brighton, MI - Saturday, 1/11
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21 or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 or NFX Blue Block
Spring Gulch Rat Race, Aspen Snowmass, CO - Saturday, 1/11
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21G or NFX21G Powder
Top Coat: NF21G Liquid or NFX New Block
Snow Mountain Ranch Classic, Granby, CO - Saturday, 1/11
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21G or NFX21G Powder
Top Coat: NF21G Liquid or NFX New Block
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax
Kick: 2-3 layers of Blue (-2...-8), 1-2 layers of N21G
Mesabi East Invite, Giants Ridge, MN - Saturday, 1/11
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21 or NFX21G
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid or NFX Blue Block
GRIP
Binder: Rex Liquid Base Klister
Kick: Thin layer of Gold Klister, covered with Blue -2...-8 to increase speed.
Low-Pet Law-Pet, Theodore Wirth, MN - Sunday, 1/12
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NF21 or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Seeley Hills Skate, Birkie Trailhead, 1/12
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base White
Race Paraffin: NFX41 Powder or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Top Coat: NF41 Liquid or NFX Old Block
Bogus Basin Twilight Classic - Tuesday, 1/7 @ 5:30 - 7:00 PM
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Base Hard Black
Race Paraffin: NFX21G Powder or NF21G Paraffin
Top Coat: NF21G Liquid or NFX21G Block
GRIP
Binder: Base Wax
Cover: 2-3 coats of Blue -2...-8, 1-2 coats of 30G
Bogus Basin New Year’s Skate - Saturday, 12/29
GLIDE
Glide Cleaner
Base: NF Sisu Hard Black
Race coat: NF21G
Top Coat: NF21G Liquid
Minnesota State High School Meet (Giants Ridge, Biwabik, MN)
Boys and girls nordic ski racing state meet. Feb. 14-15, 2024.
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Binder: Liquid Klister or Klister Base, Ironed for durability
Kick: Gold Klister
Cover: N41 (If needed)
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Basewax: Glider Blue or NFX00 Sisu White Powder
Race Wax: NF21 Paraffin or NFX21 Powder
Top Coat: NF21 Liquid
NFX’s performance has elevated it to the top of glide tests, and NFX powders have been used to reach the podium by several different national teams in the 23/24 season.