+3°F or less -- Dry (Less than 50% relative humidity)

Classic/Kick Wax

New-snow

Old/Groomed

Melt/Freeze

 Man-made

Comments

Rode Sp Green 
Toko Mint
Toko Mint 
Rode Sp Green
Rode Sp Blue klister Rode MG Spec Blue Swix VR30 + klister Rode Sp Green over Rode Blue klister Rode Special Green still the best.

Notes: Cold waxes take a long while to settle in. Use thin layers corked in for fast skis. Rode Special Green may take 3k before it begins to grip and glide the way it should, so don't be anxious to change waxes. Be patient. Cold temperatures bleed wax out of skis, brush glide zones after 20 minutes of skiing and note the difference.

Skating/Glider Wax

New-snow

Old/Groomed

Melt/Freeze

Man-made

Comments

Toko X-Cld + Red Star C1 Toko LF Grey Moly  Toko X-Cold + Blue Swix CH4/CH3
Toko LF Grey Moly     + Toko X-Cold
Toko LF Blue
Start Green
The new Dibloc Blue is Hard - Hard.

Notes: Most cold waxes must be scraped while warm and brushed with a horsehair brush. These are high melt temperature waxes, use a good iron or ruin your skis. Scrape warm.

1) Snow temperature
2) Humidity
3) Snow type