The waxing of cross-country skis can be a tricky business. Not only do you have to determine the proper hardness for the snow conditions, but you also need to make sure that the grippy kick wax and ...

It was cold and the snow was fresh and deep; the cross-country skiing should have been terrific. But, as I shuffled along through the woods one day recently, it felt as though I was skiing in molasses ...

THIS season, like every previous one, recreational and racing skiers alike will apply wax to their skis in the hope of schussing that little bit faster. They will do so after assessing the air's ...