Author: Thomas Kuus

On March 22, 2023, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced the complete implementation of a fluor wax ban starting from the 2023/2024 winter season. Health risks and environmental concerns associated with the use of fluorine waxes have compelled FIS to enforce the ban. In collaboration with Bruker, a renowned manufacturer of Read more...

A fresh batch of very popular Rex grip waxes is back in store. Previously available for professional waxers and ski teams only, Rex has released a limited series of Racing Service Line products through selected shops, including Skiwax Europe. Racing Service Line consists of selected and exclusive pre-release products from our product Read more...

Only a couple of months ago, on April 7h, FIS and IBU announced a full ban on ski wax products containing fluor at all its event series from the 2022/2023 season onwards. That is not anymore relevant, as the ban was postponed again.   Need more time for testing   The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) announced Read more...

IBU and FIS announced full ban on ski wax products containing fluor   The International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced on the 7th of April that it will implement a full ban of ski preparation products containing fluor at all its event series from the 2022/2023 season onwards. The IBU committed to banning flour products used in ski Read more...

Rex 4801 TK-73 Powder (C6, PFOA-free) +0°...-20°C, 30g TK-73 is an universal fluoro powder for subzero conditions and all snow types. Use it as a coating for REX gliders. TK-73 features more environmentally-friendly and user-friendly Rex Future Fluor technology, and is PFOA free and EU 2020 regulations compliant.   Rex 4604 HF41 Read more...

HWK   The ski waxes from HWK are developed from the cooperation of high-end athletes, technicians and chemists. The main strength of the company lies in the development and testing of the ski waxes, as well as the focus on different types of application. Since the 2007/2008 season HWK has been the official supplier Read more...

Choosing the right ski pole for your need is essential The Swix Quantum series contains six different poles made for cross country skiing. They all have different abilities, which you will learn in this article. Skiwax Europe offers three different poles from the Quantum series:SWIX Quantum 1, 100% carbon, KITSWIX Quantum 2, 100% carbon, KITSWIX Read more...

Greetings friends of Skiwax Europe!Before start of every ski season, we are excited about new products that reach our beloved store. Lately due to the fluorine regulations in the European Union, the catalogs of most popular brands have already been completely renewed during the last two seasons, which means that there is not too many new products Read more...

Fluoro-free kick wax from Swix There’s no reason to choose fluoro under your skis anymore. VP is the name of our new racing kick-wax for competition and training. The VP line is available in the same system as other kick waxes from Swix, covering all temperatures from minus 20 degrees to plus two degrees. The VP-line is primarily Read more...

Dear Skiwax Europe friends, After taking a look at the calendar, we realised that there's only about 100 days left until the beginning of this year's skiing competitions in Estonia. So we decided that it's the perfect time to make a summary of the last season. All the bigger maintenance teams worldwide have already started to stock up their Read more...