Much of the following information is from our friend Andreas Forneman who distributes STAR in Sweden and is very involved with the racing circuit in Scandinavia. We hope the following will serve as a guide in helping you select the correct wax or waxes for your conditions. For wax charts see SKI TUNING on the index page.
March 13. Three of four Gold on STAR Wax: Yesterday was the pursuit at the Swedish National Junior Championships. The new HF red with spray on XFW was the best glide wax combination all day. In the morning the air temperature was -6C with 73% humidity and this wax combination continued to dominate even as the air temperature got warmer. For kick a thin layer of K1 + a 50 / 50 combination of K3 and K2 was the winning formula.
March 11. 2010: Gunde Svan with STAR wax Team: Gunde came over to Andreas Forneman and told him that the V2-Jenex web site said that Andreas had waxed his daughters skis the day before. The Swedish Junior Championships are being held in Hudiksvall and the STAR Team has been dominant. The Fischer serviceman was calling Andreas college, former World champion Thomas Eriksson, asking him: "What the hell are you guy's skiing on??" This was after the STAR Team, with Fischer skis, finished 1, 2 and 3 in the girls 20 age group.
Here is the weather and the wax for the classic race on March 11: +6C and cloudy with a mix of fine and coarse snow. Glide wax was STAR nanoceramic yellow, with FW powder + Dice yellow. The skis were rilled with the V2- 2mm Linear riller. Kick wax was K1 base superthin and ironed in. K4 and K3 were mixed 50 / 50. Andreas said they had "kickass skis" much better glide and better grip than those who used other brands. Gold Silver and Bronze ain't bad.
What a week for STAR in Sweden: Last Sunday STAR was outstanding at the Vasaloppet with Daniel Thynnel finishing 2nd on STAR. In the Swedish Junior Championships this week 7 of 12 medals were won on STAR. Gunde Svan's daughter, Julia Svan, also medaled on STAR ski wax.
February 6, 2010. Swedish Cup Biathlon Ostersund, Sweden. Air temp -7, RH 91% with falling new snow. Best results were found with Map Bk as the base, covered with LA8, then a layer of VA6 with XFmid as the final overlay.
January 24, 2010. 15K Skate. -7C air temp, snow temp -8C, RH 91%. Best results were found with Map BK, then VA6 covered with FCold powder.
January 23, 2010. Individual Sprint. -10C air and snow temp, RH 91%. Glide wax Map Bk, covered with HFcold with either F13 (FW/FC mix) or XFmid on top. For kick wax it was S6 Blue warmed into the base covered with a layer of S4 Violet then a layer of S6 Blue a finally a layer of S7 Top Blue.
January 21, 2010. -7C air temp, snow temp -4.2C, RH 72%. Recommended glide wax - Map Bk covered with HFcold Nano Ceramic, then a layer of F13 (see above) then a final layer of XFmid liquid. Kick wax recommendations were S1 Base ironed in, then 2 layers of S6 Blue, followed by 2 layers of S4 Violet, then 2 layers of S3 Racing Red (special formulation look for this from Jenex next season).
January 20, 2010. Swedish National Championships Pitea, Sweden. Team Sprint. -4C Air and snow temp, RH 77%. Map Black, then HFcold Nano Ceramic Powder with F13 on top (FW/FC 50/50 mix) ironed in, then roto-corked.
As you can see in the reports below STAR's new Fluoro Nano Ceramic powder waxes (same technology as Alpine Flash but in powdered form) are definitely proving themselves and gaining a strong following by many national teams.
January 9, 2010. Scandinavian Cup, Asarna Sweden. Very cold conditions first day with -17 C / 0 F air temps and low humidity. Map Black + LA8 + C1 or FC powder or solid. FC was the same speed in the speed trap as C1 in testing, but at slower speeds felt faster.
January 10, 2010. Similar temps but higher humidity. Map Black + LA8 + FCold had the best results. For kick wax the winning combo was S8 ironed in , then 2 layers of S8 corked in, then 2 layers of S6 and finished with 2 layers of S8. Worked very well and the other technicians agreed.
December 19, 2009. XC World Cup Rogla, Slovenia. Very cold with -15 C / 5 F and snowing making for difficult conditions. Best results were with HFCold and C1. For kick wax S8 green topped with S7 top blue worked best.
December 14, 2009. Boden, Sweden Intersport Cup. Great results and 7 podium standings for STAR using HA6 topped with XFCold liquid fluoro in the sprint event. Between heats XFC was hand corked in. Conditions were cold with only man made snow.
For the 15K Classic event conditions remained cold with no new snow and the best wax was the new HFCold topped with FCold and FCsolid also worked very well. C2 powder was also a good topcoat and is a more economical choice. Many times FCold covered with FCsolid works best in these conditions.
December 11, 2009. IBU World Cup Hochfilzen, Austria. STARÕs servicemen were present and received excellent feedback from several National teams including the US who are already using the new HF powders.
Day 1 Temps were around 0 with old dirty snow on the course and new snow falling. Best results were with HFwet topped with FWet. Very fast skis.
Days 2 & 3 Air temps around -1 C, snow temp -2 C, 97% RH. Best results were with HFwet topped with FMid. VA4 + FM also produced very good results.
December 6, 2009. Ostersund, Sweden World Cup Biathlon. Air Temp +2 C / 36 F, 99% RH. Best wax HFwet + FW + XFwet. As you will see below the new HF powders are proving themselves as every day they outperformed any other base wax, and as a result of the buzz National teams are buying as much HF as they can get their hands on!
December 5, 2009. Ostersund, Sweden World Cup Biathlon. Air Temp 0, snow -2 C / 28 F, 98% RH. Best wax HFwet + FW+ XFwet.
December 4, 2009. Ostersund, Sweden World Cup Biathlon. Air Temp -2.3 C / 27, 97% RH. Best wax HFwet + FM/FC + XFwet.
December 3, 2009. Ostersund, Sweden World Cup Biathlon. Air Temp -6 C / 21 F, 81% RH. Best wax HFmid + F1/F3 + XFmid.
December 1, 2009. Ostersund, Sweden World Cup Biathlon. -1 C, Air Temp, 89% RH, old transformed snow with new snow mixed in. Best results were the new HFwet + F1/F3 (FW/FC)+ XFmid.
November 22, 2009. World Cup BeitoStolen, Norway. Congratulations to the Swedish Women's relay team on their victory. Snow temp -2C / 28 F, Air same, RH 95% with new snow. Best wax was STAR's new HFmid topped with FM. For kick wax the Swedish Women won with S4 Violet.
November 21, 2009. World Cup Beitostolen, Norway. Snow temp -.5 C / 31 F, Air Temp same, 85% RH, transformed snow. Best results the new HFmid topped with FW.
November 20, 2009. World Cup Beitostolen, Norway. First XC World Cup of the year and the first WC event where STAR's new Fluoro Nano Ceramic powders are being used. STARÕs service team is present, doing multiple test runs over the course each day. Snow temp 0, Air +1, 92% RH, and transformed snow. Best results were with the new HFwet powder topped with FW. Next best was VA2 topped with FW.
New Product Update. Based on the success of the Alpine Fluoro Nano Ceramic hybrids, STAR created 2 new series of powder waxes that are Fluoro Nano Ceramic in a powder form for easy use. There are 3 Low Fluoro powders, and 3 High Fluoro powders each available in Wet, Mid and Cold. These new products are designed as base waxes to be covered with a 100% Fluoro product, and results thus far have been outstanding. Expect to hear a lot more about these hot new waxes which V2 Jenex will have available for next season.
November 14, 2009. Bruksvallarna, Sweden. In the premier sprint 75% of the victories for JuniorÕs used STAR VA6 with XFMid as the topcoat. -4 C / 25 F, and new snow falling all day. For kick wax S4 Violet was the choice of the winners.