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Think about what goes into a great ski day. The skis or snowboard: $800 to $1,500. Boots: $400 to $700. Bindings, poles, helmet, goggles, jacket, pants, gloves, base layers: another $500 to $1,500. A season pass at a major resort: $800 to $1,200. A single day lift ticket at a destination resort: up to $300. Travel, lodging, food: easily another $500 to $1,000 for a weekend trip. You've invested thousands of dollars and months of anticipation into this day on the mountain. You've got the right gear. You're in shape. The conditions look good. Then you apply the wrong wax...

Wider daily temperature swings from climate change are making temperature-specific ski wax systems obsolete. Hertel's All-Temperature® formula — modified to adjust to changing conditions — is the direct answer.

After 50 years making ski wax at the Olympic level, Terry Hertel answers the most common question in the industry: what is the best ski wax? The answer is simpler than the industry wants you to think.

"All temperature ski wax" is one of the most searched terms in ski wax. It is also one of the most misunderstood — because dozens of brands use the label without the engineering to back it up. Terry Hertel invented the All Temperature® ski wax system in 1974. This is his complete answer to the question. What All Temperature Ski Wax Actually Means All temperature ski wax (All Temp) is a formula engineered to perform across a broad range of snow temperatures and conditions — typically from approximately 6°F to 52°F (-14°C to 11°C) — without requiring the skier to...