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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.

CreamofDaCrop™ is Hertel's premium all-temperature wax — the upgrade above Super HotSauce for skiers who want the absolute best performance their bases can deliver. Here is what makes it different and who it is for.

Ultra-cheap imported ski waxes are flooding online marketplaces with vague "all temperature" claims and no engineering history behind them. Hertel Ski Wax explains why unknown wax is more than a performance risk — it is a safety issue on the mountain — and what skiers should look for when choosing a wax they can trust.