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Hertel's one-step waxing method outperforms the traditional euro multi-layer approach — lasting longer, costing less, and taking a fraction of the time.

Terry Hertel has been waxing skis since 1972. In this complete guide, he shares everything you need to know about waxing skis and snowboards — from basic rub-on application to professional hot waxing technique. Plus a free download of the complete WAXFAX book.

If you've ever stood in a ski shop staring at a wall of color-coded waxes wondering which one to buy, you've already experienced the problem that Terry Hertel set out to solve in 1972. The traditional ski wax system was designed to sell products — not to help skiers. Temperature-specific waxes require you to know your snow temperature to the degree, carry multiple products, and predict how conditions will change throughout the day. On a real mountain, that system fails constantly. The All-Temperature Solution In 1974, Terry Hertel invented the All Temperature® ski wax system — a single formula engineered...

The following is Terry Hertel speaking directly — in his own words, in his own voice. This is WAXFAX the way it was meant to be heard.I have watched people wax skis for 50 years. And I have watched the same mistakes get made over and over again — not because skiers are careless, but because nobody ever told them the right way to do it.So let me tell you the right way.First: the iron. You need a dedicated ski wax iron. Not a clothes iron. A clothes iron has uneven heat distribution and no precise temperature control. You will...

New to ski wax? Terry Hertel — 50 years in the industry, inventor of All Temperature® wax — explains everything a beginner needs to know. What to buy, how to apply it, and why it matters more than most new skiers realize.