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Hertel Wax introduced the first surfactant-based spring ski wax in 1974, the first fluorocarbon product, and filed a US patent on sintered-base ski wax chemistry in 1990. The documented history of Hertel's innovations in ski wax science.

Spring skiing is some of the best skiing of the year — warm temps, soft corn snow, long days, and t-shirt runs. But spring snow is also the hardest on wax. Wet, heavy, pollen-laden snow pulls wax off your base faster than any other condition.Here's what actually works when the snow gets soft.What Makes Spring Snow DifferentSpring snow goes through a daily cycle. In the morning it's firm and icy — refrozen overnight. By mid-morning it softens into perfect corn snow. By afternoon it's heavy, wet slush.Each phase creates different demands on your wax: Morning ice: needs a wax that...

Spring pollen turns snow sticky and grabby — and no standard wax was built to handle it. Hertel SpringSolution is the only wax in the ski industry engineered specifically for pollen-covered spring snow. Made in USA since 1975, it transforms frustrating spring conditions into smooth, controlled glide.