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In the late 1980s, Terry Hertel developed a ski wax so fast it got him kicked out of the industry. Racing 739 — named for its proprietary fluorocarbon chemistry — was banned from FIS competition not because it was unsafe, but because it was too effective. Established European wax brands couldn't compete, and the pressure to remove it was political, not scientific. What Made Racing 739 Different Racing 739 was built on the same surfactant-based chemistry that powered WhiteGold™, the wax that won Olympic gold in 1988 and 1994. Where most waxes of the era relied on temperature-specific paraffin blends,...

If you're unclipping and walking through flat sections, your wax is the problem — not your technique. Here's why it happens and how to fix it permanently.

All-Temperature Snowboard Wax® is a registered trademark owned by Hertel Ski Wax — the only wax legally allowed to carry that name. Here's what it means, why it matters, and why snowboarders have trusted it since 1963.

Should you use one wax for all conditions or a color-coded temperature system? After 50+ years of waxing skis from recreational runs to Olympic races, here's the honest answer.

If you ski on East Coast ice, man-made snow, or hard-pack, your wax choice matters more than anywhere else. Here's what actually works — and why.