WAXFAX Book FREE Download - 54 Years of Ski Waxing Knowledge by Terry Hertel

The most comprehensive ski wax guide ever written — free. WAXFAX is Terry Hertel's complete 54-year knowledge base: the science of ski wax, the Olympic history, the industry politics, and the practical waxing guidance that every skier and snowboarder deserves to know.

Terry Hertel invented the All-Temperature® ski wax system in 1972, supplied wax to Olympic gold medal performances in 1988 and 1994, and has spent over five decades learning everything there is to know about snow, friction, and the chemistry between a ski base and the mountain. WAXFAX is that knowledge — all of it, free.

What's Inside WAXFAX

• 🔬 The science of ski wax — how wax actually works, what temperature does to snow crystals, and why all-temperature formulas outperform temperature-specific systems in real-world conditions
• 🥇 Olympic history — the full story of Racing 739™ winning gold in 1988 and 1994, and why it was banned from competition for winning by too large a margin
• 🌸 Spring wax science — why spring pollen snow is different and how Hertel's 1974 surfactant innovation solved the problem no other brand has addressed in 50 years
• 🛡️ Application techniques — hot wax, rub-on, friction wax, and the critical hot-scrape technique that most skiers get wrong
• 🏁 Race wax secrets — what Olympic wax technicians actually do when conditions change and their waxes fail
• 📊 Industry truth — why the color-coded temperature-specific wax system was designed for wax company revenue, not skier performance

Why It's Free

Terry Hertel believes skiers deserve to know the truth about wax. After 54 years of being told to keep quiet by an industry that profits from complexity, WAXFAX is his answer. Download it, share it, use it.

Written by Terry Hertel — Inventor of All Temperature® Wax, Olympic gold medal wax supplier, Made in USA since 1972.