Waxless/traction base material
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:12 am
Does anyone know of a source for waxless style, traction pattern base material?
There were some old threads about it from ~10 years ago, but perhaps a supplier has emerged since then.
I know that people have experimented with cutting their own patterns into existing skis, or using CNC routers to cut a pattern into a fresh sheet of regular base material, but I'd have to think that something engineered and tested (like Voile uses) would perform a lot better.
There are some boutique ski makers, like Harvest and others, who offer a fat traction base ski or two. I would guess these companies are too small to engineer and produce their own patterned bases, so they source it from somewhere (though I could be wrong).
There were some old threads about it from ~10 years ago, but perhaps a supplier has emerged since then.
I know that people have experimented with cutting their own patterns into existing skis, or using CNC routers to cut a pattern into a fresh sheet of regular base material, but I'd have to think that something engineered and tested (like Voile uses) would perform a lot better.
There are some boutique ski makers, like Harvest and others, who offer a fat traction base ski or two. I would guess these companies are too small to engineer and produce their own patterned bases, so they source it from somewhere (though I could be wrong).