How many times should I wax my snowboard within a month?

QUOTE (winterfunman - 08/02/2012 @ 17:53)

i waxed a girls board of here the other day and did her edges ..... same as you not been done in over 5 years (9 shame on both of you )

QUOTE (CatLikeFelix - 08/02/2012 @ 10:49)

You do realise the wax needs to be in the base rather than on the base?

Also - if you are using that much wax (!?) get in the habit of using bio-degradable or even organic waxes - probably not so important in snow domes (although I think all that crap will eventually make its way back into the water/ground) but if you're riding in the mountains please be aware that all those chemicals (and there's some seriously toxic stuff in the fluoro based products) go into the snow which obviously melts in the summer and goes into the earth and the water and then into the fish and animals (and then into you!) Not good

And you should also know that the flouro based wax is very bad for your health too - so if you're waxing so often you probably wont be snowboarding for much longer!

Read this;

http://thehairyrider.com/2012/02/08/mountain-poison/

QUOTE (CatLikeFelix - 08/02/2012 @ 09:45)

How many hours on the snow in that week?

I go riding 2-4hrs everyday and if I use the same snowboard the whole time I'll give it a full clean & hot wax every couple of weeks(ish) depending on what sort of stuff I'm doing on the board in that time.

You'll see the edges of the base start to look pale - then it's time to wax!

This is the system I use but I'm sure others have their own tips/techniques;

http://thehairyrider.com/wax/