Solda Wax Recommendations

The Boulder Mountain Tour is 7 days out. I will not make a call yet on wax for the race because my crystal ball is broken right now. So I will have to check the weather. Right now the Ketchum/Galena area is in a stable weather pattern that is under the influence of high pressure and an inversion situation where it is colder in the valley and warmer up high at Galena Lodge. The over night lows are in the upper single digits and low teens. The highs during the day are in upper 30s to low 40s in the sun. That means that the current snow is transformed and the points on the crystals are disappearing. In areas where there is sun, the snow is being melted slightly and refrozen at night. That leads to abrasive conditions for waxing. I am pretty sure that the grooming crew will be out making sure that the course is in good shape. The snow on the shady side of the valley, most of upper part of the course, will likely remain cold. This place has consistently cold snow.