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The Craftsbury Outdoor Center (COC) in Vermont led the way last fall with a new waxing policy limiting the use of fluorinated waxes. Ollie Burruss, the cross-country race director at the COC discussed the policy and how it played out this winter.
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center hopes to help lead the way toward a transition away from fluorocarbons. As it stands today, we see no need for skiers to wax with fluorocarbons for day-to-day skiing at the Outdoor Center. Furthermore, the use of glide wax containing fluorocarbons will not be permitted in our public wax room at any time. This includes perfluorinated “topcoats” and paraffins containing fluorocarbons (colloquially “LF” and “HF” wax products). -- From Craftsbury's Wax Guidelines
The Nordic Nation podcast is a production of FasterSkier.com, the premier cross-country ski website in North America. The podcast features interviews, commentary, and news updates.