Monday, February 24, 2014

What makes skis go fast?

Well, the Olympics are over and I must say they were fantastic. One of the big issues concerning the ski events was the snow conditions.  Some days the snow was melting (moving from a solid to a liquid) and some days it was freezing ( moving from a liquid to a solid).
Course managers would add Calcium Chloride in warm conditions to condition the snow, but what did the ski techs do to make the skis fast? What do all the chemicals do?

Check out the link below, it's science!

http://dominatorwax.com/sites/default/files/dominator/wax-science-demystified.pdf