Snowboard Junior Team athletes took ownership of their preseason equipment prep by attending a how-to-wax clinic during dryland training.
Athletes got a chance to learn all the basics of how to wax their own snowboard and practiced taking bindings off, waxing with “the crayon method”, scraping, brushing, and even sharpening the scraper. Athletes learned that not only will a waxed board help with speed, but it will also help their board have a longer lifespan.
Story submitted by Head Snowboard Development Coach Maddie Davis.
TOP PHOTO: Leo Frisbie uses the iron to get his board ready for the winter ahead.
Beckett Patch and Madden Matuga practice teamwork, unscrewing Beckett’s bindings.
Maddie Colon learns the crayon method from coach Jake Zopes.
Madden Matuga helps his little brother Milo learn the proper scraping technique.
