10/10/2023
Fluoro Free Cleaning and Testing
The FIS has finally officially banned fluorinated waxes from all FIS sanctioned races. I say finally because they "banned" them earlier without the ability to enforce the ban (no ability to test accurately, effectively, and affordably), but now this is going to stick.
Going into the season of course it is important to eradicate any fluorine containing substances from skis, ski bags, wax boxes or drawers, etc to avoid any chance of any issues arising during the competition season. I would recommend replacing any brushes that were used on fluorinated waxes and carefully cleaning any scrapers, fixation devices, structure tools, files, file guides, ski clips/ties, etc.
Here is a link to the official FIS recommendations regarding cleaning methods:https://assets.fis-ski.com/image/upload/fis-prod/assets/CleaningMethodsGuidelines.pdf
For those who want to know more, here is a link to an article that Ski Racing did on how the testing is going to work: https://skiracing.com/enforcing-the-fluor-wax-ban-fis-implements-reliable-testing/
Thank you to Ian Harvey Toko US Brand Manager!
In November 2019, the FIS passed a total fluor wax ban, making it a top priority since then. However, because the tools for detection hadn’t reached an affordable and reliable level, the ban's implementation has been slow. Now that the testing technology has proved proficient, the FIS will begin r...
