The 8 Best Snowboard Base Waxes (2023 reviews)

There’s a Swix tube wax you can get for roll-on. It takes about 20g of wax to wax a pair of skis, so around 3 applications. This is a good all season wax that works well in conditions ranging from cold powder to spring corn and mash potato snow.

This wax is going to last a lot longer than expected. It is fast and glidey, no scent at all.

Why We Like This:

Will also apply during summer break to protect board
A nice wax for your ski
Universal all temp wax for snowboards & skis
Offering excellent gliding properties and base protection

Zümwax Snowboard Base Wax

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This particular base prep wax is designed for base cleaning so you may need to do a few passes until base is clean and use this wax generously for storage & travel. It's much softer wax so it makes for an easier hot scrape to get your base clean. It is easy to crayon on for a quick hot scrape application and scrapes off easily pulling out tthhe dirt, smells good and leaves the base looking lively/shiny.

This is a cleaning wax which is super sticky & designed to extract the dirt from the base & keep it lubricated. The wax needs to be melted to penetrate the base of your skis and clean it. This wax is also exceptional for storing your skis/board or protecting it while traveling. It can be used as a daily wax at a whistler.

Why We Like This:

Perfect amount to heavily smother the bases for optimal storage
Works great for storage and cleaning
Easy to apply and smells like vanilla

Swix Snowboard Base Wax

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Swix's BP99 Base Prep Ski wax for alpine skis and snowboards is excellent for normal winter conditions. It is economical yet still made with a blend of the highest quality paraffins and microcrystalline waxes. It is a soft wax with a low melting point, and is recommended to be the first wax on all new skis to get the base material accustomed to hot irons. It is a special ch blend requested by world cup technicians for use during initial base preparation. New skis should be prepared the first time with this wax to fill the base for protection against overheating when ironing colder waxes. It is also commonly used in hot box treatments to reduce the risk of ski delamination.

Why We Like This:

Soft and melty, just like a base prep wax should be
Great base wax, easy to use
Excellent base wax for new or newly structured skis
88 base prep wax, but softer allowing for increased base penetration

XCMAN Snowboard Base Wax

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The Training waxes allow prolonged training on abrasive snow while offering maximum protection for the ski base. These waxes allow prolonged training on abrasive snow while offering maximum protection for the ski base. You can use these steel scrapers to remove excess p-tex repair material.

It is made of a 304 metal scraper. The waxing iron adjusts the right temperature for melting wax on the base. These are precision cut and all four edges are planed smooth, square and straight to efficiently scrape excess wax from ski and snowboard bases. It includes a pvc plastic storage sleeve.

Why We Like This:

Widely used for the preparation of new skis, and snowboard, and nordic ski
Good solid wax, easy to use and remove
Clean and dry the your ski, snowboard, noridc base
High quality metal scraper made of sus 304 metal scraper

oneball Snowboard Base Wax

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Best part: oneball snowboard base wax costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. Specially formulated blends of hydrocarbon waxes, combined with a proprietary blend of mineral speed additives provide World Cup level performance without the use of fluorinated chemicals. It is formulated with a proprietary blend of mineral speed additives, and contains no fluorinated chemicals of any kind. It offers an extensive line of products always geared towards the outdoors and going fast.

Why We Like This:

Waxes can be combined and applied together to custom blend temperatures
Delivers what they promise

Toko Snowboard Base Wax

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New toko natural wax provides great glide and is the most-sustainable product available on the market. It is designed by scientists utilizing the best raw materials available. It works well as a universal base wax. It is also much better than start-up brands with no wax production experience.

Why We Like This:

Swiss made with over 100years of expertise
Melt on with an iron or rub and buff with a cork
Best when ironed into the ski or snowboard base, scraped and brushed
Bio-degradable, non-toxic, fluoro free plus it works well as a universal base wax

oneball simply Hot Wax

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The 4WD Snowboard and Ski Base Prep Wax is made in the USA and is specially formulated to help clean dirty bases, as well as condition and protect bases for storage. This wax is specialty formulated to clean and condition your base. The soft sticky formula adheres to contaminants and old wax, removing them as you scrape. It offers an extensive line of products always geared towards the outdoors and going fast.

Why We Like This:

Enough for several snowboards, or pairs of skis
Lot of satisfied buyers

Briko-Maplus Snowboard Base Wax

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate wax. The briko-maplus snowboard base wax is exactly that - it's a simple wax that hits all the right notes. These are high quality, high melt point paraffin that is economical as a first layer before applying condition specific wax.

Why We Like This:

Medium hard paraffin, 250 grams, snow temperature
One of the new comers and featured product