Below are reports for some of the races.

Many times the recommendation matches exactly to the Race Waxing Table. That's a good thing because it validates the table as a good guide for all skiers. We do test a wide range of underlayers and top coats and kick waxes to be sure what is the best.

Reports 2009/10 Season

2cm of snow overnight but well groomed in.

Race	Event	Waxes	Snow	Temps °C	Notes
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Training Day	Glide: Green HF + C380 (top) Grip: N/A	fine with plates, some new snow but well groomed	Temp: -10°C, RH: 65% (@0930h to 1300h)	RH early in the morning, 0700h, was at 40% indicating early on that C380 would be a good choice.
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Training Day	Glide: Green HF + C75 (top) Grip: N/A	fine with plates, some new snow but well groomed	Temp: -7°C, RH: 70% (@1300h to 1600h)	The rising RH is what moved C75 ahead of C380 at this time.
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Day 1 (early)	Glide: Green HF + C55/99 fluid (top) Grip: N/A	fine with plates, some new snow but well groomed	Temp: -8.5°C, RH: 86% (@0930h)	Early in the morning, 0815h, C75 and C380 at RH 75% where running even for #1. Rising temp and humidity and snow type finally lead to C55/99 fluid.
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Day 1 (later)	Glide: Green HF + C44 powder (top) Grip: N/A	fine with plates, well groomed and well skied	Temp: -6°C, RH: 85% (@1300h)
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Day 2 (trials)	Glide: Green HF + C55/99 fluid (top) (alt: C105 powder or solid) Grip: N/A	fine with plates, some new snow falling during trials, windy	Temp: -10°C, RH: 68% (@0900h)	Total accumulation was 1/2cm over 2h.
Canada Cup #1, Sovereign Lake	Day 2 (heats)	Glide: Green HF + C105 powder or solid (top) Grip: N/A	fine with plates (new snow well skied in)	Temp: -12°C, RH: 63%	C105 solid top showed significant improvement for speed as evidensed by who made it to the A-final.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Training Day 1	Glide: Blue HF + C105 powder Grip: HF Blue, or HF Blue covered with HF Violet	new snow (significant)	Temp: -6°C	There had been rain forming a crust over aged snow earlier in the week which had been well-groomed in before the 10cm of new snow on Friday.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 1 (early)	Glide: Blue HF + C44 fluid Grip: HF Blue	new snow (well groomed)	Temp: -8°C, RH: 76%	Some covered the HF Blue kick with HF Violet; one report of HF Violet kick on very thick. Very early (0700h @-10°C) C105 was #1, but C44 fluid became #1 as the temperature rose.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 1 (later)	Glide: Blue HF + C44 fluid Grip: HF Red covered by HF Blue	new snow (groomed & well skied)	Temp: -3°C	HF Red kickwax was used by some teams straight at this point
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 1 (post; @1600h)	Glide: HF Yellow Grip: N/A	new snow	Temp: -2°C. RH: 83%	This was testing for next day with some small flake snow falling.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 2 (Trials)	Glide: Yellow HF + C44 fluid & C105 solid top Grip: N/A	New snow (4 cm overnight)	Temp: +2.5°C, RH: 95%	Recommended W75 Speedy Rill for structure. Small amount of snow falling during parts of the trials.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 2 (heats)	Glide: Yellow HF + C44 powder Grip: N/A	new snow well skied and aging	Temp: +3°C, RH: 91%	No snow falling during heats.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Training Day 2	Glide: Yellow/Red HF (mix 2:1) + C44 powder Grip: HF Yellow (thick) covered by HF Blue	aged snow	Temp: -5° to -1°C	Air temperature rose to +6°C by the end of the day. The HF Yellow with HF Blue cover worked excellently over this entire time (0800h-1400h). Other kickwaxes worked too but had to keep changing as the temperature went up and this mix just kept on working.
Canada Cup #3, Valcartier	Day 3	Glide: Red HF + C44 fluid Grip: HF Red with thin HF Violet cover	aged snow	Temp: -3°C, RH: 86%	Significantl;y colder than the training day. Hard track with 1cm of fine new snow. Overnight low of -5°C (air). Reports of teams using HF Blue straight also. Overall CC#3 note: C22 fluid very close on many of the tests over the 5 days.
Ontario Winter Games, Huntsville ON	Training Day	Glide: HF Yellow + C22 solid (alt C44 fluid earlier) Grip: HF Violet Klister	Old snow	Temp: -0.5°C, RH: 75%	Recommended XC Base or XC Blue Klister ironed as kick binder
Ontario Winter Games, Huntsville ON	Day 1	Glide: Graphite LF then Orange/Violet HF (1:1) + C22 solid Grip: N/A	Old snow	Temp: 0°C, RH: 85%	The Graphite LF glider made a big difference for keeping the skis clean and for improving glide
Ontario Winter Games, Huntsville ON	Day 2	Glide: Graphite LF then Orange/Violet HF (1:2) + C44 fluid Grip: HF Violet klister (short) cover with HF Blue or HF Violet	Old snow	Temp: -2°C, RH: 90%	Kick wax alternates: HF Red (older) over whole pocket or HF Blue over whole pocket. HF Violet klister short recommended #1 for course profile.
Gatineau Loppet	Day 1 (morning)	Glide: HF Red + C44 fluid Grip: HF Red over thin violet klister ironed	Old snow with a little bit of new snow	Temp: -3° to 0°C, RH: 93%	The thin violet klister base binder was for durability because of the underlying hard ice. HF Red kickwax was outstanding for the 49km for fast skiers and slower skiers (4h times) because HF Red worked over this entire time and at all altitudes when most other waxes worked only in the lower parts.
Gatineau Loppet	Day 1 (afternoon)	Glide: HF Orange Grip: HF Red or XC Orange	Old snow	Temp: +1°C, RH: 95+%	The afternoon short races were a lot warmer.
Gatineau Loppet	Day 2	Glide: HF Orange/Green (1:1) + C44 fluid Grip: HF Red (2 layers) cover with HF Blue (2 layers)	Old snow plus some light falling snow	Temp: -5° to -3°C, RH: 75%	The kick recommendation is for skiers choosing not to skate.
OFSAA 2010	Day Training	Glide: HF/LF Yellow Grip: N/A	Old snow with small amt of new snow	Temp: 0°C, RH: 80%	This is a forecast for the training day.