Today, the base pattern is more important for your skis’ gliding performance than the right wax. The fine grooved pattern breaks up the film of water that forms between your skis and the snow. It’s important that not only a structure running straight parallel to the edges of the ski is in the the ski’s base, but also a structure that crosses it (this is known as a crisscrossed structure).
This grinding pattern is created by varying the speeds at which the grinding stones in ski service machines are pulled with a diamond. This is reground with every ski service and is therefore not “fixed” and can be changed depending on the type of snow. For wet snow, a slightly deeper, coarser structure is recommended; at low snow temperatures, a finer, shallower structure provides better gliding properties.
Despite all the "magic formulas" for base profiles, waxing should above all not be missing, and it is recommended to hot-wax the ski in the best case at least every two to three days.
