Before a World Cup ski racer ever clicks into a pair of skis, a ski technician has spent about 15 hours waxing them, again and again. That’s hundreds of wax cycles in the off-season, so that the base ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — The waxing room at Mount Greylock Regional High School doesn’t look like a place where races are won or lost. Skis lean against walls. Wax shavings collect on the floor. The sharp, ...