We Asked 2,000 Skiers How Often They Wax Their Skis

The brilliant scientists at POWDER’s Department of Polls and Skier Opinion have something new for you today. This time, members from our imaginary, entirely fictional department asked: How often do you wax your skis?The responses flooded in—2,005, to be exact—and we now have a little slice of data that says something about how skiers treat their skis. Keep reading for the results, highlights, observations, and what we could’ve done better with this poll.The 2026 POWD