Pollen Problem with pictures

Not wax does not work.

We skied Tatoosh Castle saddle area today and pollen is there. we made 3 runs abd scraped afte reach run before refitting skins. Both downhill and uphill went great no problems. After The last run the longest back down to the car there was significant pollen buildup. A scraper is your best defense. rewax is optional but we didn't and had a enjoyable ski day.

There is another thread on this topic where I posted my solutions...cleaning the bases with white gas works very well...it leaves them kind of dry, but works fast and it is cheap. Rain-ex applied to a clean dry base worked really well for me the first few times I tried it, then one day it just seemed to not work. Maybe it had something to do with the alignment of the planets, but it is quite inexpensive and easy to apply. I think I'll keep using Rain-ex for awhile.

Before you go pouring harsh chemicals all over your skis....

I cleaned a pair with alcohol, worked OK, not great.
Second pair I used plain old dish soap with warm water. It worked great! Took everything off in a minute.

Skied over five thousand feet near Washington Pass today: in and out of trees and up into the alpine. I came well-prepared with lots of cleaner, rags and F4....but saw absolutely no pollen at all. Maybe the rain washed it away? Maybe an unsolvable mystery related somehow to Charles' description?

Counting my blessings.

Mark