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These Utahns say their invention means you’ll never need to wax your skis again

A Salt Lake City ski company and a University of Utah science professor say their invention means you’ll never need to wax your skis again.

Their polymer-based “permanent base glide treatment” will last forever on the bases of Alpine skis and snowboards, they claim, eliminating the need for wax to reduce friction with the snow.

Phantom is the creation of DPS Skis and Jeffrey Bates, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the U. whose prior work has improved glaucoma treatments and feminine-hygiene products.

It hit the market this month with a Kickstarter sales campaign aimed at selling $35,000 in treatments, which have a suggested retail price of $99.