The Redline Zero is a world-class specialty classic ski for racing in tricky waxing conditions around zero degrees Celsius. The headline feature of this ski is a base material insert placed in the grip zone of the ski made from a blend of rubber and polyethylene. When roughened with sandpaper this inserted base material creates lots of tiny hairs, which is why zero skis are often referred to as “hairies”. In ski conditions around the freezing point, especially with high humidity and glazy tracks, it is often difficult for hardwax to provide enough grip, and yet klister tends to ice being both slow and without consistent grip. Zero skis are the perfect remedy to these tricky conditions as they provide better grip than hardwax and better glide than klister. Not every race will be around the freezing point, but when the conditions are right then nothing can compete with zero skis for performance. The Redline Zero ski performs at its best in high humidity and glazed tracks around zero degrees Celsius, but the use range can be expanded by using finer or coarser sandpaper to tailor the grip zone to match the conditions. As with all our other Redline classic skis, the Redline Zero has a camber which has been designed to optimize performance in specific skiing conditions. The result is near-frictionless glide while double poling, and fantastic grip when striding. Our focus on developing dynamic cambers means that the grip zone compresses symmetrically from both the front and the back of the pocket, maximizing the total grip force that can be generated and resulting in better grip the harder you kick!