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It also seems like using these things in items like jackets is a lot less problematic than using them in ski waxes, which by design erode from the ski and get distributed in the environment. Jackets more or less stay in one piece.

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The ski waxes use pretty small amounts, as I understand it. Anyway, they are indeed being phased out from ski waxes in many places/contexts. The FIS are phasing them out from all competitive skiing, to begin with.

My impression is that the international ski bodies (FIS et al) have fully banned the substances at this point. No phase out.

The ban was postponed, as I understand it, as they work through ways to catch people cheating by still using the substances.

https://www.fis-ski.com/en/international-ski-federation/news...

Oh, interesting, I hadn't heard that. Thanks!

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