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As I expected in July when Phantom was discussed at the end of a Blister Gear interview with Stephan Drake, Founder of DPS, Phantom 2.0 came out in time for the 2018-19 season.
July 20, 2018 - Phantom topic starts at 27:52
https://blistergearreview.com/featured/new-dps-skis-products-with-stephan-drake
Keep reading if you are a recreational or back country skier and would rather invest in a base treatment that means not spending time and money on waxing for as long as you keep a pair of skis. Can be useful for racers too but my impression is that most racers prefer to wax their own skis. Although could treat with Phantom as a foundation. Works for snowboards too.
My experience is based on treating my Head Absolut Joys in January 2018 with Phantom 1.0 (Kickstarter pledge). They skied as well at the end of the season after 14 ski days as they did on the first day. I bought Phantom 2.0 as soon as it was available and will be treating more skis in my household for this season. The main advantage is over 1.0 is the substantially shorter cure time. Same price, $99 for a pair of skis (or one snowboard).
https://www.dpsskis.com/phantom-glide
"Since launching PHANTOM via Kickstarter in late 2017, our R+D efforts have been unrelenting to further refine the technology. We set out to shorten cure times and make the application process easier and more consistent. That’s the heart of the advancement of PHANTOM 2.0: a reduction of outside cure time from six (6) hours to two (2) hours, and a formula compatible with a quick and easy indoor shop Cure Station process. As a bonus, while developing the 2.0 formula, we succeeded in making PHANTOM slightly faster than the original formula across all all snow conditions.”
July 20, 2018 - Phantom topic starts at 27:52
https://blistergearreview.com/featured/new-dps-skis-products-with-stephan-drake
Keep reading if you are a recreational or back country skier and would rather invest in a base treatment that means not spending time and money on waxing for as long as you keep a pair of skis. Can be useful for racers too but my impression is that most racers prefer to wax their own skis. Although could treat with Phantom as a foundation. Works for snowboards too.
My experience is based on treating my Head Absolut Joys in January 2018 with Phantom 1.0 (Kickstarter pledge). They skied as well at the end of the season after 14 ski days as they did on the first day. I bought Phantom 2.0 as soon as it was available and will be treating more skis in my household for this season. The main advantage is over 1.0 is the substantially shorter cure time. Same price, $99 for a pair of skis (or one snowboard).
https://www.dpsskis.com/phantom-glide
"Since launching PHANTOM via Kickstarter in late 2017, our R+D efforts have been unrelenting to further refine the technology. We set out to shorten cure times and make the application process easier and more consistent. That’s the heart of the advancement of PHANTOM 2.0: a reduction of outside cure time from six (6) hours to two (2) hours, and a formula compatible with a quick and easy indoor shop Cure Station process. As a bonus, while developing the 2.0 formula, we succeeded in making PHANTOM slightly faster than the original formula across all all snow conditions.”