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Famed ski town Park City in Utah has chosen to ban ski wax containing toxic 'forever chemicals' after officials detected it in the drinking water supply. PFAS are very toxic.

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Of the 14 ski wax-related PFAS found in the Colby study, ... As recently as 2022, an environmental watchdog gave failing or near-failing grades to such esteemed outdoor brands as L.L. Bean, ...

According to an article about the incoming New Hampshire bill, research published in 2023 showed that roughly two-thirds of surveyed skiers and snowboarders use ski wax products that contain PFAS. As ...

In 2020, ski wax company Swix Sports settled alleged violations for importing ski waxes with PFAS that violated the Toxic Substances Control Act. In 2021, a different company, TASR, settled ...

Ski towns like Taos Ski Valley are beginning to reckon with a legacy of PFAS chemical pollution in watersheds, one source of which is likely high performance perfluorinated ski wax.

New Hampshire's legislators have moved to introduce a bill banning the use of PFAS. PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of synthetic chemicals used to make products water-resistant.