DPS Skis and Phantom Glide: What Comes Treated and What to Add
Phantom Glide shows up in two places on our site. You'll spot it in the features of DPS skis, and you'll see it as a $129.95 service you can add when you buy skis (or a snowboard, where offered). So if DPS skis are in your cart, do you need to add it? And what about every other brand? Here's the short answer, then the details.
The Short Answer: DPS Skis Come Treated
DPS skis come already treated with Phantom Glide, so they don't need it applied again. If DPS skis are in your cart, skip the add-on.
For skis from other brands, and for snowboards where offered, you've got two ways to get the treatment on your base:
Let us do it. Add Phantom Glide: Professional Application Before Shipment to your order, and our technicians treat the base before it ships.
Do it yourself at home. The treatment comes in the Phantom Glide: Single Application Kit, and the At Home Kit includes one too.
How to Spot It on a DPS Ski
Some DPS skis call out the treatment right in their features. The DPS Kaizen 100 has a 4000-series World Cup base with Phantom Glide treatment. The DPS Pisteworks 89 gets the Phantom Glide base treatment too.
Shopping a different DPS model? Check the base details in its features. Either way, the answer's the same: DPS skis come treated.
Why Treat the Base at All?
Phantom Glide is a permanent base treatment for skis and snowboards. It goes on once, lasts the life of your base and delivers lasting glide across all snow temperatures and conditions. It also replaces traditional wax, so you skip the iron, the scraping and the mess (your garage floor says thanks). And it's made without PFAS or fluorocarbons.
Buying Another Brand? Add the Application Service
For skis from other brands, and for snowboards where offered, add Phantom Glide: Professional Application Before Shipment for $129.95. It's a service, not something you apply yourself. Before your order ships, our technicians apply Phantom Glide with a DPS UV Cure Station, a UV light unit that cures the treatment. It's a one-time service, and it works on alpine, Nordic and snowboard bases.
Two Things to Know Before You Add It
It comes with a ski or snowboard order. The service is only available when you buy skis from us, or a snowboard where offered, and we finish it before your order ships. That means we can't treat a pair you already own this way.
Your order takes a little longer. Expect your gear to ship within a week of ordering, so plan around it if a trip is coming up fast.
Already Own Your Skis or Board? Use a Kit
The service only runs on new orders. For skis or a board you already own, you do the job at home. We carry four Phantom Glide kits, all on our Phantom Glide kits page, and they don't all do the same job. Only the Single Application Kit and the At Home Kit, which includes one, hold the treatment itself. See which kit does what.
Treating at home? Start with a clean base. For best results, remove old wax and clean the base before you apply Phantom Glide. Our How to Tune and Wax Your Skis or Snowboard guide shows how we scrape, brush and clean a base. It's written for skis, but the same process works for snowboards. From there, follow the instructions that come with your kit.
Which Option Fits You
Your situation
What to do
Buying DPS skis
Nothing to add. They come treated with Phantom Glide
Buying skis from another brand
Add Professional Application Before Shipment to the order
Buying a snowboard
Add Professional Application Before Shipment to the order, where offered. If the board's page doesn't show it, use a Single Application Kit at home
Skis or board you already own
Clean the base, then apply the treatment from a Single Application Kit (or the one in an At Home Kit)
Quick Questions
Do DPS skis need Phantom Glide added?
No. DPS skis come already treated with Phantom Glide.
Can I add the service to a snowboard?
Yes, where offered. Our technicians apply it to snowboard bases as well as alpine and Nordic bases.
Can I send in skis I already own?
No. The service is only available with a ski purchase, or a snowboard where offered, and we finish it before the order ships. For gear you already own, use a kit.
Will it slow down my order?
A little. Expect your item to ship within a week of ordering.
Does Phantom Glide replace waxing?
Yes. You can still wax on top if you like.
The Bottom Line
DPS skis are covered out of the box. For skis from other brands, and snowboards where offered, our technicians can apply Phantom Glide before your order ships. For gear you already own, start with a clean base, then grab a Single Application Kit (or an At Home Kit) and get after it.
Still weighing your options? Chat with a Gearhead.