Maybe just hotbox?
I figure a hotbox is overkill (either in the space it would take up to build my own or the cost of using someone else's), and I don't mind standing over a pair of skis periodically after sitting on my backside all day at work, so I just do it manually.
I agree with Mr. Botti about how fast the top layer wears off if you hit the temps right generally, though I think the super-cold waxes last longer than that for me. In any case, after a certain period of time, you're skiing on the underlying layers, which is why it's important to pick the wax you pound into the bases well. I have a couple pairs of skis that I chose poorly on, and one of my tasks for the summer is to replace this with faster wax. The old stuff was durable enough; I'm really only replacing it so I can go faster on a flat ski. I have a friend with low points who always pulls away from me when we're skiing figure elevens, and he prepped my skis one day to prove it was the skis, not me. The difference convinced me to change waxes..
Todd makes a good point about NH "snow". We pretty much get whatever's left over after VT picks the stuff that meets their standards.
I'm probably at the opposite extreme from the stuff you get in Colorado (or Montana?), so my tuning needs probably sound ridiculous to you guys. With insufficient prep though, I literally have greying bases by Sunday afternoon on a normal day, having waxed just Friday night. That's how I determined that 3 cycles with the base prep wasn't enough.
Hm...Todd's comment about better CA and flexing sounds promising, though. Maybe if I learn to ski better, I could spend less time waxing? That would be awesome!
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