To gain speed, people have been waxing skis for a century. These Utah inventors say they created something better.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Stephan Drake, president and founder of DPS Skis, displays the packaging box for "Phantom," a polymer developed by the Salt Lake City company and University of Utah assistant professor Jeffrey Bates as an alternative to wax for skis and snowboards.

To gain speed, people have been waxing skis for a century. These Utah inventors say they created something better.

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