Complete e-blast) Testing and Choosing Race Skis at the Boulder Mountain Tour 2017 On a typical day in the Wood River Valley, you can pretty much bet on sunny days, cold nights, firm new snow and amazing grooming. But so far, this hasn’t been a typical year in Ketchum. Last week it didn’t seem to stop snowing, with about 20 inches accumulating on Friday and Saturday, it made for some interesting ski testing, and racing!...
Original e-blast) Eastern Cup Race Report A really productive and fun first weekend of racing at Craftsbury. A little bit of everything when it came to snow and weather! Day 1: Classic Interval Start Cold temps overnight on a manmade base, but a lot of fresh new snow the day of the race. For kick wax we were on a very thin Toko Green Base binder ironed in. We ended up on kick wax from another brand....
Original e-blast) How to have fast skis ALL THE TIME and in EVERY CONDITION I love my job. The contact that I have with people in the ski community is pretty much always positive and enjoyable. We have great waxes and other products so of course generally interaction, feedback, and my motivation are very positive. However sometimes at events or otherwise, I have people approaching me trying to get me to guarantee super fast skis...
e-blast) TokoUS.com. The specific link is here. You can drill down on a specific region too of course. How to Wax Backcountry Skins With all of the snow falling recently and plenty more on the way, people might be heading into the mountains for some backcountry skiing. Here is a quick video on how to best wax backcountry skins by Toko Tech Team member Erich Wilbrecht. See entire video library
( USST Toko Athlete Sam Morse on What Makes a Champion At just 20 years old, Morse’s maturity separates him from his peers. And, he’s so very kind. He is one of the most genuine humans this planet has to offer. The future is bright for this one, so make sure to follow him as he moves up the ranks on the Team. We asked Morse our three questions on what he believes makes a...
( New Toko Rollerski Gloves in Stores Now! This glove is our best yet. It is very soft and light feeling, but at the same time it is supportive and protective. The new glove is called the Toko Rollerski 2.0 glove. Stink Much? Having spent lots of time around skiers in the summer as well as in the winter, I can say that a team van can get mighty ripe in the summer too! Base...
We approached this week of nationals the same way we did last year: to try to find a good under layer, a good binder, and a good top end speed when the days warm to above freezing. For the distance classic day we went with Toko base green binder mixed with a little hard klister to keep the wax on for 10-15k. Toko jetstream red powder was the ticket for the afternoon racers and our...
Annie Pokorny Eric Packer Skate Sprint- Qualifying- This was a tricky morning of testing, because of the cold, lots of waxes/structures seemed to slow the skis down. The night before I had waxed all the skis with HF blue and X-cold powder mix. I ended up waxing all the race skis with Jetream blue powder and block over the top, which I thought felt fractionally better in the chewed up snow. Not all the athletes...
Absolute Warmest Glove Combination For those with circulation problems or for extremely cold weather Toko Technicians Visiting Mr and Mrs Claus Word has it that Santa’s sled is going to be FLYIN’ this year! Testing Testing Testing We never stop testing and developing new products. Here, a sneak peak at our awesome new HelX 2.0 available in the fall!
Toko Athlete Lukas Bauer Wins in Kuusamo! American Tim Burke 3rd in Ostersund! Toko athlete Tim Burke shot clean and finished 3rd in the Ostersund Biathlon World Cup 10k race I started the skis with a layer of HF blue. Cold powders had been running fast all week so I put Jetstream blue powder on everyone’s qualification skis. In the qualification round, the blue flouro block tested the best and was a safe choice. Since...
NF Wax Kit This wax kit contains a 40g block of NF Blue, Red, and Yellow, a nylon brush, and a 3mm plexiscraper all in a nice zippered cordura bag. Available at Reliable Racing, Backcountry.com, and Express Mini The Toko Express Mini is a quick apply glide wax for recreational skiers. It helps the skis and snowboards turn better as well as glide easier. MSRP is $10.50. Available at ski shops all over including Tognar...
Sun Valley Elite Team Skier Rose Kemp Stratton T2 Team’s Eric Packer and APU’s Reese Hanneman battling in the final West Yellowstone Fall Ski Festival attendees mob the Toko booth
Caitlin Gregg won the 5k by over 1:02! She was in a class of her own. Sun Valley Elite’s Rose Kemp. Sun Valley Elite’s Miles Havlick.
Toko Textile Proof – Simply Outstanding Below is ALL of the text from ALL of the reviews fromhere. “This product was a good product, it made the wear fuzz on my winter coat disappear and appear new. I did 3 boots, one summer hat and my coat and snowboard with one can. It wasn’t very effective for the boots because it wasn’t overly thick. This product does not affect the color of the garment sprayed”...
Toko Wax Clinic in West Yellowstone Toko US Brand Manager Ian Harvey will be giving a Toko wax clinic in West Yellowstone at the Holiday Inn (where the expo is) on Friday 29 November starting at 6pm. This wax seminar will be more of a question and answer session, so please come with some questions! A complete Toko US wax clinic schedule can be found here. Great Video on Toko Glove Athlete Kris Freeman
here. Find the Toko Care Line facebook page here. Swiss Hockey Champion HC Davos using Toko Care Line Anyone who has ever spent any time around Hockey teams knows that the locker rooms and equipment smells really bad. The Swiss record hockey champion HC Davos works with Toko Care – the power play against the stink. Running a partnership with Hockey club Davos, Toko proves to be a competent supplier when it comes to washing...
click here) I want to offer a big thanks to Jason Travis, Barry Makarewicz, and Matt Johnson for all of the work testing they did for Toko at Nationals! Thanks for an awesome job! — Ian Harvey, Toko USA ...