US Nationals Skate Sprint Race Report Waxing was interesting today and showed why I am happy to be a Toko man. I was expecting a lot of styrofoam-like manmade snow mixed in with the bit of old snow that remained. Somehow the snow changed and today skied more like “normal” snow. The wax recommendation would have rocked for sure in what we were expecting so I was relieved to see that the HF Blue/XCold mix...
The waxing for today’s skate races was predictable and straightforward. The organizers did add a bunch of freshly shot new snow overnight which made it necessary to add XCold to the HF Blue. So the wax was LF Blue, HF Blue/XCold mix, followed by a top coat of JetStream Blue. The Blue structure was excellent. Most people do not understand Nordlite XCold even still. XCold is an additive that increases durability and hardens the base,...
Conditions matched what we expected when doing the wax tip. The only thing was that light snowfall fell sometimes, but didn’t affect conditions really and it didn’t accumulate at all. Being that there was so much sitting in a tuck on this course, ski speed played an even more central role. You had to have fast skis. Our glide wax tip was straight forward and held up well. For kick, it was more complicated as...
Conditions were as forecasted – warm, wet, (although during race times there was no precipitation) dirty, and soft. The wax recommendation held up all day and as we recommended, more structure was needed as the day went on. Attention to detail proved to be very important today as well. Small things made a difference especially in a short race with extreme conditions (wet and dirty) and with a finishing section consisting of a downhill with...
It seems that conditions in Rumford will be old transformed snow with old powder mixed in. The snow will be heavily machined and old. Overnight temps will be around 10F and highs around freezing and warmer at the end of the week. Be sure to have plenty of HF Moly, HF Red, HF Yellow, JetStream Red, and JetStream Yellow on hand for the week! The Classic Sprint on Sunday looks to be an interesting day...
Thermo WS Gore – Our best overall glove. This is a super warm, yet not bulky glove made with the finest materials for an optimal warmth to bulk ratio. Despite the glove’s warmth, it is super breathable and can be worn comfortably in warmer weather as well. Features: Windstopper fleece on back of hand, Clarino palms with silicone “grip”, box fingers, and cuff pull tab. Champion – Lightweight Racing Glove. This glove is made with...
This product is available here. Olympic Flag Skinny Skis – MSRP $4.95 They’re back! The favorite Olympic Flag Skinny Skis Scraper is a 6mm Plexi Blade. Best seller Jamaica, Sweden, Norway, and USA. Swix Pencil Groove Scraper – $4.99 It is inevitable that wax will find its way into the groove of your skis. Proper removal necessitates the groove scraper, and this handy pencil version, which easily slides into wax boxes, is ideal. No extra...
We came out with a new Structurite last year. Click West Yellowstone: After the Ski Festival Every year in November, the North American Nordic world converges in Montana for the annual West Yellowstone Ski Festival. It is a week full of training, waxing, racing, clinics, expos, and friends. But what happens after the festival is over? The CXC Team spent another week in town after the festival to find out. First, we traded in our...
here for the wax clinic schedule. here for more information on how the wax tips are created. If we do not have solid information on an event (including weather, current conditions, expected time of grooming, how many loops, start time of course, etc), we will either not submit anything or we will delay submission of the wax tip. For this reason, sometimes information on a race will not be sent out in the eBlast that...
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View selected photos from today’s SuperTour classic race in West Yellowstone.
View Selected photos from SuperTour women’s skate race in West Yellowstone here.
View Selected Photos from the SuperTour Sprint in West Yellowstone It was a cold one! Also the sprint course was mostly uphill. There were some hurtin’ puppies out there at the end. Despite not being used at the World Cup level, I’m sure there are some merits to this race format. Click Toko US is now on facebook.
Today was the coldest day I can remember at Fall Camp in West Yellowstone. The thermometer says it was not too bad, at -9F (-23C). But the wind never let up. Put the two together and you were quickly at the off-ramp to Frozenville.How to dress for a da...
Today was the coldest day I can remember at Fall Camp in West Yellowstone. The thermometer says it was not too bad, at -9F (-23C). But the wind never let up. Put the two together and you were quickly at the off-ramp to Frozenville.How to dress for a da...
Toko Chemist Udo Raunjak to Present to Fall Ski Festival Toko wax chemist Udo Raunjak will be in West Yellowstone this year. He will conduct internal seminars to the Toko Tech Team and afterward on Tuesday 23 November at 6:00pm in the Conference Center, he will give a presention to the general public. Udo is a key man in the Toko organization. He is responsible for maintaining quality control and especially for developing improved products. He will...
Toko Tech Manuals Available The Toko Tech Manuals for the 2010/11 season are online and can be viewed or downloaded. They are all available at the www.TokoUS.com. Learn About How Toko Does Research and Development
It’s not quite the same as a Nike-Reebok merger, but Wednesday’s acquisition of Toko by Swix Sport will dramatically alter the ski industry’s competitive landscape—at least behind the scenes. Consumers will see few changes to the products stocked on store shelves. But according to Swix Sport USA President Steve Poulin, his company now controls nearly 75 percent of the worldwide market share for wax and tools, and almost 90 percent in the U.S. According to...