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Toko reintroduces Wax Coach

After long neglect, Toko has finally updated its Toko Wax Coach, catching back up to Fast Wax, Solda, and Swix. The Wax Coach lets you input conditions and it makes a wax recommendation.

By Mike Muha
Feb 2, 2010

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Skiing in the rain

What you need to know about having the right skis when it's warm!

By Josh Korn
Feb 2, 2010

The Swix Brush line

What brushes do you need? An article adpated from Ski Post and the Swix Waxing Manual.

By Andrew Gerlach
Feb 1, 2010

Swix introduces Swix Triac® 1.0 ski pole

Triangular shaft, interchangeable baskets that screw on to the shaft with a nut, better strap. Has Swix built a better pole? See the video.

By Swix
Jan 27, 2010

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CXC 2010 Nationals waxing report

CXC had a successful national championships.  Out of the 4 races, CXC skiers (including Caitlin Compton who CXC was waxing for) had a total of 9 top 5 finishes. Here are CXC coach Bryan Fish's comments on waxing for the week.

By Bryan Fish
Jan 23, 2010

Diamond Storm 10Max Extra Hot One Way pole announced

The shaft is built with 4 different kinds of High Modulus Diamond carbon fabrics and a unique layer construction with more than 11 different layers.

By One Way
Jan 20, 2010

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Using Fast Wax Ski Wax Base Prep

Properly prepared ski bases accept and retain wax more effectively. Fast Wax Base Prep contains a microwax formula which penetrates the ski base more deeply than standard hydrocarbon wax.

By Dan Meyer
Jan 14, 2010

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Weekend race wax recommentations

UPDATED 3. Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, and Toko for this weekend's Michigan Cup races. Check back for updates.

By Mike Muha
Jan 8, 2010

Waxing cold for the sprints at US Nationals

Waxing today was pretty simple especially as we have some superb glide waxes for the cold. If it is cold, the starting point is LF Moly/Blue mix as a base followed by HF Blue followed by JetStream Blue. This is what we at Toko call "Old Faithful" as it

By Ian Harvey, Toko
Jan 6, 2010

Vasa Ergometer named to Top 10 Gear of the Year list

I wanted to let you know about some big news for Vasa. The Vasa Kayak Ergometer was just named to The Gear Junkie's Top 10 Gear of the Year list.

By Rob Sleamaker
Jan 6, 2010

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Video: How to choose the right cross-country ski

Dick Fultz of the Cross Country Ski Shop in Grayling offers some terrific tips on how to choose just the right cross-country ski for beginners to the most experienced skier.

By MyNorth.com
Jan 6, 2010

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Weekend race wax recommendations

Race wax recommendations for the Nubs Nob Freestyle, Boyne Highlands Classic, and Boyne Highlands JOQ Sprints. Check back for updates!

By Mike Muha
Dec 31, 2009