All About Ski Preparation
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All About Ski Preparation
We are experts in making skis go fast and perform the way you want them to. We cover Nordic and Alpine from racing to recreation. Backcountry too. If you ski and maintain your own skis, this is the podcast for you.
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New Products for 2023/24 Season
This podcasts gives a quick overview of all new Toko products for the 2023/24 season. We have been busy developing exciting new products for you!
Using Diamond Files: How and Why
This episode goes over the different diamond files that we offer and what each is best used for. Then I also go over some commonly asked questions and...
Estimating Snow Temperature: An Essential Skill
This episode explains why the ability to estimate snow temperature for a future event is so critical to being a good waxer. I then explain how to do i...
Liquid Paraffin Questions and Answers
This episode includes 3 excellent listener questions about Toko liquid paraffins and our answers. The questions are can you mix liquid paraffins, can...
How to Race Wax for Cold Conditions with Best Results
This podcast describes how to race wax for different types of cold conditions with best results. All cold conditions are not the same but can be class...
Successful Waxing with Toko Liquid Paraffin
This episode illustrates some key points in how to be successful waxing with Toko Liquid Paraffin. Attention is given to different amounts of drying t...
Hand Brush Selection: What, When, and Why
There are a ton of hand brushes out there. There are even more recommendations as to what to use when. This episode clearly outlines what hand brushes...
Hot Waxing Skis and Snowboards: Why and How
This episode explains why and how to hot wax skis and snowboards. I make recommendations as to the best practice and also comment on a common techniqu...
Thoughts on Current Post Fluorine Race Waxing
Especially now there are more forms of race wax than ever including buff on block, pastes, hot waxes, powders, and liquids. I give my thoughts on how...
Interview with former USST Alpine Tech Neil Lande
Neil talks about what it is like to be a Alpine ski serviceman for the USST including thoughts on the personality traits that would be good for a serv...
Initial Wax Preparation of New Skis or Freshly Ground Skis (Alpine and Nordic)
Describes the recommended steps when waxing new skis or freshly stoneground skis. Explains why these steps are important and what the goal is of each...
Nordic Race: Preseason Fleet Evaluation, Structure, and Considerations
Describes many of the considerations when evaluating a Nordic Race ski fleet preseason, what base structure to start the season with, and other though...
What’s New for 2022/23 Winter Alpine
Ian Harvey gives a quick 6 minute summary of new exciting products that we will be offering this winter. Highlights include Soelden 15 Powder, a new R...
Interview withToko Chemist Stefan Jung on the development of fluorine free race waxes
This is an interview with Toko Chemist Stefan Jung about the development of fluorine free race waxes. Stefan relates some of the stories and challenge...
2022/23 Winter New Products Preview (Nordic)
Ian Harvey gives a quick 10 minute summary of new exciting products that we will be offering this winter. Highlights include a new vastly improved Str...
Marty Hall Interview
Marty Hall was the first full-time paid US Cross Country Ski Coach and a true pioneer and innovator. Marty coached for the US Ski Team from 1970 throu...
Beijing Olympic Roundtable Discussion
How are the Olympics different from a World Cup? Generally speaking the waxing and racing is the same but some other aspects of the Olympic Games are...
Sten Fjeldheim Interview
After 35 years of coaching the Northern Michigan University ski Nordic ski team, Sten Fjeldheim retired in the spring of 2021. Wining 4 NCAA Nordic Sk...
Chris Magerl Interview (Important for understanding Toko Race Wax Tips)
Chris Magerl has been the Toko Race Wax Tip Coordinator since 2008 as well as a Toko Tech Team member. Additionally, Chris has been a groomer at the M...
Dani Aravich Interview
Dani Aravich is on the US Paralympic team for Nordic skiing and Biathlon. She was a member of the US Paralympic team this past summer in Tokyo in trac...
Nancy Fiddler Interview
Nancy Fiddler came late to elite ski racing having had started skiing in college. Her world cup career started when she was 31 years old. Despite this...
Head Toko Chemist Stefan Jung Interview
Stefan Jung started working for Toko as the head chemist in January 2021. He is an avid telemark skier and also participates in other outdoor sports s...
Sydney Palmer-Leger Interview
Sydney Palmer-Leger won both races at the 2021 NCAA championships as a freshman in college. Sydney is on the US Ski Team B Team and is the 6th ranked...
Ben Ogden Interview
Ben Odgen has 5 individual top 10 finishes at World Juniors as well as 2nd, 1st, and 1st in the Junior relay. Also 11th in 2021 U23 Classic sprint aft...
JC Schoonmaker Interview
JC Schoonmaker finished 26th in last winter’s World Championship Classic Sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany. His top World Cup results are 14th, 18th, and...
Gus Schumacher Abilica Treadmill Interview
Gus Schumacher is the 3rd ranked U23 skier in the world and a US Ski Team A Team member. In an interview a few months ago, Gus brought up how excited...
Laura McCabe Interview
Laura McCabe got a late start to Nordic ski racing having had started Nordic track skiing and then racing in her early 20s. However, despite her late...
Catching up with Gus Schumacher 8.20.21 end of summer
Gus Schumacher is the 3rd ranked U23 skier in the world and a US Ski Team A Team member. This interview is to simply catch up and get his thoughts on...
Catching up with Caitlin Gregg 3.3.21 post double Birkie
Caitlin Gregg has 5 American Birkebeiner wins, more than anyone in history. Additionally she is a bronze medalist from the 2015 World Championships. T...
Reid Pletcher Interview
Reid Pletcher is one of the most talented fun adventuresome guys you will ever meet or hear of. Despite adversity Reid squeezes as much juice out of l...
Carl Swenson Interview
Carl Swenson has represented the US 72 times in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic competitions. His best international result was 5th place i...
Reese Hanneman Interview
Reese Hanneman has represented the US 36 times in World Cup and Olympic Games. Reese has 4 US National Championships wins all in the sprints. He also...
Catching up with David Norris 2.3.21 post Lahti and Falun World Cups
David Norris has 10 top 30 World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic individual finishes. He is also the 2016 American Birkebeiner Champion. He has b...
Catching up with Gus Schumacher 2 Feb post Lahti and Falun and pre U23 Worlds
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion and US National Skate Sprint Champion. This interview is to simply catch up and get h...
Charley French Interview
I have a huge treat for you today. You know those “most interesting man in the world” advertisements that the beer brand Dos Equis does? OK, I have a...
Liz Guiney Interview
Liz Guiney has 8 individual World Cup starts and 1 World Cup relay start. Her best World Cup finishes were 13th in the Skiathalon and 24th in the Clas...
Catching up with David Norris 1.19.21 after Covid-19 and pre Lahti World Cups
David Norris has 10 top 30 World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic individual finishes. He is also the 2016 American Birkebeiner Champion. He has b...
Alison Owen Bradley Interview
Alison Owen Bradley won multiple World Cup races, finished 2nd in the famous Holmenkollen ski festival race, competed in two Olympic games and 3 World...
Catching up with Gus Schumacher 1.12.21 post Tour deSki
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion, US National Skate Sprint Champion, and currently 2nd world ranked under 23 skier. I...
Jim Galanes Interview
Jim Galanes competed as a US Ski Team member from 1974 to 1984. Some of his top finishes include 5th place in Murmansk, Russia in 1984 and 6th place i...