Altai Skis is having its annual ski festival (Hoks and Koms) at Sitzmark on January 20th this season. Sitzmark is a small ski hill nestled in the Okanogan Highlands of NE WA. We kind of takeover that day. Lots of demos, pointers, tours. Don Portman comes over and helps out along with our local crew....

Hi all, Nils here from Altai Skis. I thought I would offer some info/opinions on a few of these topics regarding the Hoks. Waxing - we do not recommend hot waxing the Hok skins as it is pretty easy to melt the fibers, which turns them in to velcro. I have - sadly - done this. A too hot iron or a sli...

Hi everyone and thanks for the great review LJ! I would say that LJ hit the mark with saying the Hok is kind of in its own world. It is not really meant to replace tele or AT or XC. It is best used in the backcountry and works well in any kind of soft snow. SInce we came out with the Hok in 2011-12 ...