Skigo
Encyclopedia
Skigo is a Swedish
company producing ski wax
, ski tools, ski pole
s and ski gloves. The company President is Christer Majbäck
and it is owned by C. Majbäck AB. Head office and production is located in Kiruna
. Products are distributed around the world.
Skigo has had many firsts in the development of ski waxes, including the use of silicon, and was one of the early adopters of using PTFE in ski wax.
Skigo was started by Hagmans AB in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s Skigo merged with the Lind-Ex brand. Both wax brands continued to be distributed separately until shortly after 1992 the decision was made to unify both brands under the Skigo name. The top waxes from each brand were retained under the unification. Skigo added ski poles and gloves to its product line in the early 2000s. Ski clothing began to be added in 2008 and roller skis in 2009. Research and development continues today in Kiruna with improvements and new waxes.
Skigo is an Official Supplier to many National ski teams around the world including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia and Canada.
Many well-known Nordic skiers have been sponsored by and/or promoted Skigo waxes including Gunde Svan
who appeared on the product packages in the 1980s and Christer Majbäck
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
company producing ski wax
Ski wax
Ski wax is a material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards to improve the ski's performance on snow. It can also be applied to other devices that slide over snow and ice such as toboggans.- Types of ski wax :...
, ski tools, ski pole
Ski pole
Ski poles are used by skiers to improve balance and timing. Early ski poles were simply sticks, then bamboo , then steel . In 1958, Ed Scott invented the aluminium ski pole...
s and ski gloves. The company President is Christer Majbäck
Christer Majbäck
Christer Majbäck is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville....
and it is owned by C. Majbäck AB. Head office and production is located in Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
. Products are distributed around the world.
Skigo has had many firsts in the development of ski waxes, including the use of silicon, and was one of the early adopters of using PTFE in ski wax.
Skigo was started by Hagmans AB in the late 1970s. In the early 1990s Skigo merged with the Lind-Ex brand. Both wax brands continued to be distributed separately until shortly after 1992 the decision was made to unify both brands under the Skigo name. The top waxes from each brand were retained under the unification. Skigo added ski poles and gloves to its product line in the early 2000s. Ski clothing began to be added in 2008 and roller skis in 2009. Research and development continues today in Kiruna with improvements and new waxes.
Skigo is an Official Supplier to many National ski teams around the world including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia and Canada.
Many well-known Nordic skiers have been sponsored by and/or promoted Skigo waxes including Gunde Svan
Gunde Svan
Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics...
who appeared on the product packages in the 1980s and Christer Majbäck
Christer Majbäck
Christer Majbäck is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1985 to 1999. He won a bronze medal in 10 km at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville....
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External links
- Official home page (In Swedish)
- Canada and US web pages (In English)
- Facebook Page