WEND WAX AND USSA CREATE PARTNERSHIP

Park City, UT - October 1, 2013

WEND, a high performance snow wax brand, has entered into a four year agreement with the U.S. Ski Team as an Official Competition Supplier for all three of the USSA Disciplines:  U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing.

"All of the USSA partners in the supplier pool are vital to our successes in being Best in the World. Giving our U.S. athletes every possible advantage on the hill has been key to our success and signing this deal with WEND will help us take another step in that direction. Their existing product and future development incorporating our athletes and coaches is really exciting for us and we appreciate that support and dedication."  Michael Jaquet, Chief Marketing Officer, USSA."We look forward to working with the USSA and their athletes to help push performance to the highest levels.  Our innovative and exclusive MF natural plant wax technology improves acceleration beyond the limitations of the existing Mid Fluoro compounds.  WEND waxes provide measurable increases in speed and durability and should be a key component to success in Sochi 2014," said John Dahl, President, Wax Research.

About WEND

WEND, a brand owned by Wax Research, Inc., is a sophisticated line of Fluoro and Natural racing waxes, overlays, bars, pastes and a full range of tuning shop waxes and base treatments.  Wax Research, founded 1972 in California, is a family owned company as well as a global market leader in the action sport wax and accessory business.  They have produced private label snow waxes since 1972 for some of the top brands of the sport.