Anyone know what to do when a Swix iron ($100 pre-2004 model) does not produce any heat. I have TWO of these irons in which the green light is on...

They seem very light and reliable racing is selling them for $179. Any opinions welcome. Thanks Chris

Well, I guess I'd better write up a bit of a story. I headed down (along with wife and kids) on Friday afternoon, going first to OO to test some...

Since the end of the season is approaching, I am thinking of combining the next skiing trip to New Hampshire with the purchase of the XC skiing...

I'm a Nordic newbie, and recently purchased a pair of Madshus Tyin waxless skis. Now I read that waxless skis really aren't, and they can, and...

Ken Roberts" wrote in message ... The slower I...

I was talking to someone before a race the other day and he mentioned that bending my ankles a bit might be a good idea, and I tried it and he was...

I'm sure you're all waiting with baited breath to find out how my race, and motivation, went this weekend. Most importantly, I had a blast. Good...

Had a lot of fun during Birkie Week this year, except for that painfull 3+ hours I spent trying to race on Saturday. My family and I had a condo at...

World Cup 2004 XC-skiing Umeå in VBR ~450kbit quality and DivX encoding, with audio in 32kbit mono mp3, English and...

I'm traveling to NH and VT next week and am hoping to buy my first pair of skis. Can anyone recommend some good stores near Manchester,...

I would think at least someone would mention this. In case if you don't know Pantani died on Saturday. For those of you who doesn't know who he was,...

Had really slow skate skiis again in 32 degree weather. It happens so consistently I'm starting to think it is a karma thing. My skiis...

Hey there, Anyone working with the sport know where I can order accessories like handstops, slings, rubber sight blinds and the like! American Or...

We stayed in the same group of condos as the Italians. Pretty exciting stuff. We all wax in a 2-stall garage with plenty of light & even...

Can we do this with Cera F instead of $6 ???? jw

See the following link for activities, including a short wooden ski tour. It's on March 7th, and should be a good time. Non-competitive,...

How many stupid comments have you heard while skiing, rollerskiing, working out in general? I've got a few good ones... 1. "Do you need a ride?" (...

The day dawned with a miss of the weather by all of the weather prognosticators. Instead of a low around 18-20 it never got below 29. The temp...

I wonder what Nathan, Justin, Marc, and other super fast guys think about the fact that the Italians show up, work as a team and keep winning the...