Hi, I am trying to figure out how FIS points are computed for each skier on the WC. In the FIS Website, the cross-country formula is...

Sounds like it was super-fast conditions, and not cold.

Yesterday Ole Einar Bjørndalen got his 11th world championship (9 individual, 2 relays) and his 85th world cup win, so today he started first, 1...

Al Jenks, owner of Windblown in New Ipswich, NH, is retiring. He built a real gem of a small ski area over the last 40 years. I hope someone as...

this is more applicable to rec.backcountry, but the signal to noise of that group has deteriorated greatly. So I hope fellow RSNers don't mind me...

Hi, Has anyone tried the Starlight, Pennsylvania XC ski center? I am curious for skate skiing. Thanks. Ben

I've got some very old very soft LF wax (Swix Pilot 10LF) that I don't use for skiing. Is it OK to use as a cleaning and prep wax? I read about...

I like to get down on modern snowshoes because it seems to me that they don't give enough float. Although I give them manuverability, which is very...

I just finished part 2 of my 2-part "how to ski" series. In this video I try to show some skills needed to get grip and glide on the uphills. I have...

This is kind of...

Thanks to BasilBrush! Unusual classic winners in the races today, with some other pleasant advances, such as Sara Renner. Petra Majdic, or maybe...

Anyone remember Deep Purple? The top liners at the Liberec Festival are Deep Purple, and no its not a music festival its the 2009 FIS Nordic World...

I shoulda maybe put up notices at this group and the BC group. Doh! I just sold my set of fine condition Swallow TR Alpine 210's on eBay for...

Has anyone come up with a good way to figure out IF / TSS etc for the performance manager? I know there are xome bike racers as well as runners that...

I just read a report on a winter NOLS outing and they carried 50-lb packs and pulled 50-lb sleds and had 3-man cooking teams, etc. That was the...

OK, I made my own "how to XC ski" YouTube video. Here's a link to part 1, which shows a few of the basics. I'm working on editing part 2 right now....

Anyone know how? It looks like the plastic cuff is pivoting around a metal stud. It seems like there's a kind of clip over top of the stud. I have...

Birkie is coming up. Once again a lack of time on skis due to cold weather (NoDak) and cold/flu bugs, am second guessing which race to do. Classic...

Well, I am all psyched about my b.c. experience in the sierras (well, granted the weather was glorious, but I hope it still counts). So am thinking...

Pre-registration for the February 15th John Day XC Race is closed but day of race entry at the race site is allowed. See website...