Quite a few skiing days were saved by my old tin of Swix Wet Snow grip wax. It is a silver wax, similar to the VR75, but not as smooth; it has...

Can anyone recommend a good nordic ski grinder besides Zach Caldwell,, or Nat Brown? Both their web sites say their not excepting any more skis,...

Any races between Dec 25th and Jan 3d at Van Ho?

I skied today at the Stowe Mountain Resort cross-country center. Conditions were good to very good (on my trip report scale of poor, fair, good, very...

Finally I brought it all together in my technique practice: all the different component moves of the physics of maximum weight transfer in skating,...

Prospect Mountain will open for the season starting Saturday, December 18th. Located on Route 9, Woodford, Vermont. Fifteen minutes from...

Does anyone here have any experience (or know of someone who does) using a 4X4 ATV with the Kimpex (or similar) track conversion kit for...

You may want to give these a look: http://www.karhu.com/gear/category.php?c=backcountry The Ursa may be of interest.....certainly easier than...

I'm a groomer - I (almost daily) drag a Tidd-Tech "Tenderizer" and track setter around a nature preserve in upper NY state, grooming about 4 miles...

Greetings from a group newbie. On a recent trip to Devils Thumb Ranch in Tabernash Colorado I rented a pair of Salomon skating boots that I liked so...

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After skipping Mora for 3 years I'm racing the 42k classic this year (may switch to 58k free depending on classic training). But, I hate to miss the...

Recently I've been steel scraping my rock skis. However, I can't get the solid ribbon, or peel removing the base material. It tends to be stringing...

Did not have time to do all in one time. This is the first bit at least. World Cup 2004 XC-skiing Asiago in ~500kbit quality and Xvid encoding, with...

In a local XC ski rental shop here in the midwest I've seen a new style of XC ski which looks a lot like an alpine ski. It's shorter, wider, and has...

I bought and used for one season a pair of steel-edged XC skis. They were a wax type. I really liked the steel edge. And wax works well in really...

Scaling back my plans for the moment to go to Norway or Finland for a week of skiing....I am wondering now about the North Shore of Lake Superior MN...

I am considering buying true skating boots (I've been using combis for years). Is there any consensus that the Pilot binding (with the twin...

We have about 4" of fresh snow here in mid-Michigan. Our first real skiable snow. I was out putting down some first tracks and setting a trail with...

Anybody out there using Alpina 568 (combi) boots? Overall I've had good luck with them with one exception. I've noticed a tendency for the insoles...