A decent snow storm in the Boston area... Just in time too --- I quit my job as of last Friday. Now, let it not melt... (Fat chance) -- Andrew...

For Sale: 2 pair of Swix Alu Lite Roller skiing poles 145 cm with SR 94 straps, carbide ferrules 155 cm with standard strap, carbide ferrules Extra...

"Jim Grau" wrote in message ... Since it was about 35F and sunny today...

Having only recently begun using poles with the new "ergo" straps (Swix Profit, Exel whatever they're called), I've discovered that, with them, it's...

A regular discussion that I have with a Norwegian friend as we head out to ski tour is his insistence of using cotton anoraks and pants when...

Well, I am getting sick of skiing. Happens every spring. I go bonkers for snow in October, November - out skiing in slush and junk... then when...

Going up to Lake Placid next weekend. I have a bunch of skis my sister gave me for the kids - My son is 7 y/o, 5' 2". Never really skied before,...

Hi All, I have been grumpily reading posts here for the last month or so wonder, when is it going to be my turn to ski?!!? We have had a warm fall,...

I got for Xmas: Atomic TM:X skis Atomic TM:22 skis Dynafit TLT Comfort bindings (2 pairs) Garmont Mega Ride boots

Went to Bretton woods today. The xcskinh website says they reported 1" of new snow yesterday and from what I saw that seems true. Now in checking...

I've got the 125s and haven't used them much this summer - the riding has been too good! I was experiencing a lot of flat tires back in April...

My wife and I will be flying from Boston out West to ski at Sun Valley this winter. We've never flown with skis. Buy hard shell cases? Use soft...

I've got some mid-line Exel poles and would like to try some Swix or Rex straps on them. But I'm not sure how to get them to fit. The Exel poles...

A racer from Sweden used skates (skate-skates) with Pilot mounting adaptors in the sprint series in Dusseldorf. The setup looks like...

Hi there, Just wondering if anyone out there has bought/used/tried Salomon's X-Adventure 5 (or 8) NNN-BC boots? I need new skis boots & bindings...

PS: Another thing I wonder about: do any other major Tour contenders focus only on the Tour like USPS does? Sure, they cover their bases and try for...

Our trusty old Karhu Kodiak skis bit the dust last spring. It was pretty strange, 3 out of 4 of the skis lost the rear part of the mutigrade laminate...

During the scant coverage of the 50k skate race yesterday, the NBC announcers kept referring to the cloud of suspicion that hung over bronze-medal...

After taking a couple of years off to get married and have a child, it's nice to see Smigun is back and nearing the top. In her first race two weeks...

What does everyone thing about Bjorndalen's good run this year in the world cup??