Does anyone know the size of the Birkie waves? I'm trying to get a feel if Wave 1 is bigger than the other waves. Thanks, Jay Wenner

I am not a racer. The Keskinada is my annual ritual. As Parham told me once, you need a few things in life to anchor yourself. Perhaps...

I just received my Greg Marr memorial issue of "Silent Sports." Very nice. A special thing, for a special person, magazine and scene. During this...

It seems like basically all the recent era top dog ski racer pics---as in posters, ads and throughout Master Skier---are taken by the same photog,...

There was a lot of discussion about this in an earlier thread. There is a story in the Hayward, WI newspaper about this added race. Nothing has come...

I was just up to the Cross Country Ski Shop and saw some nordic skates. Does anyone have experience with them? If so, any thoughts? How are they on...

Hi all, this is the last upload until after Vasaloppet(Sunday), but this is a massive one. some 1.5Gig of Skiing/Biathlon this time. So if you have...

I am not on a racing team, I ski for the personal pleasure. I have a diffuculty when skiing. I am either too cold, or too hot. I do layer, but...

I just had a great golf course crust ski. First and last time of the year probably. 50F forecast for the next couple days. There's one bigger...

Hi RSNers, I just had my final exam yesterday, I did my first classic race 24k. Last season: I took my first xc ski lesson. I couldn't stand on...

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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...

Several weeks ago there were a big dump of snow here. This was excellent since I didn't have to drive to the mountain (Rockies) to ski. We have a...

Anyone out there done the Norway Birkie? What did you use for your "baby king" backpack? I think it has to be 3.5kg. bt

What is it about wooden skis that makes them so appealing to (some) people? I'm about to have to explain this to a TV cameraman, and I'm finding...

After the City of Lakes Loppet there was a thread about waxing, brushing, structure, flex and all. I'm still not clear about brushing and hear...

What a surprise. Just got home from 3 days of watching world cup biathlon in Lake Placid. Looked on the web to see how the event was covered and I...

This past weekend I took a brand new pair of classic racing skis out for a run on our local trails. I will spare you the details of the first...

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

If anyone is interested, I started this just as a way to get more = information.=20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CrossCountrySkiEnthusiasts