After the skate race yesterday, I decided to do a little and I mean a little classic skiing today. The temp was 2F with a 20mph wind out of the...

I just thought of something. In an XC race you're trying to be as relaxed as possible and yet you're also in the most pain you can...

For those who are in the area this weekend, the NCC is having a SkiFest at the Visitor's Center, with a demo booth (Rossi, I think), and demos of...

1. In classic skiing, one needs to lengthen or shorten the mi-section of the ski with kick wax. Let me call this the overlapping zone.. 2. Kick wax...

With regard to our recent and ongoing discussion of doping, you might find the article in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine "In Pursuit of Doped...

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

Hi all, after the news server being of line for 3 weeks i'm a little lost on what's going on here. More or less at least. I have updated as usual but...

I have no idea what type of system this is...anybody care to shed some light? Not NNN, no SNS, not 3-pin...so what is...

I've got a 2004 season pass for the cross country trails in the Swiss Engadine. Cost £15 (35 Swiss Francs). Any offers? Just come back from a great...

I have a pair of Karhu Nomad boots , bought a couple of seasons ago, and never had any stuff applied to them. I noticed today that my toes were...

The current issue of Discover magazine has some cool photos of snow transformation, as seen with an electronic microscope. I was surprised at how...

My Trabs ran well in the fresh snow 30k FS race in Marquette. I had FastWax Tan + fluoro powder. They outran other skis I waxed up without the powder...

Heading off to ski the Konig Ludwig Lauf in Oberammergau, Germany that is held the last weekend in January. With the resources I have, I get...

Will be flying a few times this winter with skis. Have heard form the airlines that they are enforcing a single pair of skis and nothing else rule...

After surviving a couple of days of alpine skiing this weekend, I skied yesterday at the Highland Lodge in Greensboro, Vermont. Conditions were good...

If you're interested, the Spoke/Overlander Ski Marathon is coming up with 10, 30 and 50km distances. Should be a great event... Info and more at...

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

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

I am a beginner of XC skiing, so appreciate if you could help. When I weight on one ski (say, my left one), and push/kick my right leg, many times I...

Slow times if they used a modified version of the traditional valley course which is quite flat. Perhaps it was moved to the alternative venue in...