The recent discussion of BMI made me wonder -- what are the advantages of being heavier? One that occurred to me is that a heavier skier may get...

I skied today at the Stowe Mountain Resort cross-country center (still popularly known as the "Mt. Mansfield" cross-country area). Conditions were...

Does anyone have Salomon Profil heel plates that they can sell me? Maybe someone who works in a shop? I carelessly busted one taking the...

I followed Jeff Kalember's advice and took the day off from skiing. We're getting dumped on here in the Twin Cities. Over a 1/2 foot of snow today...

I've seen lots of discussion of pole length for both skating and striding. For example classic pole length used to be "armpit height", but recent...

What's the efficient cadence for diagonal stride? - normal snow condition? - when the snow is like sandpaper? Is the target cadence the same for...

I skied today with the temp at minus 12 (-12F). There was a 10mph wind out of the northwest which is a killer at that temp. However, I skied a trail...

We are going to lead a trip from Minnesota, USA to Lienz, Austria in 2005 to ski the Dolomitenlauf. We will be taking 30-40 people. What is the best...

Comenkollen question: How far is one full time around? Skinnyski says 7.4k, St. Paul Parks and Rec says 5k.....or is it 5k that FEELS like...

I know some people still think start green the best for really cold temps. we are racing the city of lakes on relatively new snow with a week of...

Hi! Next saturday, I'll do my first ski race since at least 10 years. (I just came back on my skis this year). All the fluoro glide waxes are pretty...

Hello, I'm looking to do some overnight XC ski trips in southern Vermont or New Hampshire. I'll drive to northern VT/NH if needed. Can anybody...

Two great races to choose from this weekend - Pepsi Challenge up at Giant's Ridge and the City of Lakes Loppet in Minneapolis. For a variety of...

The consensus seems to be to not brush so aggressivly. Over the years the few times I've had the fastest skis out there they were waxed by...

So...here's the recipe for banana bread... AND WITH A STARBUCKS TALL VANILLA LATTE IT'S GOOD! BANANA BREAD 2 large eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup...

After J.T.'s big Saturday workour/race he left it out there wondering how do you recover faster! Thats just it! Recovery is such an important...

XC-skiing NorwegianChamp in VBR ~450kbit quality and DivX encoding, with audio in 32kbit mono mp3, Norwegian...

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Gary Jacobson wrote: The Tug Hill Tourathon Newsletter states that HSBC Bank which holds Salmon Hills intends to see that...

Hi, Maybe you can explain this to me. I live in Wisconsin and have been xc skate ski training for the Birkie for the past 3 months. My fitness is...

I'm having lots of fun in my visit to Salt Lake City -- excellent snow cover and warm weather make a nice change from the Northeast U.S. What I've...