I am looking for used (metal-edged, waxless) backcountry skis. Someone on Craigslist is offering a pair of old Fischer S-Bound skis at a...

One of the condominium units in my building in Stowe, Vermont is being foreclosed on. Cross-country skiers may be interested in this condo, because...

No racing aspirations here. Simply trying to build up endurance and, with luck, speed. Like most folks, I'm largely limited to weekends for training....

I ski a mixture of groomed, track and ungroomed and am thinking of a new pair of waxables. Probably not real skinny, in the 58mm range. If I go for...

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Beside his ideas on how to improve glide, that are not the object of that topic, Kuzmin came up with tools that fit onto and Angle Grinder instead of...

My wife and I are avid outdoors people. We love Mohonk Preserve and the Ulster County hiking activities. We are weekenders that have a new one in...

Martin Johnsrud Sundby won by over a minute, Petter Northug was _way_ back, in 40th place. Since Musgrave is British he won't be getting the silver...

Unless I'm wrong, Martin Fourcade's skis have plain white bases at his victory in Östersund. Check the video around...

Tired, and goaded by friends, I laid down on a bench in front of the fire place at Trapps and took a nap (with a book on my stomach as a visual aid)....

Hi folks, Can anyone give me any hints on how to dismount Pilot Skate Sport bindings? I bought a pair of used skis on ebay and want to switch them...

Here's a new XC ski culture book, hot off the press, in time for the first snow of the real winter! Check it out at:...

Their "snowfarm" had a good base which, combined with 8" of new snow", made for wid-winter skiing condtions.

Finally!

Hi, I have the feeling that Peter had poorly performing skis that day. Man, he couldn't draft on Mario (Ok, drafting behind a V2 skier isn't a...

People are now aware of the weight loss motivation in their life, for that we require determination to accomplish. If you want to lose your weight...

On Jan 4, 3:12*am, Terje Mathisen "terje.mathisen at tmsw.no" wrote: Jeff Potter wrote: It's the first new ski technique in decades. Fun! ...

I Love Them. When they were introduced in WC races in the mid 80's there was a lot of opposition from some skiing countries and raised voices at...

Been ages since I've posted to rec.skiing.nordic--used to be a regular, back when we lived in the Northeast. We're planning an XC ski trip from our...

Camped in the Sierras 22-24, Desolation Wilderness. The Sierras don't have snow (what's left is from a month ago storm), but there is plenty of black...