Forum: Nordic Skiing
December 13th 11, 02:09 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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In December some Norwegians go south
In December some Norwegians go south, no, not to Canary Islands-
further south!
Right now there are several teams of Norwegians skiing towards
the South pole. They are celebrating the 100th...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 26th 10, 02:05 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 17th 10, 05:53 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,787
Scandanavian Nordic sports magazines?
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010, jeff potter wrote:
Anyone know of any? Website links? I see there's Langrenn.com. Do any
have english versions?
I'd like to see a magazine (or site) that shows the whole...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 30th 10, 01:11 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,497
We have cold but no snow, so... skate wild ice!
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, jeff potter wrote:
I'm also looking into the sale that Jamie at http://nordicskater.com
is having on the Original Nordic Skate blades (wooden base) for $29.
Anyone have...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 19th 10, 03:12 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,544
In awe : Adidas Skating Pro
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, wrote:
Your photos show a Salomon Profil "automatic" binding on your nordic
skates blades. "Automatics" are significantly less laterally stiff
than a...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
December 12th 09, 12:00 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 0
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OT skating marathon movie opens Dec 13
The Norwegians have their Birkebeiner (which
happens nearly every year), the French have Tour de France
(which happens every year), but the Dutch (or the Friesians to be exact)
have their...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 14th 09, 03:32 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,745
Watching WC videos on dvd player
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009, wrote:
Would I need C to get cfourcc to work?
Maybe not , under the download section
there is a pre-compiled version of cfourcc for
Windows:
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 14th 09, 03:20 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,745
Watching WC videos on dvd player
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, wrote:
Thanks for the detailed reply. Among the .avi race files I tested
were some from Canmore 2005-06 that the player couldn't read. Perhaps
your hack...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 13th 09, 02:55 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,745
Watching WC videos on dvd player
On Sun, 12 Apr 2009, wrote:
For those who like me who have been watching the downloaded WC videos
(and regular movies) on computer monitor for years, I finally broke down
and got...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 14th 09, 09:22 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,582
vintage wax
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009, wrote:
On Feb 13, 7:10*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
This is kind of cool
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 3rd 09, 03:56 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 24th 09, 07:31 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,881
Love For Nordic (Ice) Skating, by Eva Apelqvist
I found this article in SILENT SPORTS (online) magazine:
http://www.silentsports.net/content/feature_home/feature_3/Nordic-skating-story-1-09.php
Eva Apelqvist is a Swedish-born writer living in...
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Forum: Backcountry Skiing
November 7th 08, 11:40 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry,rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
November 7th 08, 11:40 AM Posted to rec.skiing.backcountry,rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
November 4th 08, 03:55 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,309
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
October 31st 08, 01:25 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,940
XC-ski racing in 1969 in Alaska
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008, wrote:
Which photo are you referring to?
The owner of Lapland Lake in NY, Olavi Hirvonen, was a ski trainer for
the US Army in Alaska sometime after...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
October 30th 08, 12:47 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,940
XC-ski racing in 1969 in Alaska
I was searching for something completely different and found this.
This article is mostly about a "lost" trail near Anchorage,
Alaska. But there are some old photos of races from 1969....
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
June 23rd 08, 06:57 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 0
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Bicycle touring with skis
Tom Hermansson (Tallabomba) recently cycled from Trosa, Sweden
to Jotunheimen, Norway and back. No big deal, but he carried his skis on
his bike and skied up and down Glittertind
See ...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 4th 08, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,572
Kick bike?
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008, gr wrote:
I was stuck some time ago when leaning on a full shopping cart and running
along, how much it feels like gliding. I am thinking a kick bike (or
something...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 4th 08, 02:38 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,276
Takypod- rollerski or inline skate?
On Tue, 4 Mar 2008, Jan Gerrit Klok wrote:
Fascinating stuff. Does it seem to have a locomotive-like overgeared
propulsion driven by the tilting of the feet? Or is it a very
complicated...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 2nd 08, 10:16 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,276
Takypod- rollerski or inline skate?
Is a "takypod" (or tachypod) an early roller-ski or
inline skate? The only references I've found are in the Swedish
Wikipedia
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takypod
and in the 1926 "Nordisk...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 26th 08, 06:22 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,745
Hunter on skis
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008, Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com) wrote:
The skis might be the Swedish Tegnäs mentioned here.
Mentioned where? I couldn't find it. Are they "forest" skis?
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 8th 08, 11:58 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,579
A toad training for Vasaloppet
I found this in a Swedish newspaper:
http://www.st.nu/nyheter/lokalt.php?action=visa_artikel&id=698917
SKIER MEETS TOAD IN TRACK
OVANSJÖ (ST) 2008-01-11 03:00
Magnus Nordin...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 29th 08, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,333
Group for nordic ice skaters
There is now a yahoo group for nordic ice skating (tour skating)
on Vermont and vicinity lakes:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTNordicSkating/
It seems that Lake Champlain is now awesome.
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 18th 08, 12:41 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,232
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