"Tahoe grind"

Does anybody have the contact info of that place in Truckee, CA, where
the locals go to? The one which offers the "Tahoe grind"?

Never heard of it. Try Nat Brown in Washington (nordic ultra tune) and
ask for a 2.2 or a 2.3.

bt

check that; the wet one is called the 3.3. I have that one on my
madshus waxless; and 2.3 on my regular striding and skate skis along
with a dry grind on a pair of dry snow skis. but who the hell ever
uses those in Tahoe?

bt

At Paco's they told me they charge only $40 for a grind at that place,
plus, I wouldn't pay for shipping if I drop the (4 pairs of) skis
myself.

wrote:
At Paco's they told me they charge only $40 for a grind at that
place,
plus, I wouldn't pay for shipping if I drop the (4 pairs of) skis
myself.

Andrey,

The place is called the Start Haus, is run by Jim Schaffner, formerly a
Salomon alpine rep. Their phone number is (530) 582-5781.
http://www.starthaus.com/

They do an good local job of grinding skis. I've had a few skis done
there, and I think the quality is good for the money, especially, as
you said, you save the cost of shipping. For my real "top" end race
skis, I still feel better about sending to Nordic Ultra-Tune (Nat
Brown) because I've been sending skis to Nat for years, but for the
money you can't beat the Start Haus. They charge only $30 for an XC ski
grind (more if you want the Hot-box service -- highly recommended). The
"Tahoe Grind" is a relatively medium-aggressive linear grind that works
darn well in most conditions up here. You can get an even more
aggressive grind for slush if you ask for it.

Personally, I haven't had that good a luck with my R2.3 grind from Nat,
and find that I use the LJ03 much more often, and just add a
Holmenkollen or Toko rill over it, or just go linear Swix if the
conditions warrant. Nat swears by the R2, but my experience just hasn't
been that great on two separate pairs of skis. Don't know why.

If you use the Start Haus, please tell them Mark from Far West Nordic
sent ya.

Mark

Thank you, Mark!


wrote:
wrote:
At Paco's they told me they charge only $40 for a grind at that
place,
plus, I wouldn't pay for shipping if I drop the (4 pairs of) skis
myself.

Andrey,

The place is called the Start Haus, is run by Jim Schaffner, formerly
a
Salomon alpine rep. Their phone number is (530) 582-5781.
http://www.starthaus.com/

They do an good local job of grinding skis. I've had a few skis done
there, and I think the quality is good for the money, especially, as
you said, you save the cost of shipping. For my real "top" end race
skis, I still feel better about sending to Nordic Ultra-Tune (Nat
Brown) because I've been sending skis to Nat for years, but for the
money you can't beat the Start Haus. They charge only $30 for an XC
ski
grind (more if you want the Hot-box service -- highly recommended).
The
"Tahoe Grind" is a relatively medium-aggressive linear grind that
works
darn well in most conditions up here. You can get an even more
aggressive grind for slush if you ask for it.

Personally, I haven't had that good a luck with my R2.3 grind from
Nat,
and find that I use the LJ03 much more often, and just add a
Holmenkollen or Toko rill over it, or just go linear Swix if the
conditions warrant. Nat swears by the R2, but my experience just
hasn't
been that great on two separate pairs of skis. Don't know why.

If you use the Start Haus, please tell them Mark from Far West Nordic
sent ya.

Mark

Believe or not Nat's out of the business. He sold it.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY


wrote in message
oups.com...
Never heard of it. Try Nat Brown in Washington (nordic ultra tune) and
ask for a 2.2 or a 2.3.

bt

Doesn't say anything on his website although last update is 2/15.
Fitzgerald
"Gary Jacobson" wrote in message
...
Believe or not Nat's out of the business. He sold it.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY


wrote in message
oups.com...
Never heard of it. Try Nat Brown in Washington (nordic ultra tune) and
ask for a 2.2 or a 2.3.

bt

Nat is out. Read below:


Nordic Ultra-Tune Update
18529 Olympic View Drive, Edmonds, WA 98020, Nat Brown, Editor
see our website at www.ultratune.net
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Spring Edition, March 2005
Volume 7, Number 2




NUTS News & Personal Matters

Word seems to have started to get out already, but this is my formal
announcement: after six years as owner and operator of Nordic
UltraTune, and after 34 years in the ski business, I've decided to move
on.

I have sold Nordic UltraTune to Mark Waechter, of Winthrop, Washington.
For more on Mark, see below - but rest assured that Nordic UltraTune
will continue all the same services, and because Mark is moving the
machinery into a larger space and will be able to employ assistance
(zoning prohibited me from doing so, as did lack of space), service
should be faster than it has sometimes been in the past.

I will still be closely connected to UltraTune. I'll be on hand in
many ways: as advisor, consultant, grind tester, available for extra
help, involved in the newsletter (which should be more frequent!),
certainly available on-line for any questions, doing service at World
Cup races (where Mark will join me in providing event service),
planning new grindsŠ. Mark has been working with me all spring, and I
am confident that other than a new address, customers will see little
change.

It was time. There was simply more work coming in all fall than I
could handle alone, and it was becoming impossible to do anything other
than work in the shop - and I want to ski! Physically, with a
deteriorating left ankle, it was becoming both painful and detrimental
to be on my feet all day - and I want to spend my remaining on-my-feet
time doing more than minding the machine! And it's time for some
changes, more training, travelŠ

But more than all that, one of my deep regrets was that in the last six
months before he died in a traffic accident two years ago this April, I
had had too little time for my partner Chris - and what time I did
have, I was often too busy to do much. I wish we had had more time to
do things together, and losing him has certainly given me an idea of
the fleetingness of time and life. It was good to be busy after his
death, for a while. But now I have been fortunate enough to meet
someone I want to spend the rest of my life with, and I do not want to
loose time with Eric by being always busy or worn out.

I look forward to the next years with great eagerness, just as I look
back on my career in skiing with enormous satisfaction. I thank all
the Nordic UltraTune customers who have made the last six years so
good. I'll still be around - but I'll be skiing!

Introducing Mark Waechter

This summer Nordic UltraTune will be moving to Winthrop Washington, in
the heart of the Methow Valley with it's 200 k's of groomed trails.
(If you haven't been there, you owe yourself a trip!)

Mark and Margaret Waechter have the enthusiasm and experience to keep
UltraTune moving forward. I will be working with them to assure that
the Tazzari and the grind process will be perfectly dialed in for the
fall opening.

Mark brings a tremendous set of skills and a passion for skiing to the
business. For the past fifteen years he has been a research, design
and development engineer, holding a dozen international patents for
sensors, mechanisms, systems and processes. His design background is in
aerospace and medical and commercial electronics. His rigorous and
methodical hands-on science background, combined with his innovative
thinking, will benefit Nordic UltraTune and all the NUTS customers.

Mark is an avid skier, with experience regionally and in Masters'
Nationals and World Cup, and in American Ski Chase events. Margaret is
a former Canadian national Team member, and more recently a Masters'
World Cup medalist. Before moving to Winthrop, Margaret was Head Coach
at Sovereign Lake Nordic. She holds a degree in Exercise Physiology and
is an ASCM Board Certified exercise specialist. She coaches at various
camps and clinics, and directs the Health Science Lab at Winthrop
Physical Therapy.

Nordic UltraTune will continue to focus on providing the highest
quality Tazzari stone-grinding service.

Our web address will remain the same (www.ultratune.net). The shipping
address and phone number will be changing over the summer, and we will
keep you fully informed.



In article , Fitzgerald
wrote:

Doesn't say anything on his website although last update is 2/15.
Fitzgerald
"Gary Jacobson" wrote in message
...
Believe or not Nat's out of the business. He sold it.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY


wrote in message
oups.com...
Never heard of it. Try Nat Brown in Washington (nordic ultra tune) and
ask for a 2.2 or a 2.3.

bt

Ouch. I'll give the place at Tahoe a try this weekend.