Cross Country Ski Gear and Reviews
Rossignol hires Paul Clark as Nordic Racing Manager
8/8/2012 - By Rossignal
Rossignol’s objective with this new role is to increase retail sales of race product by driving athletes to Rossignol Racing Centers.
Salice 004 sunglass product review
8/7/2012 - By Mike Muha
Thibaut Pinot wore a pair when he won stage 8 of the Tour de France and Team Great Britain Men's 8 rowed to Bronze in the Olympics a few days ago donning Salice sunglasses. Salice Italian sunglasses are now imported into the US by Chi-Town Sports.
2XU Named Official Compression Supplier of USSA
8/2/2012 - By USSA
Under the new 2XU sponsorship, U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing athletes will wear 2XU Compression to train and recover.
Roller Skiing - The 1950s Sports Craze!
7/30/2012 - By Mike Mha
Roller Skiing, vintage sports footage from Holland and Germany in the 1950s. Taken from the two British Pathe newsreels.
USSA, SNAP Infusion SUPERCANDY announce partnership
7/25/2012 - By USSA
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced an official multi-year partnership with SNAP Infusion SUPERCANDY®, the first-to-market, Naturally Designed SUPERCANDY®.
Waxing on Wednesday
3/7/2012 - By Bert Hinckley
While at the American Birkie I had a discussion with a dedicated SOLDA wax user about waxing for weekend races 3 to 4 days prior to the race. Here's what I recommend...
Atomic has classic focus at Birkie Demo
2/20/2012 - By Rick Halling
Skiers are discovering the joy of classic and Marathons with both techniques are witnessing parity in numbers. The end result of this growth is that manufacturers are putting extensive R & D into classic gear.
Numbers don’t tell the whole story
2/17/2012 - By Bert Hinckley
Don't get hung up on numbers listed on skis. Most modern skis have ranges in which they will work well. They are not missile parts. Good pairs may differ slightly in any number of parameters and still feel and perform great.
Using Solda S30
2/1/2012 - By Bert Hinkley
Our old snow in Bend, Oregon, is extremely abrasive and the S30 as a base layer helps preserve the wax, protect the base and enhance the glide. Pretty good stuff and it will not break the wax budget.
Video: The secret to using Toko Base Green as a kick wax
1/26/2012 - By Ian Harvey
For conditions between hard wax and klister, particularly when the snow is abrasive or crushed ice mixed with power, Toko Base Green can be the ticket.
Video: Toko Kick Waxing (Hard Wax)
1/25/2012 - By Ian Harvey
There are three scenarios for Toko grip wax (hard wax). The first is if the snow is normal powder snow or skied in powder. The second is if the snow is partially transformed...
Fischer unveils 2012-2013 Nordic ski and boot offerings
1/19/2012 - By Holly Wolfe
For the first time, the company enters the women’s race boot market with the RCS Carbonlite WS model for both classic and skating techniques.
