Cross Country Ski Gear and Reviews

March UltraTuneNewsletter

3/6/2007 - By Mark Waechter

Here's a copy of Nordic Ultratune's March '07 Newsletter! ,

CASCO Nordic Eyewear: Revisited

2/22/2007 - By Mike Muha

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on how the CASCO Nordic Eyewear have performed on snow since I originally reviewed them back in September: They have exceeded my already high expectations.,

Salomon Equipe 10 Skate Review: Keepers!

2/21/2007 - By Mike Muha

So How Do They Ski? Like a dream! The skis track very well, feel stable, and have felt great in both hard pack and soft pack conditions I've tried so far.,

I would like to add a High Fluoro wax to my box and am looking at Swix FC1. This seems like a good wax to start with due to its large temperature range. In what conditions and over what waxes does FC1 work the best?,

Wake up! It’s time to train DVD

2/14/2007 - By CXC Skiing

70 minutes of exclusive interviews with US Ski Team coaches, XC drills and technique, fitness testing, sports physiology, core strength, training volume, intensity levels, race footage, and much more.,

Exel Goes Round with NTech®–technology in New XC Racing Poles

2/13/2007 - By Exel

Exel NTech®–technology and restructured round shaft improves the stiffness, shockproof, bending strength, and lightness.,

Swix MB77 Wax: Racing Service Report

2/11/2007 - By Swix Racing

MB77 has great dirt repelling capabilities due to BD and flouro, and the BD also works as a lubricant in dryer conditions.,

Swix Waxes: Use Air or Snow Temperature?

2/10/2007 - By Swix Racing

Is the temperature range listed on Swix wax air or snow temperature? If it is air temperature, how do you take into account for wind chill?,

Kick for the Long Haul

2/4/2007 - By Swix Racing

In some hard wax conditions, you want to use a klister binder instead of a normal binder wax. Here's why.,

Star Digital Iron Review

2/1/2007 - By Zachary Caldwell

The thought that has gone into designing and programming this iron is impressive. The folks at Star have been working with thick aluminum base plates all along, and have a good understanding of the thermodynamics at work.,

Vasa Announces New Ski Demo Day on Feb 9

1/27/2007 - By Bryce Dreeszen

Ski equipment representatives from Atomic, Fischer, Rossignol and Salomon will be on-hand with the latest skis, boots, bindings and poles.,

Setting First Tracks, by Arvid Møller

1/26/2007 - By Mark Waechter

In the mail this week, I received a beautiful hard-bound copy of the book 'Setting First Tracks'. It's the big centennial book from Madshus; a coffee-table book packed with ski history, and tons of old ski pictures and race pictures. ,