Articles tagged 'Gear'
Toko HF Blue in dry conditions
From what I have seen, as long as you are in the west with dry air, cool evenings, and clean snow the JetStream Blue will be the wax of the day, even if temperatures are in the mid 20s.
By Cory Wubbels
Feb 14, 2009
Toko waxes in dirty warm snow
When making your wax choice the cleanliness of the snow and the air quality need to be a major consideration. The dirtier the snow the harder the wax needs to be.
By Rick Reynolds
Feb 13, 2009
Wax Recommendations: the History of the Snow
There are several key aspects that go into making wax recommendations and fast skis. One of the key elements that many times gets missed is the history of the snow and understand the snow type.
By Dan Meyer
Feb 13, 2009
Wax recommendation for Vasa Weekend
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!
By Mike Muha
Feb 12, 2009
Salice Nordic Shields: An excellent alternative to Casco Nordic Shields
An alternative to the Casco Nordic Eyewear is Salice's Nordic Shield. I've had an opportunity to train and race in a pair for the past three weeks and thought I provide a review of these value leaders.
By Mike Muha
Feb 11, 2009
Wax recommendation for Feb 10 Traverse City sprints
Wax recommendations from Swix for the Feb 10 Traverse City Sprint race.
By Pete Edwards
Feb 10, 2009
Weekend wax recommendations
UPDATES! Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Says Swix's Pete Edwards: "Looks like it will be warmer and wetter on Saturday and cooler/drier on Sunday."
By Mike Muha
Feb 6, 2009
Wax recommendation for Feb 4 Traverse City sprints
Swix wax recommendation for Feb 4 Traverse City sprints at Timber Ridge Nordic.
By Pete Edwards
Feb 2, 2009
Weekend wax recommendations
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!
By Mike Muha
Jan 29, 2009
Cleaning Wax Brushes: Brush in the dishwasher
Today we bring out the big gun: a large home appliance! What happens when you try cleaing your ski wax brush in the dishwasher?
By Mike Muha
Jan 29, 2009
Cleaning Wax Brushes: Vacuum the brush
Here's a really efficient way to clean your ski wax brushes: Use a vacuum cleaner! And there's no messy cleanup...
By Mike Muha
Jan 28, 2009
Cleaning Wax Brushes: Brush a wire shelf
The brush-a-wire-shelf method of keeping ski wax brushes clean is similar to slap-and-scrap, but requires an additional piece of equipment.
By Mike Muha
Jan 27, 2009
