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Chris Hall joins Fischer Sports as Director of Nordic Racing

Fischer VP Sales and Marketing Peter Ashley, has announced Chris Hall as Director of Nordic Racing. Hall will take over the position recently vacated by Eli Brown’s departure to the University of Utah.,

By Andy Canniff (Fischer Sports)
Nov 6, 2005

Fischer Skis and Boots 2005/06

For 2005/06, Fischer introduces two new classic skis and makes widely available the new dimensional RCS Skating ski. The widely-successful Centrix boots return with upgrades that raise the performance bar even further.,

By Andy Canniff, Fisher Sports
Nov 6, 2005

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Swix School: New Online Waxing & Prepping School

Swix has released a new free web site called the Swix School that provides excellent narrated videos of how to prepare and wax skis. Each lesson - and there are many! - has a video and illustrations of what operation is taking place.,

By Mike Muha
Oct 6, 2005

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New Solda Waxes for the 2005-2006

Solda has released several new waxes for the 2005-2006 season. Here's the hype with a few comments...,

By Mike Muha
Sep 21, 2005

Reuse Old Bearings in New 100mm Rollerski Wheels

You can buy 100mm replacement wheels with or without bearings. Buying without bearings - and reusing your existing bearings - can save you 25% of the purchase costs.,

By Mike Muha
Sep 18, 2005

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Toko Tech Manual 2005-2006

Describes - in great detail - base structuring, glide waxing, kick waxing, waxing tools, ironing techniques, and glide testing. A must read for any racer, even if you don't use Toko waxes. 438KB PDF file,

By Toko
Sep 15, 2005

A Trio of Ski Skett Classic Rollerskis

I have used a lot of classic rollerskis, and over the last several years have found that the Ski Skett Nord classic models are light, flexible, come in a variety of wheel speeds/durometers, and handle incredibly well.

By Ben Arians
Sep 1, 2005

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Strength Training to Improve Athletic Performance

Doug Garfield's latest book, "RepMotions" reintroduces progressive resistance training as a practical resource for general athletes and medical and exercise professionals involved in training their patients and clients.,

By Mike Muha
Aug 14, 2005

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Fisher Sports and Swix Announce New Partnership

Fischer Nordic Racing Manager, Eli Brown, has officially announced the formation of a Fischer / Swix Nordic racing program. The team, to be known as FSx is in place for the 2005/06 season.,

By Eli Brown
Aug 7, 2005

Marwe 610 Rollerski Review

I have had my Marwe 610 rollerskis for about 3 weeks and I have skied about 150kms. I have found these freestyle rollerskis simulate the real thing better than other rollerskis I have used.

By Jim Howe
Jul 14, 2005

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June 2005 Nordic Ultratune Update

The latest news from Nordic Ultratune, plus Nat Brown's excellent commentaries and suggestions for base prep and care.,

By Mark Waecher
Jun 29, 2005

Amer Sports, Maker of Atomic, Acquires Salomon

Amer Sports Corporation, maker of Atomic skis (among other products and brands) has made an agreement with adidas-Salomon AG to acquire Salomon,

By Mike Muha
May 2, 2005