In case it's time to put away some of the skis...

Cleaning and Storage Wax

Sat, Mar 20, 2010 - By Bert Hinkley, WebSkis.com

Cleaning and storage wax is in order for the skis that will sleep until next year. This end of season layer of storage wax protects the ski base from dust, dirt, the extremes of summertime temps.

Ski Review

2011 Madshus Nanosonic Tested

Tue, Mar 16, 2010 - By Mark Waechter, Nordic Ultratune

The 2010/2011 Nanosonic is all new. Only the name remains the same. The Madshus ski has a completely new shape - the entire design is changed.

Ski Review

A Peek at the Rossi WCS Skater for next season...

Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - By Mark Waechter, Nordic Ultratune

Rossignol has reshaped the profile of the ski, making it wedge-shaped, with the heel a little lower than the toe. The intent is to help keep the weight back on the foot to improve performance.

Review

A look at the new NNN/NIS Xcelerator bindings

Thu, Mar 4, 2010 - By Mark Waechter

More than any other single piece of equipment that I've seen for the coming (2010/2011) season, I'm really stoked to see the updated NNN/NIS bindings.

How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis

Wed, Mar 3, 2010 - By Frank Lundeen

How to apply pure fluro wax to your cross country skis using the corking method.

Olympics: Cross Country Skiing

Ski waxing with Wally

Sat, Feb 27, 2010 - By wurlybird

Wally the Wombat puts the final touches on the Australian Ski Team skis. Special guest appearance by BK, the Boxing Kangaroo

Waxing during the Midwest SuperTour races

Thu, Feb 11, 2010 - By Bryan Fish, CXC Head Coach

We tested base glide and pure fluor. The snow was wet, old and dirty. We are alarmed to find that the warmest waxes were not the fastest.

The team behind the team: The Technicians

Tue, Feb 9, 2010 - By Viktoria Franke

You can be the best biathlete in the world – when you have the wrong skis, you won’t be on the top. Years ago that might have been possible but nowadays waxing seems like its own science

Save those old boots for a rainy day

Thu, Feb 4, 2010 - By Mike Muha

Just because the heel area of your ski boots are falling apart doesn't mean you have to toss them away.

Toko reintroduces Wax Coach

Tue, Feb 2, 2010 - By Mike Muha

After long neglect, Toko has finally updated its Toko Wax Coach, catching back up to Fast Wax, Solda, and Swix. The Wax Coach lets you input conditions and it makes a wax recommendation.