Cross Country Ski Gear and Reviews

June 2005 Nordic Ultratune Update

6/29/2005 - By Mark Waecher

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

Amer Sports, Maker of Atomic, Acquires Salomon

5/2/2005 4:44:00 PM - By Mike Muha

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

US Company to Buy Rossignol

3/28/2005 8:48:00 AM - By Mike Muha

US surf clothes maker Quiksilver, Inc, announces an agreement in principle to acquire Rossignol.,

START Grip Tape for Classic Skis

3/12/2005 - By John O'Connell

Grip Tape is applied like Scotch Tape to the kick zone of your classic skis. According to Start, 'it's one product for all conditions from +5° to -20°C, Start Grip Tape gives excellent grip, which lasts 250 km or even more.' Here's what I found...,

Atomic Racing Skis: New Bases, New Shapes, & Waxless

1/29/2005 - By Mike Muha

Atomic is making several changes to their lineup for 2005, including new base material, better grinding, new profiles, and a non-fishscale waxless race ski for temperatures around freezing.,

NIS Nordic Integrated System

1/26/2005 - By Mike Muha

Rossignol, Madshus, Rottefella, and Alpina announce NIS, the Nordic Integrated System. NIS is an adjustable integrated ski and binding system that is compatible with existing boots and bindings. See exclusive video of the system!,

A cross-training alternative to skiing!

1/16/2005 - By Carole Mueller-Brumbaugh

The seasoned diehards of GRNST, Ernie Brumbaugh and Old Steve Smigiel, found a solution to cross country skiing when there's no snow: Ice blades with skate bindings on them.,

Kensington to Milford paved trail on Nov 2 ballot

10/27/2004 10:48:00 AM

Milford Towqnship voters will decide during the October 2 election if they will pay for a paved recreational (rollerski!) trail linking Kensington Metropark and the city of Milford. The trail will be between 2.1 and 2.9 miles long depending on how it meanders along the Huron River.

Toko Wax Secrets

2/16/2004 - By Mike Muha

So when do you use Toko Helix, JetStream, and X-Cold Powder? Well, the first thing you do is ignore the temperature ranges on the wax boxes. Here's some new information from a Toko wax clinic at the National Masters...,

Rossignol Xium F2 Skate, Boot, & NNN Binding

12/21/2003 - By Jim Hull

Wow. I’ve tried numerous other brands (Madshus, Fischer, Atomic, Peltonen), and to date NONE of them have worked like this. ,

Wax-Tips With SOLDA Glide Wax

11/18/2003 - By Torbjorn Karlsen

Make it simple and focus on three or four waxes for your training needs. Add a few additional waxes for superb race skis. And as for using a large number of glide wax layers? Forget about it!,

Rossignol Xium F2 Skate, Boot, & NNN Binding - An Update

5/17/2003 - By Jim Hull

Now that this is the end of a 45+ outing's season with my 2004 Rossi F2's and my Atomic 2002 RS10's, I'm ready to more fully evaluate them in combination with my switch to NNN and Rossi boots.,

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