Skiers are discovering the joy of classic and Marathons with both techniques are witnessing parity in numbers. The end result of this growth is that manufacturers are putting extensive R & D into classic gear.

By Rick Halling
Feb 20, 2012

Don't get hung up on numbers listed on skis. Most modern skis have ranges in which they will work well. They are not missile parts. Good pairs may differ slightly in any number of parameters and still feel and perform great.

By Bert Hinckley
Feb 17, 2012

Our old snow in Bend, Oregon, is extremely abrasive and the S30 as a base layer helps preserve the wax, protect the base and enhance the glide. Pretty good stuff and it will not break the wax budget.

By Bert Hinkley
Feb 1, 2012

For conditions between hard wax and klister, particularly when the snow is abrasive or crushed ice mixed with power, Toko Base Green can be the ticket.

By Ian Harvey
Jan 26, 2012

There are three scenarios for Toko grip wax (hard wax). The first is if the snow is normal powder snow or skied in powder. The second is if the snow is partially transformed...

By Ian Harvey
Jan 25, 2012

For the first time, the company enters the women’s race boot market with the RCS Carbonlite WS model for both classic and skating techniques.

By Holly Wolfe
Jan 19, 2012

Ski waxing recommendations from Fast Wax, Swix, Toko and Solda for this weekend's races.

By MIke Muha
Jan 13, 2012

Participants in Concept2’s 12th Annual Holiday Challenge not only rowed or skied millions of meters between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, they also helped raise over $31,000 for disaster relief organizations.

By Meredith Haff
Jan 12, 2012

We tested kick waxes, straight base green, straight klisters, and klisters covered. Before qualifying, our best wax was Nordic Green Klister covered by Nordic Red Klister.

By Ian Harvey
Jan 10, 2012

For topcoats, we tested many varieties including something less traditional. The less traditional won - our winner was a mix of JetStream Blue and XCold powder (for the topcoat!).

By Ian Harvey
Jan 6, 2012

We tested continuously today so we'd learn as much as we can and could pass on as much info as we could to teams. Looks like it paid off!!

By Ian Harvey
Jan 3, 2012

With Christmas over, and so many kindles under the tree, I want to let the xc ski community know that at amazon kindle, Kickland is now available as an ebook for just 99 cents.

By Kevin Hayes
Dec 29, 2011