News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Video: The secret to using Toko Base Green as a kick wax

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

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Huron Meadows opens for skiing tomorrow (Friday)

Huron Meadows will be open for skiing on man-made snow this Friday (tomorrow) from noon - 8:00pm. The building will be open also, and they will be renting headlamps! They will also be open Saturday and Sunday. $5 trail fee to help pay for snowmaking.

By Mike Muha
Jan 26, 2012

Wax recomendations for this weekend's races

Wax recommendations for the major wax companies for this weekend's cross country ski races.

By Mike Muha
Jan 26, 2012

MNU wins Mayor's Invitational in Minneapolis

“It was awesome for us to be able to compete against some of the top nationally ranked skiers,” head coach Sten Fjeldheim said. “It was a top notch event all around.”

By Joe Buczek
Jan 25, 2012

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Video: Toko Kick Waxing (Hard Wax)

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

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Eli Brown 2nd in SISU Fest 42k Marathon

Eli Brown was less than a minute behind American Birkebiener winner Matt Liebsch in the SISU Fest 42k Marathon and destroyed many of the skiers from Traverse that beat him last year…

By Tony Percha
Jan 24, 2012

Video: Top 5 J3/J4 boys duke it out at Ohio Nordic Flurry GLD race

2012 Ohio Nordic Flurry 3K Freestyle, 1K from finish line. This is where the top 5 J3/J4 boys all finished in a tight pack.

By Tom Cook
Jan 24, 2012

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Great Lakes District points after 10 races

Nick Baic has just released the GLD points to-date after the Jan 21 and 22 races National Junior Qualifiers in Ohio. Nineteen skiers have met the JNQ criteria.

By Mike Muha
Jan 24, 2012

Junior Worlds, U23 XC Ski teams named

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team named its 2012 FIS Junior World Championship Team and Under 23 World Championship Teams. The athletes were selected based on results at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships.

By USSA
Jan 23, 2012

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Newell leads USA in classic sprint with 7th

Both Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) pushed through tough quarterfinal battles before going out in the semis in a FIS World Cup classic sprint in Otepaa.

By USSA
Jan 23, 2012

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Five US skiers in the points in classic distance race

Five U.S. athletes skied into the points Sunday in classic distance racing on the FIS World Cup in Otepaa: Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins, Noah Hoffman, Liz Stephen, and Andy Newell.

By USSA
Jan 23, 2012

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Koch and Vigland win Cote Dame Marie

Finally! A race with decent snow with - GASP! -set tracks. Skiers who avoided last week's iffy snow at the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic came out in droves for the 2012 Cote Dame Marie at Hanson Hills in Grayling, MI.

By Mike Muha
Jan 22, 2012

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