News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Post Yellowstone SuperTour waxing report from BSF
Finally back in the normal routine here in Bozeman. Here is a general recap of what we were finding in West Yellowstone last week.
By Bjørn Bakken
Nov 29, 2011
A quest for the perfect water bottle belt, Part 1
My original water bottle belt was an Ultimate Directions. But there were water bottle holder sirens on the market promising easier bottle access, built in gel flasks, more ergonomic belts - and they seduced me away from my loyal holder.
By Mike Muha
Nov 28, 2011
Michigan Tech opens ski season in West Yellowstone
A small group of Michigan Tech Nordic skiers opened the 2011 season at the West Yellowstone Super Tour.
By Michigan Tech
Nov 28, 2011
Randall Sixth in Ruka Triple Stage Race
Randall was 16th fastest in the finale pursuit to finish strongly among the powerhouse athletes of the sport in the three-day event, also keeping her in sixth place in the FIS Cross Country World Cup standings after four races.
By USSA
Nov 28, 2011
Saturday SuperTour classic race
At 7am, it was -17f. Yes, the remnants of the tropical storm were gone! Today was a delight. West Yellowstone was back to its wonderful normal self.
By Ian Harvey
Nov 27, 2011
Randall, Brooks Strong in 5k freestyle
Kikkan Randall continued her strong season start, finishing 12th in a 5k freestyle race in the second leg of the weekend-long Ruka Triple in Kuusamo.
By USSA
Nov 26, 2011
Fast XC times move Demong, Fletcher move up in standings
The weatherman dealt a tough break to the Americans Saturday. High winds forced cancelation of the nordic combined jump, with officials reverting to Friday's provisional round for seeding.
By USSA
Nov 26, 2011
Unpredictable weather for SuperTour skate race
The forecast for last night was predictably off. They had called for the temperatures to sink dramatically and for a bunch of snow to fall. It has been my experience that when the weather is warm and a front is supposed to come and kick it out...
By Ian Harvey
Nov 26, 2011
Eastern snow in West Yellowstone
esterday while it was snowing the snow was acting predictably "cold" despite the warm temperatures. Then after it stopped snowing, it got very wet and the warmer waxes were far better.
By Ian Harvey
Nov 25, 2011
Will Sugar Loaf reopen as XC ski resort?
A local resort owner is developing a plan that would open the mountain to cross-country skiing and ice climbing — perhaps this winter.
By Jacob Wheeler
Nov 25, 2011
Turkey-Day Time Trial results
There were a few slippery spots on the path but the weather was dry and cold for pre-Turkey dinner Time Trial organized by Daniel Yankus at Kensington Metropark this morning.
By Mike Muha
Nov 24, 2011
Stop those Rollerskis!
But rollerski wheels don’t like to slide sideways at an angle to the direction of travel. So, a real snow plow is not possible. There are, however, a couple of ways to use the snow plow concept to slow yourself on rollerskis.
By Bert Hinkley
Nov 23, 2011
