Articles from December 2011
Dec 25, 2011
- The Nordic Integrated System (NIS) allows for quick and easy binding installation directly onto the ski, without screws—simply "click-on." The binding is based on NNN technology so that all NNN boots (regardless of age) will fit the binding.
Dec 23, 2011
- Photos from last weekend's Haywood NorAm freestyle mass starts in Rossland, British Columbia.
Dec 23, 2011
- Photos from NorAm freestyle sprints last weekend in Rossland, British Columbia.
Dec 23, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - After a three-race trials series in Mount Itasca, Minnesota, Russell Currier (MWSC) and high school athlete Anna Kubek (Mount Itasca) will join the IBU Cup team in Europe.
Dec 23, 2011
- World Champion ski jumper Lindsey Van got the call again this fall. Eight months after she donated bone marrow to help a cancer-stricken man, the doctors said they needed t...
Dec 23, 2011
- NDC Thunder Bay is seeking a skilled, enthusiastic Head Coach to lead the organization into the future. The goal of NDC Thunder Bay is to provide a training environment th...
Dec 23, 2011
- Given the dearth of snow in North America this season and the very likely chance that the U.S. Nationals will be run on mostly man-made snow, we thought it would be good to p...
Dec 22, 2011
- Join the tour and be a member of our team at the Nordic Combined World Cup final in Oslo, Norway March 5—11, 2012.
Dec 22, 2011
- With US XC Nationals less than two weeks away, Mother Nature has been most uncooperative. Fortunately, the organizing committee and volunteers in Rumford have picked up the...
Dec 21, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - With 12 days to go until U.S. Nationals begins in Rumford, ME, and natural flurries still absent from the weather forecast, Black Mountain had made two-thirds of the snow nee...
Dec 21, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - There had been a few slips and trips and a couple of wrong turns along the way, but as competition drew to a close on Sunday, race organizers were pretty content.
Dec 21, 2011
- We're proud to introduce a redesigned line of Madshus boots that removes PVC from all boot models, lessening our impact on the winter world around us.
Dec 20, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - After completing the second weekend of NorAm Cup series in Canada, some of Sunday's top racers talked about their start to the season and what they're looking forward to in t...
Dec 20, 2011
- Saturday December 17 was the Free Technique Sprint - Besh Cup #1 race at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park. Temperatures right at the freezing mark and recent wet snow made for fa...
Dec 20, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - An age-group national leader champion in both 2009 and 2010, Edmonton's Matt Saurette is ready to take on the international scene at the Youth Olympic Games.
Dec 20, 2011
- XCold Powder has earned its way to being one of the absolute most popular waxes on the racing circuit. Its main purpose is to make the skis slide faster when the snow is co...
Dec 19, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Seefeld hosted the return of the team sprint event, featuring two racers completing five laps each of 1500 meters after jumping. It's been more than a decade since the format...
Dec 19, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - Canada's Zina Kocher, JP Le Guellec, and Megan Imrie told us about their 6th-place relay finish, while U.S. shooting coach Armin Auchentaller talked about his team's season s...
Dec 19, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - With a steady stream of races affected by lack of snow this season, we turned to environmentalist Bill McKibben to ask about the future of the winter we depend on. His answer...
Dec 19, 2011
- We’re back! For those of you who are not familiar with us, Gear West is a family owned business operating out of Long Lake, Minnesota. Owners Jan Guenther and Brian Knutson...
