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Waxing for 57,000
Mar 11, 2010
 - Classic technique for 90K, 57,000 registered skiers. Welcome to the 2010 Vasaloppet week.  A lot of folks need wax help. Toko is the wax supplier, providing assistance to anyone who needs it, from the start line through every feed station.
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Vasaloppet Oppet Spar
Mar 11, 2010
 - Sweden's Vasaloppet is considered the largest Nordic race in the world. The big deal is the 90K classic mass start at the end of the week. But there are several races over th...
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Last Chance to Registar for the New England Ski Museum’s Bretton Woods Nordic Marathon
Mar 10, 2010
 - Registration for the New England Ski Museum’s Bretton Woods Nordic Marathon is open through 5 pm  (EST) on Wednesday, March 10.  The race will take place on Saturday, Mar...
Job Openings at Gear West
Mar 4, 2010
 - Looking for a new job?  There are two job openings at Gear West for you to consider.  Check out the details and apply today.
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Sprinting: Slowing Down to Go Fast?
Mar 4, 2010
 - Sprint racing can be a tough balancing act, between tempo, technique, pace, and power application. As the sprint courses have grown in distance and time, not only on an inter...
Final Tech’s Point of View
Feb 27, 2010
 - In summary, it remains to be said that the organizers have provided us with a really decent games. They were well organized with motivated and friendly volunteers who always ...
More from the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 26, 2010
 - Today was the last competition in the Nordic combined. The American team had very high ambitions to win the team competition yesterday conducted. In their eyes winning the si...
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The All-New Fischer RCS Carbonlite Skating Boot
Feb 25, 2010
 - The new RCS Skating boot is the most comfortable and torsionally stiff skating boot that Fischer has every made.  See for yourself how comfort and power transfer can be achi...
American Birkebeiner Wax Recommendation from Boulder Nordic Sport
Feb 25, 2010
 - Testing this morning was very accurate to what the race will be like. The track was cold but very consistent and fast. We cannot stress enough how important it is to have a v...
Swix: American Birkebeiner Wax Recommendation – UPDATED
Feb 25, 2010
 - It is time to start getting your skis ready for the American Birkebeiner.  Here's an updated wax recommendation for Swix.
More from the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 25, 2010
 - Today was a crazy weather day as expected. The snowfall occurred as predicted.  In the Callaghan Valley the Men's Cross Country relay was held.
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Gear West Announces Availability of Swix Triac 1.0
Feb 24, 2010
 - Gear West has received one of the first extensive allotments of the fantastic new racing pole from SWIX. The Triac 1.0 Pole is the latest in pole technology from SWIX. The T... 2 Comments
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Swix: American Birkebeiner Preliminary Wax Recommendation
Feb 24, 2010
 - It is time to start getting your skis ready for the American Birkebeiner.  You should use multiple layers for conditioning and durability and most of that work can be done d...
More from the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 24, 2010
 - The weather is back to more how it was at the beginning of the games: unstable and cloudy with rain and sleet. Meteotest from Bern had forecasted the light afternoon snowfall...
American Birkebeiner: Toko Wax Recommendation
Feb 23, 2010
 - It is a straight forward and predictable wax tip except the structure recommendation is a little different from normal for us. This is due to the fast conditions and ice cont...
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More from the Tech Point of View
Feb 23, 2010
 - The last week of the Games have begun. With wonderful weather again there were three events decided in the Whistler Nordic Park.
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Even More From the Tech Point of View
Feb 22, 2010
 - At Whistler Nordic Park, there was also the question of the Biathlon Mass Start races. This morning, except for the temperatures being 2 degrees colder than the last few days,
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More From the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 21, 2010
 - One of the most exciting and anticipated cross country races in the Games just ended. The 30 km Men's Pursuit race which involves 15 km in the classical technique followed by...
More From the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 20, 2010
 - In the 15 km Pursuit Women's Cross-country competition, Marit Björgen of Norway was able to repeat her Olympic victory in the sprint. She had received super material "under ... 12 Comments
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From the Tech’s Point of View
Feb 19, 2010
 - Yesterday everything went smoothly both in terms of the conditions for the racers as well as the weather. Those who followed the Olympics on TV, saw that we were treated to a...