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Where Are They Now: Jim Galanes Heads East to Master Stonegrinding Trade

Jim Galanes already has a lot on his resume: nordic combined World Cup winner. Cross country skiing national champion during the "golden era." U.S. Ski Team coach. Founder of the APU ski program. But after a few years away from the ski world, he's excited to tackle yet another peak: stonegrinding for Edgewise Ski Service in Stowe, which already has a booming alpine business.

Our Customized Wintersteiger Micro 100 machine is safe and sound in it's new home at Cyclova XC in St. Croix Falls, WI - and ready to grind your skis! The racks are full of amazing new skis, snow is on the mind, and it's now officially "stonegrinding season"!   We have had a steady trickle of skis coming in for stonegrinding since opening our doors on October 1, but beginning tomorrow, we are

Our Customized Wintersteiger Micro 100 machine is safe and sound in it's new home at Cyclova XC in St. Croix Falls, WI - and ready to grind your skis! The racks are full of amazing new skis, snow is on the mind, and it's now officially "stonegrinding season"!   We have had a steady trickle of skis coming in for stonegrinding since opening our doors on October 1, but beginning tomorrow, we are

Our Customized Wintersteiger Micro 100 machine is safe and sound in it's new home at Cyclova XC in St. Croix Falls, WI - and ready to grind your skis! The racks are full of amazing new skis, snow is on the mind, and it's now officially "stonegrinding season"!   We have had a steady trickle of skis coming in for stonegrinding since opening our doors on October 1, but beginning tomorrow, we are

In the lead-up to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Zach Caldwell led a much-discussed, multi-year effort to pin down the best stonegrinds and waxes for the challenging, variable conditions at Whistler Olympic Park. Caldwell’s months and months of hard work even drew the attention of National Public Radio, which Kris Freeman’s horrific skis in the opening 15 k freestyle in Vancouver. When the best skiers and wax techs in the world can be baffled by conditions,...

A close up image of the Cyclova XC Racing Service Warm Universal Stonegrind Structure - photos don't do it justice... Most Nordic skiers would agree that the best skiing of the winter is late in the winter, when there is ample snow, comfortable temperatures., and the snow if fast.  It is these days that the "Warm Universal" structure is right at home on the snow!  The Warm Universal

Man vs. Wild: Zach Caldwell Takes On the 2010 Olympic Venue

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