Did you know that:
Asbjœrn Elgstœen died from complications after skiing the 18-km race at the World Ski Championship in Lahti in 1926. The temperature was supposedly – 40 degree Celsius (–40 F). Johan Grœttumsbraaten, the favorite, lost his ski- hat during the race and didn’t take the time to turn around to pick it up. He finished the race with frostbitten ears, and had problems with his ears for the rest of his life.
Per Sætermyrmoen was from the little town of Fåset in Nord-Østerdal, quite far north of Oslo. In 1950 he wanted dearly to ski in the 50-km race in Holmenkollen, but neither he nor the ski club had any money for travel. However, his brother shot a red fox, and sold the fur as soon as he could, then bought a train ticket for Per at the last minute. Per Sætermyrmoen became the sensational winner at Holmenkollen.
All it took was a kind and sharp-shooting brother, an easy-to-fool fox and good fur prices.
 was one of the best skiers in the 1930’s. He was also one of the most active nudists, and was nicknamed “The forest troll” (Norwegian: “Skautrollet”). In the summers he would often run around naked to the fright of other hikers. He also harvested huckleberries in the nude to scare others away from his favorite berry patches.</p>
<p> Swix is originally a Swedish ski wax, and was first time available in stores in 1946. Not until several years later did it come under Norwegian ownership.</p>
<p> A few years’ during the 1950’s, most good Cross-Country skiers did only interval training, – day after day, year around.</p>
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