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How to Prep Your Skis for the Big Races

Many of the season’s biggest races are a month away: The American Birkebeiner, High School State Meets, Junior National Qualifiers, and countless important citizens’ races. Here at BNS, we get a lot of questions in the weeks leading up to races about how to make your skis the fastest possible on race day. Truth is, much like training your body to be fast on race day, you have to prep your skis for the big races, too....

Boulder Nordic Sport Closes Midwest Location

It is with great disappointment that Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) announces today the permanent closing of its BNS Midwest location in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Boulder Nordic Sport’s other two locations in Boulder, Colorado (BNS HQ) and Portland, Maine (BNS East) remain open. The Midwest store is closing due to our inability to ensure a safe environment for employees and customers under the constraints of COVID-19. BNS has no immediate plans to open a new location in...

BNS Midwest location now on 23 kilometers of trails, 3.5 miles from Downtown Minneapolis.  Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) formally announces today the opening of their new location at The Trailhead at Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. BNS has served the Twin Cities area since 2014 from its former location in Bloomington. “This move represents a unique opportunity to serve the Midwest skiing and cycling communities, putting our world-class staff, products, and services steps away from...

Deadline pushed back to May 15 If you’re still thinking about getting hand-picked skis for next season, you have just a couple more weeks. We’ve extended our deadline to place an order back to Wednesday, May 15. Boulder Nordic Sport is heading out for our annual Spring trip to hand-pick skis. In addition to hand-selecting skis for next year’s inventory, we will be selecting Madshus Redline 2.0, Fischer Speedmax, Rossignol X-ium Premium, and Salomon S/Lab...

  Deadline May 1 Boulder Nordic Sport is heading out for our annual Spring trip to hand-pick skis. In addition to hand-selecting skis for next year’s inventory, we will be selecting Madshus Redline 2.0, Fischer Speedmax, Rossignol X-ium Premium, and Salomon S/Lab skis specifically for customers who place their orders by the May 1 deadline. BNS selects all top-tier skis by hand to ensure the highest quality inventory anywhere. For customers who order before the...

Boulder Nordic Sport is excited to announce that it will again be proving race wax service for the 2019 American Birkebeiner. Why worry about dealing with your waxing equipment, wax testing, and fretting about your skis? Just relax and focus on your race while our World Cup-level technicians take care of making sure your gear is dialed. In 2019, BNS will again be providing convenient ski drop off and pick up options for classic and...

The BNS race service team is on the road again this winter and will be at some of the biggest skiing events in the U.S. this year. Why worry about dealing with your waxing equipment, wax testing, and fretting about your skis for the biggest race of the year? Just relax and focus on your race while our World Cup-level technicians take care of everything.   BNS race wax service will be available at: Masters...

Boulder Cycle Sport (www.bouldercyclesport.com) and Boulder Nordic Sport (www.bouldernordic.com), two Boulder-based retail leaders today announced the merger of their business operations. The exciting merger of these companies means heightened service and an enhanced year-round offering for cyclists and cross-country skiers of all levels in all four of the company locations and online. Boulder Cycle Sport (BCS) and Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) are both industry-leading retailers that provide equipment, fitting and service in the cycling and...

Boulder Nordic Sport is having an end-of-season blowout sale with deals on skis, boots, jackets, pants, wax and more. Fischer and Rossignol skis with NIS plates, 16-17 Madshus Redlines, and Salomon S/Race and Carbon Lab skis are up to $365 off original retail. Select boots 25-50% off online and in-store at BNS locations in Colorado, Minnesota, and Maine.   Clothing will also be discounted through March 25; 30% off all jackets and 20% off all pants. Closeout Holmenkol wax...

Boulder Nordic Sport Season Kickoff Party and Biergarten at Snow Mountain Ranch

snowmountainranch.org/lodging. Tell your friends, bring your family, and join BNS to welcome the 2017-2018 ski season! *** About BNS: Boulder Nordic Sport brings World Cup Service to everyone with full-service ski shops in Boulder, CO; Bloomington, MN, Portland, ME and online at bouldernordic.com. BNS specializes in professional ski service using Tazzari stone-grinding equipment as well as sales and advanced fit of cross-country skis, equipment, and technical apparel. BNS imports Holmenkol and SkiGo wax lines and carries...

Boulder Nordic Sport is Hiring

(Job postings) Boulder Nordic Sport is hiring! See below for open positions: Customer Service Representative(s) Location: Boulder, CO This part or full-time seasonal position at our Boulder location is in charge of: Answering Business Phones Directing calls to appropriate location/person/department Providing General Store Info Providing warranty information and completing warranty forms Handling Return Authorizations (RA’s) – Communicate with the Customer and Vendor if needed. Completing RA forms. Give return information and uphold return policies. Notify shipping...

(Press release) MINNEAPOLIS, MN—BNS Mobile will once again be performing professional race waxing service at the World Masters Cup (WMC), taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota January 20-26, 2018. BNS Mobile service offers WMC racers World Cup-level ski service, providing athletes with the fastest skis possible. BNS’s wax service allows athletes to relax while skipping the hassle of waxing their own skis and transporting waxing gear to the races. After traveling to previous WMC races in British...

Have you been thinking of making the switch to New Nordic Norm (NNN)? Want more boot choices and a more flexible binding system? Switch to NNN at no cost to you. For those ready to change over from Salomon Nordic System (SNS) to NNN, BNS has a special promotion to provide one free NNN Nordic Integrated System (NIS) binding, up to eight free NIS adapter plates and free installation with the purchase of any qualifying...

Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is gearing up for our annual ski picking trip and now is the time to place your pre-order for next season’s hand-selected skis. This June, BNS is sending Nathan Schultz, David Chamberlain and Roger Knight to hand-pick next season’s inventory and to confer directly with the ski manufacturers. This trip not only ensures that BNS has the highest-quality stock available but also enables our staff to have first-hand knowledge of what is going on with the world’s leading ski companies.

Boulder Nordic Sport is teaming up with Sparks Expeditions for an all-new junior training camp in Europe this summer. Skiers will experience three different training venues over the duration of the camp, two of which offer opportunities to be on-snow. In combining BNS’ expert staff with Sparks Expeditions’ proven record of overseas training camps, this is a unique chance not only to become a better skier but a more rounded athlete and person.

Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is at the West Yellowstone Ski Festival. Our staff will be on-site and focused on education and helping skiers with skis, wax and equipment. BNS will not have a stone grinder on-site this year, but the BNS Mobile trailer will be located at the trailhead and BNS staff will be at the Expo for wax and ski support. BNS staff will also be collecting skis in West Yellowstone to bring back to the Boulder and Minneapolis shops for service work. To arrange pickup or drop off, contact BNS at the in-town trailhead area.