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The Finnish Nordic Sports company ONE WAY Sport OY, with headquarters in Helsinki, on Wednesday acquired the Swedish Sport distribution company NORDIC TRADE Development AB. NORDIC TRADE Development AB is one of the fastest growing distribution companies in Sweden with a strong brand and product portfolio besides the ONE WAY brand. The company has developed to one of the leading suppliers in nordic sports during the last years. The acquisition is part of the ONE...

Grand Mesa Nordic Trails Are Open

The Grand Mesa Nordic Council has begun its 2010/2011 season! On Tuesday (10/26/10), we fired up the snow machines and groomed Scales Lake trail out to the radio tower. The total snow depth was about 14″, though we may have received a few more overnight. The trail is groomed for both skating and classic, and offers about 10km of skiing (5km out and back). We’ll touch up the trail again for the weekend. The Grand...

FIS Cross-Country News: The end of October is coming near. How would you summarize your off-season preparation? Kikkan Randall: It has been a very good season of preparation although quite different from the previous years. I did a bit more traveling which gave me the advantage of some new training partners in Europe and Canada, and overall it was very beneficial to see and do some different things. Because of more travel the summer and...

It’s Snowing at Silver Star

We Are Skiing! The photo shown here was taken October 25, 2010. We are on track to open our Nordic trails Saturday, November 6. Only 10 days until the corduroy and tracks are set. xc camps.ca. With more and more people getting into Nordic skiing, we are riding the energy created by the Olympics and general fitness trend with all ages. We average six people in each group to keep the coaching quality as high...

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The Winning Margin from Swix expands expertise, service and communication to comprehensively meet the needs of Nordic enthusiasts. Wilmington, MA – Swix US announced today the appointment of Chris Hall to the position of Swix US Nordic Racing Services Director.  To Swix US Hall brings World Cup waxing and service expertise that he will now share with Nordic racing enthusiasts nationwide. From 2000-2006 Chris was the US Ski Team’s Cross Country Head Service Technician.  During that time...

Less Than 30 Days and Counting – HOORRAAHH!!!

The first Worldcup of the new season is November 20th in Gallivare, Sweden.  It begins with the Women’s 10K Skate in the morning and the Men’s 15K Skate in the afternoon.  The next day is followed up with relays.  Sit in a room right now with a few coaches, athletes and industry folk and you can feel the anticipation.  The coaches and athletes are excited, but not tense.  The extensive hours spent on glaciers, in...

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Dartmouth hosted the annual Moosilauke Time Trial this morning, a hill climb from the Ravine lodge up the Gorge Brook Trail to the summit of Mt. Moosilauke. It was definitely the most winterlike conditions I have ever seen with snow on the ground before the halfway point of the trail and lots of snow and [...]

bouldernordic.com or by calling 720.227.9400. Wax & Ski Service Clinics This year BNS will be at the on-snow demo area to answer questions and give advice on wax, equipment, stone grinding and any of your other skiing needs. Please look for the SkiGo/Holmenkol tent and stop by to see us. We will be at the tent 9-11am and 2-4pm Tuesday-Saturday. Additionally, BNS will offer clinics inside our tent at the outdoor demo area from 2:00-2:45...

Fast and Female Needs Your Support for its 2011 Programming!

The ever-popular Fast and Female retail product line is a great way for fans of Fast and Female to support the society’s programs. To this effect, all proceeds from the sale of Fast and Female products are invested in supporting the hosting of female youth programming. New this year, Fast and Female is also selling hot Fast and Female hoodies by Lululemon. To kick start your holiday shopping and offer a gift that looks good...

Okay so I guess its not much but it was still very exciting to see the first few tiny white flakes on the porch this morning. This and a few other flurries throughout the day was the first snow of the season for the Dartmouth campus and hopefully not the last!  We will definitely see [...]

After three weeks in Utah, I am now back home in Lake Placid for my final dry-land training weeks of the year.  I am trying to make the most of my time at home because I will be here for a total of two weeks between now and April. After spending a few weeks at [...]