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Light snow is falling outside and the forecast is calling for more.  The Rendezvous Ski Trails are covered and the South Plateau is looking good.   A few more inches and the trails in town will be rolled, groomed, and ready for the Yellowstone Ski Festival.  There are two weeks to go and almost all of them have a snowflake in the forecast. With the 2011 Yellowstone Ski Festival in sight, the final details are wrapping...

Perhaps it’s the endorphins, maybe it’s the odd affinity I have for white fluffy precip, or the fact that snowy roads don’t faze my vehicle, but today is fantastic. Anchorage, on November 8th of 2011, is definitely the best place in the world to...

Perhaps it’s the endorphins, maybe it’s the odd affinity I have for white fluffy precip, or the fact that snowy roads don’t faze my vehicle, but today is fantastic. Anchorage, on November 8th of 2011, is definitely the best place in the world to...

Perhaps it’s the endorphins, maybe it’s the odd affinity I have for white fluffy precip, or the fact that snowy roads don’t faze my vehicle, but today is fantastic. Anchorage, on November 8th of 2011, is definitely the best place in the world to...

Fairbanks Training Camp and First Tracks Ski Camp – APU Report

With barely an inch on the ground, it would have been hard to scrape up enough to make a snowball. And yet there it was, 30k of remarkably groomed trails. The crazy thing about the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Area in Fairbanks, Alaska is how little snow accumulation it takes for the skiing to be great. The trail surfaces are very smooth, and mostly covered with organic peat, so skis really only need a...

You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Th...

You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Th...

Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday, the kind of Sunday that people dream about. Crepes, sledding, snowfall, burgers for lunch, Top Gear, the works. After a tough and rewarding time trial up at Hatcher Pass on Saturday, Sunday really hit the spot. It w...

Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday, the kind of Sunday that people dream about. Crepes, sledding, snowfall, burgers for lunch, Top Gear, the works. After a tough and rewarding time trial up at Hatcher Pass on Saturday, Sunday really hit the spot. It w...

Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday, the kind of Sunday that people dream about. Crepes, sledding, snowfall, burgers for lunch, Top Gear, the works. After a tough and rewarding time trial up at Hatcher Pass on Saturday, Sunday really hit the spot. It w...