HomeCategory

Sponsor News

Press releases from FasterSkier’s sponsors.

-Hjul Classic Rollerskis- The Hjul Classic Rollerski is made with a composite laminate shaft that provides excellent vibration dampening and a slight flex to simulate classic skiing on snow. Straight aluminum forks offer strength and stability when double poling and striding. The wheels are a medium/slow speed that is perfect for simulating snow speed. Both skate and classic rollerskis can be mounted with NNN or SNS bindings and adjusted based on boot size. Weight: 2380g...

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...

  The Lumi Experiences trip to the 2020 Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga is filling fast. The deadline for guaranteed entry into the Marcialonga is March 31, 2019. Email info@lumiexperiences to receive a detailed itinerary or to put your name on the list. Later sign-ups are only possible if space is available and may not include a Marcialonga event entry. The Dolomitenlauf and Marcialonga are two of the original and most popular Worldloppet events in Tyrol, Austria...

The highly acclaimed Pursuit Fork FlexTM skate rollerskis just got even smoother and more stable with the new Pursuit Fork FlexTM Elite model. Patent pending new spring steel fork design lowers the frames by 15 mm, to increase stability by making the top of frame height 5 mm below center of the axle bolts. Wheels are a whopping 110 mm for increased safety. These benefits will be appreciated by both beginners and elites. Searching for...

Everything is 20-50% off! Jackets, Pants, Mid Layers, Base Layers –  50% off Browse Men’s Clothing Browse Women’s Clothing Browse Junior Clothing Hats, Gloves, Accessories – 40% off Browse Hats Browse Gloves Wax, Wax Tools – 20% off Browse Wax and Tools All Skis – 20-50% off Browse Skis Poles – 20% off Browse Poles All Boots – 20-50% off Browse Boots

Once again, the Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld (AUT) were a complete success for Fischer: 68 % of the skis and 60% of the boots were worn by medallists from the Fischer Race Family. In addition, 75% of all medal winners were successful with the TURNAMIC® binding system. Consequently, Fischer has once again proven to be the most successful brand in Nordic racing. With a total of 88 medals – 32 Gold, 29 Silver,...

The 39th annual UP Health System Great Bear Chase is almost here! Conditions are looking great, with a packed base of 36” on the course and great temperatures leading up to Saturday, March 9th. Online registration will be open until midnight on Wednesday, March 6. Last-minute registration will also be available at the Calumet High School from 4-8:30 p.m. the day before the race. Registration will not be accepted on race day.  Save money by...

Trail to the Birkie has been a lot of fun. But now Birkie Week is upon us. And that means WAX WAX WAX!  With dozens of fast Birkies under his belt, our friend Roger simplifies waxing a bit for the Birkie masses. We encourage you to go back and review  the Trail to the Birkie video series. You will find helpful tips, a touch of humor, and inspration for your 2019 Birkie or whatever your...

For week three in our Trail To The Birkie Series, we chat with Lauren as she preps for her first full-length Birkie. Let’s cheer her on come race day – we know she’ll do great! If you missed Part 1 last week, take a minute to view that segment featuring Ashley Shuman. Catch up with our week 2 feature with fast skier, Dakota Dale. Enjoy, and let’s get Birkie Fever goin’!

With a resume including 2 Olympic gold medals and an incredible 8 World Championship titles, Andrea Henkel Burke is recognized in Germany as one of the greatest biathletes of all time. Now living in Lake Placid, NY with husband Tim Burke, Andrea is using her years of competitive experience to help others achieve their goals through a personal training and consulting business. This week Andy Newell announced Andrea as the newest partner on the growing...

“Trail To The Birkie” is a 4-part series by the New Moon team that features some our favorite everyday athletes from the local community talking about their journey to compete in what some call the Greatest Show on Snow! At New Moon, we are a family of dedicated and passionate cross country skiers located in Hayward, Wisconsin, home of the Slumberland American Birkebeiner—the “Birkie.”  We began serving the Nordic skiing community back in 1976 alongside...

Leave your waxing kit at home and forget about the nervous worrying over snow conditions. Let us prepare your skis for the American Birkie. We want to be your race ski technicians. All you need to do is drop your skis off by February 20th and we will prepare them for your race. This means we will worry about the weather and snow conditions and you can relax and focus on preparing for your race....

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...

  Race day for the 46th annual Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour is drawing near and this year’s race promises to be special for several reasons. The capstone event of the Sun Valley Nordic Festival, this year’s Boulder on February 2, 2019,  will honor Jon Engen, a three-time Olympian who was a dedicated ambassador and respected competitor in the sports of cross country skiing and biathlon. A longtime Ketchum resident, Engen passed away from pancreatic...

Lumi Experiences is excited to announce the launch of its 2020 cross country ski vacations. First on the line-up Dresden to the Dolomites, an 11-day vacation in Germany, Italy and Austria. 2020 is an exciting winter on the World Cup. There are no World Championships or Olympics, so athlete focus is 100% on the overall World Cup title. 2020 is also the first World Cup in the US since Soldier Hollow in 2001. To celebrate...

  Basic glide – $15 Wax of the day. Cleaning and waxing of the glide. Add $5 for classic ski binder. Race glide – $45 Base layers plus finish race HF wax of the day. Topcoat – $45 The good stuff. Fluoro finishing “expensive white powder” Race wax with top coat – $85 Base layer, race layer, and fluoro finishing. We also have special race day wax services for the races listed below. These are higher...

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...

In celebration of Jessie Diggins, record setting season last year and her continued success on the World Cup circuit, Swix Sport is proud to present the Gold Glove, a Diggins signature product, available in limited quantities at select retailers this season. “Jessie Diggins is a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and we couldn’t be more proud of her. It’s our hope that everyone can celebrate Jessie and these gloves aim to do that,” described Swix US, CEO, Steve...