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2015 Climb to the Castle Race registration: AlpineReg Online registration closes Friday, September 18 at 9 AM Looking to help out at the awesome C2C race? sign up to volunteer here Questions? email Margaret Maher margm (at)

Madshus, the world’s leading performance Nordic ski company, is pleased and honored to announce the 2nd annual Peter Hale Memorial Scholarship Program. Madshus will select one promising young male and female athlete, who’s team will then receive a full Madshus set up of skis, bindings, boots and poles to aid in their continued ski development. The scholarship recipients will be announced in the Fall of 2015.

Already famous for its wines, craft brews and distilled spirits, this Lake Michigan resort mecca seems to be carving out a reputation for yet another beverage. Hard cider

Next week, Matt Liebsch, of Gear West, will be heading east to the U.S. distribution center for Fischer Skis in search of the very best race skis. Matt will be taking our Flex Tester to facilitate our ski-picking. Matt will be picking through thousands of skis. At the race level, skis are still built by hand, one at a time. This means a lot of variance within a batch and even within a pair. Thoroughly checking each pair with multiple tools is key to finding the best quality. Matt will use his hands, eyes, and our flex tester to triple check each pair he brings home, ensuring he returns with the best skis.