Arleigh Reynolds and his team of dogs win the recent Dog Sled Open World Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. This was Arleigh's 12 time participating with his previous best finish being second. The event was made up of 3 days of racing.
Lowest prices of the year on race skis and boots, just place product in shopping cart to see our lowest price of the year.
At the Maine Winter Sports Center we offer world-class facilities, programming and coaching designed to help athletes achieve their dreams. We are currently accepting applications to our Olympic Development, Regional Elite, Post-Graduate and Junior Racing Teams. Come train alongside U.S. Ski Team member Kris Freeman and U.S. Biathlon Team members Russell Currier and Annelies Cook and find out where skiing can take you.
Woodski March Madness Sale! From March 1st to NCAA's at Middlebury (March 9th) the New World Table is on sale. Buy the table and get a set of profiles free (a 23% savings!) Buy the table top profile system and get the wire clamp free! Come to NCAA's and they will be delivered free!
The 40th annual American Birkebeiner began like any prior Birkie for Madshus sales representative Ben Dubay, spending the OO demo days on the Birkie trail, prepping and loaning the latest gear for curious spectators and anxious participants to test and compare. During the demo Jesse Crandall, a native Wisconsin NCAA ski veteran and seasoned Nordic coach, dropped by to see what Madshus had to offer. Impressed with their latest skis, boots, and poles Jesse borrowed a Madshus setup to demo and came back impressed. In fact, Jesse liked the equipment so much that he asked if it was possible for Madshus to lend some equipment to himself and Shawn Cheshire, a blind athlete Jesse had been guiding and coaching as she worked to be selected for the US Paralympic Team in Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon was whom Jesse was going to lead on her first Birkie. Happy to lend some gear and struck by Jesse’s request, Ben quickly agreed.
Gear West is excited to have received a shipment of Fischer Speedmax skate skis. Fischer’s new Cold Base Bonding technology equates to faster skis. By avoiding heat and pressure when the base is added the base material retains a high level of wax absorption. Better wax absorption equates to faster skis. Three Gear West ski experts: Matt Liebsch, Jan Guenther and Josh Doebbert share their thoughts regarding the Fischer Speedmax.
The kick wax tip for the first few classic waves was Nordic Gripwax Red with a light covering of Nordic Gripwax Blue (obviously over a sanded ski with Basewax Green on it). What I was recommending to people that I talked with who visited me at New Moon Ski Shop was to arrive at the start area with just the Red on. Test the Red in a very well skied in track and then if it were dragging or icing, cover it lightly with Blue. This was the way to go.
The Craftsbury Green Racing Project (GRP) is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 training year. Space will be limited, but we hope to be able to add a few new members to the team. Applications will be due by April 1 and decisions will be made by April 15 at the latest.
BNS is having a really big sale—our biggest ever! If you’ve been waiting to get a great deal on the best gear, now is the time to get it.
From base layers to top coats the Toko team has years of experience allowing them to share their advice with you.
Bjorn Daehlie North America proudly announces that effective today, they are the distributor for Rode ski wax for the US market. Rode will be on-site at the American Birkebeiner this week providing wax recommendations for all Birkie skiers looking to find their winning wax. Waxes and tools will be available for purchase at the Bjorn Daehlie/Rode booth at the Birkie expo Thursday and Friday, as well as at many of the leading nordic retailers throughout the country.
The 2013 IBU World Championships represent one of the best ever performances by the Madshus team athletes. No less than nine medals – eight gold and one bronze – were secured on the new Madshus REDLINE skate skis and Super Nano Ski boots.
There are just over two weeks until the cannon fires for the 34th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race, on March 2, 2013. Make plans now to participate in this historic race, and experience some of the best skiing the world has to offer in West Yellowstone, Montana. Race organizers are already busy marking the course and making final preparations for the event. If you have been to West Yellowstone at any time this season, you’ll know that the Rendezvous Ski Trails are in outstanding shape!
The 35th edition of the Gatineau Loppet, which took place this past weekend from February 15 to 17, is now over, and organizers have started to tally the results for this winter event. For participants and organizers alike, the bottom line spells SUCCESS!
The sun shone high overhead but the temperature dipped low all around on this second day of the Gatineau Loppet. Still, everyone was in a great mood, and the participants, which included elite as well as recreational skiers, were eager to get into today’s freestyle races.
When Swix launched the Triac 1.0 in 2011, a new standard was set for weight and stiffness in World Class nordic ski poles. At the 2013 Tour de Ski, every stage winner used the Triac. It has won gold at every major championship since its introduction and been adopted at all levels as the most advanced pole in ski racing.
Alpina Sports, the US distributor of Yoko, proudly announce Yoko as the official ski pole sponsor of the American Birkebeiner. “We are very excited to partner up with such a great event as the Birkie, and we look forward to build a strong and solid relationship with the US skiing community over the next years,” says CEO of Yoko, Jani Gustafsson.
In honor of the Norwegian spirit the American Birkebeiner has represented for 40 years, Madshus will be giving away a pair of unique commemorative 2013 American Birkebeiner Nanosonic Skis to one lucky winner.
The oldest downhill cross-country ski race in North America returns to Stowe on Sunday, February 24, 2013 for the 68th consecutive year. The Stowe Derby began as a dual between two competitive skiers in 1945 and now draws hundreds of international competitors to the slopes of Mount Mansfield annually. This truly unique skiing showdown is open to all types of skiers and brings out the best in winter sport revelry.
Which is best for you? The Fischer S-Track has very soft tips and tails. Peak pressure/contract pressure is closer to the foot which aids in flotation and gives easy static release and easy climbing. Fischer chooses NIS plates for all S-Track skis but we can mount SNS or NNN. The S-Track comes with Fischer's standard 28 Plus base. The Atomic Featherlite features a longer wheelbase which gives great ski feel and stability in firm and medium track. Coupled with a race wedge the Atomic climbs with ease. Both skis are extremely light but the Atomic gets the slight nod in the weight category. The bases on both skis are very slippery and production grind finish quality is better than ever... Fischer is running Mantec machines and Atomic chooses Wintersteiger.