It is nearing the end of February and that can mean only one thing, it’s Birkie time again! The 2011 American Birkebeiner is shaping up to be a very exciting and fast race for every racer and participant. Part of the excitement and perhaps anguish leading up to the race can be related to skis and waxing. How should I prepare my skis? What waxes do I need? What wax tools do I need? What...
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Masters World Cup 2011 Race Wax Recommendations for the Masters World Cup 2011 will be posted on www.TokoUS.com. Here is a direct link to the page. They will also be tweeted (TokoUS) and posted to the Toko US Facebook page. Field Report from the Winner – Boulder MT Tour The 2011 Boulder Mountain Tour was my fifth year doing this race, which I can hardly believe. 2007 was my first BMT and I’d like to say that...
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The 2011 Equinox Ski Challenge will be held March 19-20 at the Rendezvous cross-country ski trails in West Yellowstone. Racers complete as many laps as they can and may enter as soloists or as members of a relay team of up to 8 members in 3-hour, 6-hour, 12-hour and 24-hour divisions. Kids 12 and under can race for free in the 24-minute challenge. Bozeman resident Andy Gerlach, who raced on a 5-person team in the...
The Swedish cross country team has developed together with Marcus Leijon and Mikael Svaren from the Winter sport Technical Institute Östersund ( Sweden) a new type of cross country basket. The target for the Swedish team was for the last 12 month to design a cross country basket to support the performance of their racers. The new basket is an exclusive and unique design build with extra light material. (Weight under 9g/pc!) The new shape...
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The 32nd Annual Rendezvous Race will be held on March 5, 2011 There is just under a month to go until the 32nd annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race. Final preparations are in place and there is still time to train for the big day. Join hundreds of Nordic skiers at the start line on March 5th, 2011. Register before March 1 to avoid late fees and all registrations will be closed promptly at noon on Thursday,...
Additionally, the respective lengths of the hydrocarbon part and the fluorocarbon part can be varied which changes the properties of the resulting fluorinated hydrocarbon wax. Fluorinated hydrocarbons with longer fluorocarbon parts are more expensive and also more “potent” than those with shorter fluorocarbon parts. This is illustrated in the graphic below on the left. The upper type shown has a long fluorocarbon chain on the left coupled with a shorter hydrocarbon chain on the right forming a fluorinated hydrocarbon molecule...
Sylvan Ellefson, member of the Vail Ski and Snowboard Club and Fischer athlete made a daring breakaway move with 7 kilometers to go and outlasted Leif Zimmerman to the finish line. Skiing strong the whole race, Ellefson took all three sprint preems on the course and set a fast pace for the lead pack. “I really felt good today,” said Ellefson. “My skis were great and after the last preem, I had a gap of...
Driving up to test air temps at the finish were 25f (18f in Ketchum and 12f in Hailey) and at Prarie Creek (10k into the race) air temp was 37f. This was a super strong inversion. There was a warm shinook type wind coming down from Galena summit which was pushing the colder air lower and lower down the Wood River Valley. When we arrived at Prarie Creek, I was shocked at how warm the...
AUBURN, N.H. — Today, Fischer Skis U.S. announced the January Fischer Skis Select Athlete of the Month. This month’s featured athlete is 21-year-old Reese Hanneman of Fairbanks, Alaska. Below are insights on Reese’s training and lifestyle. Fischer Skis Select Athlete of the Month: Reese Hanneman January 2011 Name: Reese Hanneman Age: 21 Hometown: Fairbanks, AK Team: APU Nordic Ski Center Years Skiing: Since I could stand on my own two feet at two years old...
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More than a decade ago, Maine’s governor, Angus King commissioned an economic study which determined that New England’s largest state was actually two distinct, economic regions: the affluent southeastern coast, and the struggling, northern forests. Through the years, Aroostook County had been dealt a hat trick of economic setbacks: first, the emergence of Idaho as the nation’s premier source of potatoes, second, Quebec’s ability to process timber products more economically than Maine, and more recently,...
Applying JetStream There are various ways to apply JetStream (or any other fluorocarbon). Sometimes the end result is the same and sometimes one method of application yields an advantage over another. Here are 3 main options and their merits: 1. Rub on and rotocork. Overall, this is probably the most effective method of applying JetStream. It is certainly best in cold conditions (which we have a lot of in the US). It is also the most economical. Finish by brushing out...
Month-Long Indoor Ski Challenge mimics European Nordic Ski Tour Race SkiErg, is hosting a virtual Performance Monitor. The Performance Monitor gives skiers accurate, comparable feedback, allowing them to compare scores with others. Anyone with access to a SkiErg can participate in the month long challenge that runs from February 1–28 and features four different workouts of varying distances each week. Participants must complete each event and log them in Concept2’s
Ski poles are perhaps the most overlooked aspect of a cross-country ski racer’s equipment. People comment on their ski’s or boot’s weight but too often disregard the extra grams on their ski pole choice. While your skis and boots glide across the snow over the majority of a race course, your poles only go forward if you are lifting, swinging or carrying them. For many people their technique is hindered by their ability to...
http://www.rendezvousrace.com/register.html. To support racers in the 25 or 50k division, local community groups man five feed stations along the trails. The theme to the 2011 Rendezvous Race is “Lost in Space”. Look for lots of aluminum foil, pointy ears, and galaxy dust. Bragging rights are on the line. Racers vote for their favorite feed station and the winners gloat for the rest of the year.
