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Ski for Free in West Yellowstone

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2011

The West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation (WYSEF) has coordinated with the Hebgen Lake Forest Service District to offer a FREE ski day at the Rendezvous Ski Trails on Saturday, January 29th. Local Nordic ski shop, Freeheel & Wheel 406-646-7744 will offer ski and snowshoe rentals at no charge on a first come, first served basis this day. WYSEF Board Members and other community experts will offer one hour complimentary ski lessons at 11am and 1pm....

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2011 Tour of Anchorage

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2011

In its 24-year existence, the Tour of Anchorage cross-country ski race, hosted by the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage, has grown from just a few hundred participants to almost 2,000 ski-enthusiasts—making it one of the largest ski races in North America. This year’s event, slated for March 6th, will start at the foot of the Chugach Mountains and wind through beautiful birch and aspen forests, around the University of Anchorage campus, through Anchorage’s midtown and...

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Toko: Field Report from CXC from Minneapolis SuperTour Races

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2011

The Mayor’s Challenge SuperTour at Wirth Park (Minneapolis) was this last weekend, and we (CXC) were pretty excited with our results in both the classic and skate: In four races, we had four 1sts, two 2nds, and two 3rds — plus a few more finishes in the top-six, which pay out prize money. Races were held in frigid conditions, with a mix of man-made and natural snow, including a small amount which fell Friday night....

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Fun and Fast at The 2nd Annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 2011

The 2nd annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge 14.1 mile cross country ski race around Crescent Lake race was held Sunday, January 16. Bend skiers dominated the standing but much of the Willamette valley was represented as well as skiers from as far away as Vancouver,Canada. Ages ranged from Wally Ceccanese of Eugene, 11, up to Reider Peterson of Bend, 71. Race director Jim Hill summed it up by saying: “It was wet but really fun, and fast.” The men’s overall winners, both...

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Swix: A Perfect Wax for Every Condition

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 20112

Glide Waxes: Minimizing Dry and Wet Friction The purpose of glide wax is to reduce the friction between ski and snow. This friction approaches pure dry friction at extremely cold temperatures and approaches pure wet friction at extremely warm temperatures but is always at some intricate and every changing combination of both dry and wet friction. The ideal wax compound for each snow condition must feature a perfect mixture dry friction “hard wax” snow crystal...

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Fischer Skis Announces Athletes Named to the 2011 World Championship Team

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 2011

AUBURN, N.H. — Fischer Skis announced today that seven of the fourteen athletes selected to the 2011 U.S. Cross Country World Championship team choose to compete on Fischer Skis. The seven Fischer skiers competing in Oslo, Norway, at the famed Holmenkollen venue will be led by Kikkan Randall, the 2009 World Championship Silver Medalist. Randall, who just scored her second World Cup victory last week in the freestyle sprint in Liberec, Czech Republic, is joined...

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Toko Race Wax Tip Generation

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 2011

The most important thing that we do at Toko regarding the Nordic market are our Race Wax Tips. We recognize that a very large number of people depend on them and make our tips only after researching the conditions, having first hand knowledge of the course and its intricacies, and often times even speaking with the groomers (should the timing of the grooming be a factor as it sometimes is). We devote a large portion...

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Swix: Ski Team Starter Wax Box Necessities

FasterSkierJanuary 13, 20113

Swix – A perfect wax and tool, for each snow condition. Ski Team Starter Wax Box – The Necessities T00785 Cross Country Profile Travel Kit Ideal portable/traveling ski profile system. Create your own ski bench anywhere. T73110 “T73” Performance Waxing Iron 8mm plate provides stable and accurate iron temperatures. Adjust temperature setting from 100ºC to 165ºC, covers the complete Swix Cera Nova wax line. I0067 I67 Base Cleaner Keep your ski bases and sidewalls clean...

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Atomic SNS Wedge 60, Almost Cheating

January 12, 20111

Now available at your favorite Atomic dealer is the new SNS Wedge 60. Putting these on your skis is almost like giving them a banned substance, only these new 60mm Wedges have been approved by the FIS and IBU. The cheating is figurative, of course, not literal — these bindings will give your skis an unfair advantage over the folks you ski with. The new wedge is perfectly legal. Last year, the regular SNS Wedge...

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Toko: Field Report from Nationals

FasterSkierJanuary 11, 20111

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Mountain Top Inn & Resort to Host 6th Annual Paintball Biathlon

January 10, 2011

Chittenden, VT – The Mountain Top Inn & Resort, in partnership with the Mountain Top Nordic Ski Club, Tippmann and TOKO, will host the sixth Annual Paintball Biathlon on Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23 at the Resort’s Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Center. Paintball biathlon combines the sports of Nordic skiing and target shooting with paintball markers. Unlike traditional biathlon, where competitors are penalized for missing the targets by skiing a penalty lap, skiers...

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Equinox Ski Challenge Slated for March 19-20

FasterSkierJanuary 10, 2011

The 2011 Equinox Ski Challenge will be held March 19-20 at the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone. The event is a springtime celebration, a season finale and an opportunity for skiers to challenge themselves to new levels. It is focused on camaraderie and commitment to the well-being of the local community. Skiers of all abilities are welcome. Racers complete as many laps as they can in the time division they choose: 3-hour, 6-hour, 12-hour and...

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Toko: US Nationals Skate Sprint Race Report

FasterSkierJanuary 8, 2011

US Nationals Skate Sprint Race Report Waxing was interesting today and showed why I am happy to be a Toko man. I was expecting a lot of styrofoam-like manmade snow mixed in with the bit of old snow that remained. Somehow the snow changed and today skied more like “normal” snow. The wax recommendation would have rocked for sure in what we were expecting so I was relieved to see that the HF Blue/XCold mix...

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Rossignol’s Liz Stephen – Tiumphant U.S. Nationals 20 K Victory

FasterSkierJanuary 8, 2011

Rossignol Nordic team member and U.S. Ski Team athlete Liz Stephen dominated the competition during the women’s 20K skate race at U.S. Nationals in Rumford, ME. Just 24 hours after a disappointing finish in the classic race, Liz was back to her usual strong form, leading the race early on. Liz races on the Rossignol X-ium Skate package. The X-ium Skate package includes the X-ium NIS Skating WCS Ski, XCelerator Skate NIS Binding, X-ium WC...

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Swix: US Nationals Distance Skate Report

FasterSkierJanuary 7, 2011

The US National Championships in Rumford, Maine moved into the freestyle skiing on Thursday, with the Distance Skate events taking place for the male and female competitors. Due to low snow conditions, both events were switched from the scheduled mass start format to an interval start format. However, the distances, 30km for men and 20km for women were kept the same and the 2.7km course held up very well for all the racers. With 3...

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Toko: US Nationals 20/30k Skate Race Report

FasterSkierJanuary 7, 2011

The waxing for today’s skate races was predictable and straightforward. The organizers did add a bunch of freshly shot new snow overnight which made it necessary to add XCold to the HF Blue. So the wax was LF Blue, HF Blue/XCold mix, followed by a top coat of JetStream Blue. The Blue structure was excellent. Most people do not understand Nordlite XCold even still. XCold is an additive that increases durability and hardens the base,...

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Toko: US Nationals Classic Race Report

FasterSkierJanuary 5, 2011

Conditions matched what we expected when doing the wax tip. The only thing was that light snowfall fell sometimes, but didn’t affect conditions really and it didn’t accumulate at all. Being that there was so much sitting in a tuck on this course, ski speed played an even more central role. You had to have fast skis. Our glide wax tip was straight forward and held up well. For kick, it was more complicated as...

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Rossignol’s Team Athlete Torin Koos Win CL Sprints at 2011 U.S. XC Ski Championships

Inge ScheveJanuary 5, 2011

Rossignol’s Nordic Team Athlete, Torin Koos, started the New Year off strong winning the CL Sprints at the 2011 U.S. XC Ski Championships in Rumford, Maine.

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Swix: US Nationals Classic Sprint Report, Managing Dirt

FasterSkierJanuary 4, 2011

Swix – A perfect wax for each snow condition, even dirt. The USSA National Championship classic sprint race in Rumford, Maine lived up to expectations as an exciting and challenging event. The organizing committee did an amazing job given the prevailing weather conditions over the past week and Sunday’s race was fair for all the racers competing. The weather forecasts were as predicted for Sunday with warm air temperatures and wet corn snow crystals. Track...

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Toko: US Nationals Classic Sprint

FasterSkierJanuary 2, 2011

Conditions were as forecasted – warm, wet, (although during race times there was no precipitation) dirty, and soft. The wax recommendation held up all day and as we recommended, more structure was needed as the day went on. Attention to detail proved to be very important today as well. Small things made a difference especially in a short race with extreme conditions (wet and dirty) and with a finishing section consisting of a downhill with...

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