Boulder Nordic Sport has opened their full-service mobile ski shop in West Yellowstone for the Fall Ski Festival. BNS provides stone grinding, waxing and ski flex testing during the fall camp with a staff of four in Yellowstone November 22-30, 2008. Engineered Tuning will be set up at Rendezvous Snowmobile Rentals, 415 Yellowstone Ave in West Yellowstone, just West of the Holiday Inn Expo. Skis can be dropped off during the festival at the grinding...
Fischer’s new Carbonlite Skate and Classic boots meet the requirements of World Cup champions and elite level skiers for control, security and power transfer. The anatomical last is the keystone of Fischer’s racing boot. Every major component of the boot is molded and formed in a three dimensional shape. The result of using this anatomical last and assembling the 3D parts around this last is that all of the boot components are in line with...
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2008 We are excited to announce that we have close to a foot of snow on the South Plateau near West Yellowstone, MT. We are skiing and looking forward to sharing the trails with you for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. The South Plateau is higher in elevation than the Rendezvous Ski Trails and contains a series of snow covered Forest Service roads. When I was there today, I...
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Now that most of rollerski season is behind, we hope, it would be a good idea to take stock of your equipment and see if you need to replace or maybe upgrade for next year. Webskis.com is the United States distributor for Pro-Ski Rollerski products and is offering a Thanksgiving/Pre-Christmas rollerski special sale. Pro-Ski has been in the rollerski business for many years and produces models for both skating and classic skiing. Skate specific models...
The Yellowstone Ski Festival is less than one week away and will take place during Thanksgiving Week on November 25, 26, 27, 28, & 29, 2008 in West Yellowstone, Montana. The event’s highlights include a series of one, three and five day Nordic skiing clinics, the SuperTour races, the Try It and Buy It Equipment Demo and an Indoor Ski Show. We are finalizing the last minute details for the Yellowstone Ski Festival here in...
One of the best cross country skiers in Russia, Eugeniy Dementiev, has changed to Madshus skis for this upcoming world champion ship season. Eugeniy Dementiev won Olympic Gold in Torino in the Pursuit, and took the Silver in the 50km freestyle. Dementiev is always a podium threat on the World Cup circuit and has twice finshed in the top 15 in the overall World Cup standings. Madshus AS is pleased that yet another Olympic winner...
Kevin Sweeney, National Director of Racing Services for Swix Sport USA, will be visiting the Twin Cities too share with you the latest in product development from the world’s leading manufacturer of racing wax, tuning tools and poles. This is your chance to learn exactly how to apply waxes, structure skis and fire questions at Kevin who has been in the industry for the last 14 years. Kevin has the latest information from the World...
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Lars Flora races for the Saab-Salomon Factory Team and was a member of the 2002 and 2006 US Olympic teams. More information on the Saab-Salomon Factory Team can be found at www.enjoywinter.com. This article first appeared in Ski Post – www.skipost.com It can start in middle of October or the day I arrive to the West Yellowstone Ski Festival. Throughout my ski career the first day on snow has fallen somewhere in this time frame....
With the recent snowfall, Silver Star began grooming our Nordic yesterday this morning. More snow (10-15cms) is in the forecast for Thursday; so we will wait until Friday morning to officially announce the opening. Trails to be groomed are: Cross Mountain Paved Trail (2.5km) Paradise Camp (5km) Comin’ round the mtn (3km) Aquaduct (3.5 km) Cabin East (1 km) Total 15kms We will be charging $12 for the early season trail pass for Nordic. Once...
Nestled in Secret Valley in the Canadian Rockies, Sentry Lodge provides what may be the best early season skiing in North America. this is definitely a case of a picture being worth 1000 words. For more info and to check out the live webcam, visit http://www.goldenalpineholidays.com/experience/nordic.html
Swift Women's Jacket Asparagus/Graphite New apparel products include new Nordic Race Suit colors (black/fire and black/verdant which is a bright green) in addition to a black/yellow that we had last year. We also have a new lightweight softshell vest called the Speed Vest. An exciting new lightweight women's jacket is the Swift Women's Jacket. It is available in exciting colors such as nebula/graphite, asparagus/graphite, and ocean/graphite. The popular and successful Thermo Plus glove is now...
For the 29th year, West Yellowstone will host the Yellowstone Ski Festival over Thanksgiving week. Seasoned veterans and Ski Festival rookies alike will descend upon our small mountain town looking forward to the early snow and all its delights. If this is your first time headed to the Yellowstone Ski Festival, we are sure it will not be your last. Keynote speaker, Ben Husaby has spent over twenty Thanksgivings in West Yellowstone and keeps coming...
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The first official Worldcup race of the year takes place November 22 in Gaellivare, Sweden. The first Supertour event in the US will be the West Yellowstone races of November 28 and 29. But if there is a true opening day for the Nordic season, it is the first Monday in October. It is on that day every year that over a thousand Nordic athletes, coaches and trainers descend on Ramsau, Austria to begin their...
Wilmington, Massachusetts – Steven Poulin has been named the new president and CEO of the Swix Sport USA. Steven Poulin who has been with Swix Sport for more than 12 years, will bring leadership to the company, strong sales and customer skills. This experience, coupled with his combination of professional and personal strengths, makes him well-qualified to lead Swix Sport Inc into the future. At the same time David Lampert, the current president of the...
The Yellowstone Ski Festival offers many exciting options for Nordic skiers and their families. We have fun for all ages. Of course, the week is full of Nordic clinics, races, demos, presentations, and exhibits. However, did you know that the Yellowstone Ski Festival also offers daily yoga and Pilates classes, children’s programs, and free novice Nordic ski and biathlon lessons? Bring the whole gang and experience the Nordic side of West Yellowstone. The Yellowstone Ski...