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Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) announces four cross-country ski camps for 2008-2009. BNS camps combine top-notch coaching with fun, training and adventure in some of the most incredible places on earth, including dates in Colorado, New Zealand and Sweden. Detailed information and registration are available on-line or by phone: 877.BNS.SKIS (267.7547), http://www.bouldernordicsport.com . • Crested Butte, Colorado June 5-8, 2008 • Snow Farm, New Zealand July 20-August 1 and August 4-14, 2008 • Snow Mountain Ranch,...

The RED-WHITE-BLUE Support Program is designed as an incentive plan for those athletes and programs that are truly serious about ski racing. It is also a feeder program for our Elite Team, which is in turn a feeder to the US Ski Team. With the help of the top race department in the industry, Rossignol is offering you the support you may need to make that next step in your racing career. At the same...

Most people know that Toko is a Swiss company, but they don't know much about what skiing in Switzerland is like. Here are some photos of Toko Tech Team members skiing in Engelberg, Switzerland late this March. Engelberg is located about 1:40 by train from Zurich and is about 45 minutes from beautiful Lake Lucerne. Grindelwald in April. A skate up to the Bachalpsee. We took the Grindelwald First lift up to the top of...

Conditions up on Daniel's Summit just 20 minutes outside of Heber City, UT are perfect for crust skiing. There is about 4.5 feet of snow still and a nice crust. Lows Friday morning were around 15F. Highs Friday afternoon were predicted to hit about 60F. You can see that it was gorgeous and offered some great skiing. Certainly worth taking a day off work for!

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An international jury of design experts awarded the prestigious Red Dot award for product design to the Slovene sports’ footwear manufacturer Alpina. The award was given to Alpina, d.d., Žiri for the Nordic racing boots ECS and ECL. The boots are a product of the combined work efforts of the head of the department of Nordic boots Robert Križnar, industrial designer Jure Miklavc and the design studio Kabinet 01. Red Dot is an award that...

The ski season is not over yet. With 154 inches of snow at Mount Bachelor and it is snowing right now the skiing is excellent. Nordic areas from Crested Butte, Colorado to Craftsbury, Vermont still have great snow. WebSkis.com. We are also lowering prices on skis and boots this week! Save 30% off on all in-stock Madshus skis, including Nanosonic Carbon Skate Skis and the Lillehammer MGV Classic Ski. We have a limited number of...

This is my first World Masters event and I am impressed. It is not only very enjoyable, interesting, and stimulating, but the competition is also really fierce. There are 1223 athletes present representing the best of 23 countries. The athletes that travel here from abroad generally are top athletes who focus on this event every year. I know that the Russian government pays their athletes for good results here adding even more incentive to show...

The 2008 Biathlon World Championship in Østersund was a historical championship for Rottefella. 85% of gold medals and 73.3% of all medals were won on Rottefella bindings. Rottefella skiers saw immediate success – nn the first day of the championships, Russian Maxim Tchoudov won the sprint, with Halvard Hanevold of Norway in second place. The king of biathlon, Norweigan Ole Einar Bjœrndalen (1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze) and the “young new star” from...

Swix Sport USA, a proud sponsor of the 2008 Master’s World Cup, will be providing Racing Service Support for all events. A Staff of 8 Service Technicians will be on hand wax testing, posting wax recommendations and providing technical support. Feel free to stop by the Swix Command Center at the race venue to obtain the latest waxing information. Swix Racing Service USA will begin arriving in McCall Thursday, Feb. 27th after a very successful...

On a glorious day of racing that started out cold and finished with bright warm sunshine, Swix partner team, The Salomon Factory Team, swept the men’s and women’s podiums using Swix FC7 Cera F and Swix Star poles. The Factory Team’s Wax Technicians’, Kevin Johnson and Fabien Blondeau, prepared the men’s and women’s race winners’ skis with a base layer of Swix MB77, followed by Swix HF4BD or Swix HF6BD and then applied the amazingly...

Auto racing has Carol Shelby, cycling has Johan Bruyneel, and the world of Nordic racing has Roman Toferer. When it comes to managing an international team and the research and development of equipment, Roman Toferer is considered the undisputed leader in the world of Nordic racing. He will be attending the on snow demo and working in the booth at Telemark on the Thursday and Friday before the race. RICK HALLING: I have told some...

Forecast/Conditions: Extremely cold temperatures all week leading into the weekend. Friday high of 21F, low Friday night of -1F, and a high of 26F Saturday. Trail will be hard packed and in good shape. Glidewax: Apply LF Moly, scrape and brush then apply HF Blue, scrape and brush out well. (Start with Copper Brush and then finish with Horsehair). Prepare the base for HelX application with the yellow side of Dual Pad. Spray on an...

Based on the forecast, everyone can go through this base preparation process several days before heading to the Birkie. Keep the MB77 on the base until you are ready to apply final race layers and structure. If using classic skis, final base preparation of the kick zone is required. The main reason for this is so the kick wax will adhere well enough to the base for the duration of the event. Swix suggests using...

With 2 years of research and development, the RCS Carbonlite Skate and Classic boots were redesigned from the ground up to be the ultimate boot for the elite citizen racer and World Cup athlete alike. The ultimate classic boot will also be the lightest racing boot on the market next year. Using the F5 Pebax Classic sole, made by Rottefella exclusively for Fischer, this boot has a silky, soft flex which allows the skier the...

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Welcome to Las Vegas, NV and the Snow Sports Industry Association’s 2008 Trade Show. Las Vegas? THE place for all things new in the snow sports??? SIA has made Las Vegas home for 35 years. But times are a changing and in 2010 this Snow Show of Shows will move to Denver. Good bye Sin City, sand, gambling, and the shows. Hello, HAPE, hello snow. Alpina Sports has been an SIA member since Before Snowboarding,...