The date for the “fasterskier” 10% off coupon was listed incorrectly. It has now been corrected. See the bottom of this article for details. Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is celebrating the launch of their new on-line sales web site
Simplicity is good, but not when it comes at the expense of accuracy. It seems to me that when the mercury sinks, skiers just apply the hardest wax they can find and expect the best. I have found though that in very cold conditions discrepancies in people’s skis are often huge, despite how “simple†everything seems. Read on to learn how, why, and what to glide wax in cold conditions. There are three main factors...
Kevin Sweeny is the Swix Director of Racing Services Glide waxing correctly for cold weather conditions can pay off with huge dividends. Small mistakes can cause the best skis to be slow. Pay attention to these tips when it is cold and your ski day will be much more enjoyable. – Understand that cold snow has very little water present to provide lubrication. Add to this dirt particles if old / transformed or manmade snow,...
Here is a video of Atomic’s new Worldcup race ski. They have developed new technology they refer to as, “Red Cheetah.’ The new ski will be available to demo at the Birkebeiner. Roman Toferer, Atomic’s International Nordic Race Director, will be at Telemark to answer questions about the new ski and the fitting of race skis.
Throughout the week at US Nationals in Houghton, Michigan, Rossignol athletes earned many of the top spots in the races which earned them a spot on the World Cup team in Canmore, Canada. Torin Koos, a World Cup medalist and top member of the US Ski Team took a silver in the Individual Skate Sprint which he quickly followed up with a gold in the Team Classic Sprint along with teammate Andy Newell. Karin Camenisch,...
Visit the race room of any major ski company in September or October and you will be sure to see the equipment coaches from the major Biathlon teams picking skis. The manufacturers have learned that working with national Biathlon teams is every bit as important as working with top cross country teams. We called Roman Toferer, director of The Thin Red Line (Team Atomic) to discuss the importance of working with Biathlon. RICK HALLING: Why...
Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) won the 7th of 8 stages of the Tour de Ski and starts the final stage as the leader, 40 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla (SWE). Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset won the Men's classic race. In the final stage, Rossignol racers Pietro Piller Cottrer and Tor Arne Hetland will start the final climb in 3rd and 5th position respectively. The classic race was a tough competition for all racers; difficult snow condition for waxing...
Houghton Michigan, Swix Athletes archived a complete sweep of both the men’s and women’s podiums along with taking 9 out of the top 10 places in the men’s 15k event. Swix wishes to congratulate Factory Team members Ivan Babikov, Lars Flora and Andrey Golovko on their impressive display of dominance of the men’s podium, all Factory Team members use both Swix Poles and Ski Wax exclusively. Recent sprint world cup winner Kikkan Randall showed impressive...
Simen Oestenson is currently in first place after his amazing performance yesterday in Prague. We (Atomic) called Roman Toferer, director of the Thin Red Line, for an update of the Tour. RICK HALLING: Congratulations on moving into first place. I watched some coverage of Simen and he looks pretty impressive. However, the field looks tough and I don’t think anyone has a clear advantage. ROMAN TOFERER: You are right. Everyone has spent the summer, fall...
“Fantastic!†That’s what Per Wiik says about his Madshus skiers’ World Cup results as both Cross Country and Biathlon World Cup circuits take a short break for Christmas. Wiik, the Madshus International Race Manager, has reason to be pleased as an impressive array of Madshus athletes have climbed the podium in nearly every World Cup race this season. Madshus skiers lead the Overall World Cup standings at the holiday break: Ole-Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) leads in...
From the Yaroslav Military Air Base we loaded into buses for the ride into Rybinsk. Compared to last year’s eight-hour marathon from Moscow to race venue, this 2.5 hour ride was a welcome respite. A lead police car escorted us through Russia’s rutted country roadways. At every city intersection military roadblocks kept us out of traffic delays. Some serious planning went into getting all the athletes from Central Europe to Rybinsk. Nice. With nightfall came...
Action photos from many SuperTour and National races will be posted on the Toko website. If this turns out to be popular, we will continue doing it. If there is little interest, we will spend our energies elsewhere. Find the entry page SH classic sprints or to Sunday's
This year’s Yellowstone Rendezvous Race will take place on Saturday, February 23, 2008. The race organizing committee moved the date of the race up this year so that it would not conflict with World Masters in McCall, Idaho. The timing of this year’s Rendezvous Race makes it a perfect training race for skiers headed to World Masters. Organizing committee member Scott Carsley says, “I’d recommend that skiers headed to World Masters in McCall come to...
The Festival began on November 24 with equipment demos from Atomic, Salomon, Rossignol, Fischer, Madshus, Alpina, Peltonen, Toko, Exel, Start and Swix. Demo Days were a big hit at the annual Silver Star Nordic Festival
Swix Sport USA is proud to announce the opening success of the Nordic racing season. With our top World Cup athletes, Kikkan Randall, Kris Freeman, Andy Newell, Lars Flora and Chris Cook competing in Europe with renewed success, Swix had convincing results with both our wax and our pole line at the opening Super Tour events in West Yellowstone, Montana. Congratulations Kris on your return to good form, we look forward to great results in...
The Toko Race Wax Recommendations for this weekends 9 ski races nationwide (generally we don't do SuperTour or US Nationals) are posted now on www.TokoUS.com . These recommendations will be updated on the website if necessary. Sign up for Toko eBlasts at http://www.tokous.com/Wax%20Tip%20Creation.htm
Seattle, WA — Following the successful launch of a comprehensive Nordic boot line to mark its 100th anniversary, Madshus, the world leader in Nordic ski design and manufacturing and the world’s oldest ski brand, introduces a full line of Nordic ski poles. Developed hand-in-hand with top athletes like Ole Einar Bjorndalen and working with materials ranging from 100 percent high modulus carbon to high-strength aluminum, the 13 new models offer innovative new concepts and constructions...
This Saturday (12/1), I went for my first ski in Bitsevsky Park in Moscow, Russia and was pleasantly surprised. The area is on the southern outskirts of the city and is accessible by the subway system and a short bus ride. It took about 1 hour from my apartment in the city center to the trail head. The trails were well packed with decent tracks in many areas, all done by snowmobile. We received 6...
The second annual “Tour de Ski†begins December 28 in Nove Mesto and continues for ten days with eight races in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Italy. Team Atomic dominated last year’s event with Tobias Angerer taking the overall title. This team, known as “The Thin Red Line†is currently undergoing extensive preparations for this year’s event. We called team director Roman Toferer during a break from testing in Ramsau, Austria. RICK HALLING: How did...