www.torbjornsport.com This article applies to SOLDA Glide waxes but can be used to understand the main principles used by other wax companies as well. There are eleven SOLDA Fluorinated waxes to choose from. Use the information below to narrow it down and select waxes that would cover typical snow conditions in your area. You can focus on UF-7 and some F-15 waxes if you are strictly training and not involved in racing. Fast...
Dry ski bases will slow down the speed considerably. SOLDA glide wax has two Carbon base waxes to help saturate and renew ski bases that are dry and not holding wax in training and races. Dry or old bases will get a renewed shine. SOLDA FC27 Fluor Carbon Base wax contains a fluorine additive making it the ideal under layer in high humidity and/or moist snow conditions. It’s best for 21 degree F and warmer....
This article will provide suggestions for use of fluorocarbons, as well as how to apply them. This information is provided by our sponsor, SOLDA glide wax from TorbjornSport. The waxes mentioned in this article are all SOLDA products and are available from It’s great for cold moist snow without high humidity as well. The moisture can be a result of sun hitting the snow or increasing humidity. This wax has been exceptional in a variety...
PowerJet Advantage PowerJet 5g smalls Lowest price Poweder and Solid Fluorocarbons typically retails for $100-150 per can or block. A powder can will give about 8 applications while SOLDA’S PoweJet blocks will give you 45-50 applications for only $65 per block/bar. Taking advantage of www.torbjornsport.com SOLDA PowerJet 1 21-34 Degrees F PowerJet 1, formerly Solid Fluor, is a solid version of SOLDA Fluor. It is nearly 100% fluorocarbon. Very fast in warmer conditions in both...
Make it simple and focus on three or four waxes for your training needs. Add a few additional waxes for superb race skis. Â Â Â www.TorbjornSport.com While you’re online, check out our best waxing tool of all:
West Yellowstone Fall Camp kicks into high gear this week and the skiing is great. Here is the grooming report for today: Friday, November 21, 2003 Trails groomed today: Rendezvous, Dead Dog, Volunteer, Washburn, Spencer's, Meadow, Deja View, Treeline, Range, Sprint Loop, Folsum, Grizzly Single track with skate lane. 6″ of new snow last night. Skiing is excellent! In addition, the Riverside ski trail is groomed, Double tracked for classic to the Madison River in...
Make it simple and focus on three or four waxes for your training needs. Add a few additional waxes for superb race skis. Â Â Â www.TorbjornSport.com While you’re online, check out our best waxing tool of all:
The following is a collection of what we've heard about skiing in select places around the continent. Keep in mind that this is not a comprehnsive ski report, just a sampling from some of our readers. Clearly, the place to be for early season skiing this year is the west. The first big storm of the year hit the Rocky Mountains at the end of October and many place have been skiing ever since. West...
Training trends, fashion, money, rumors and advertising are all factors that affect athletes’ choice of training and racing equipment. There is however no money to be made by skiing on PRO-SKI rollerskis. Despite this fact, an impressive number of top skiers are choosing this brand for their summer and fall “dryland†training. The reason for their choice is the same as for past successful users like Olympic Champions Vegard Ulvang and Bjorn Daehlie — the...
As many may know, In skis, Alpina Sports has both top-of-the-line Madshus performance skis called the Cardio Series, as well as the Alpina Pursuit touring and Vantage BC skis. Here as with the boots it is much more than a cosmetic job. The flex of the skis as well as wax/no wax zones have been moved forward to provide better more kick and glide. You can see the entire line at
During the month of November West Yellowstone starts its winter Nordic ski season with the Fall training camp. The Rendezvous Ski Trails come alive with skiers from all over the country looking to get that early on-snow advantage. A typical snow year in West Yellowstone About the Ski Clinics: The 2003 Yellowstone Nordic ski clinics will be conducted during Thanksgiving week. Participants may choose from 3 different clinics: the traditional 3-day clinic will be November...
New for 2004, FasterSkier introduces its Resort Listings. This service will help our readers to gather information on some of the best ski areas in North American. Make sure your resort or ski area is one of them! FasterSkier is currently getting about 1,100 unique visitors a day, and we expect that number to double by mid-winter. You can put your resort in front of them for an entire six months, for less than a...
In the years before high altitude glacier-skiing became popular, Ushuaia, Argentina, was an occasional summer sparring grounds of international skiers and biathletes. Now, though the cross-country skiing remains some of the best in the Southern Hemisphere, the area is relatively unknown to the outside world. After all, who would believe that cross country skiing could possibly exist in Argentina—a land known for its polo, cattle and gauchos? Though even more obscure a sport in Argentina...
Just as the ski season was starting last November, U.S. world masters director Dick Hunt asked if I was interested in joining him and about 10 other folks from Bend on a 2-week bicycle tour around the Provence region of France. After many xc races over the winter months, long trips and dedicated training, a spring vacation is always refreshing.  The price was reasonable and having never been to France, the chance to see a beautiful area by bike...
It was August 31st in New England. The nights were starting to get cool and the first leaves were beginning to turn light shades of orange and yellow. If Linda and I were going to be living in XC Town USA by the first snowfall, we had a lot to do in about two months. First we had to decide which town would come out on top in our extensive search. Being the computer geek...
As I mentioned last time, finding a great place to ski in the east is not hard. The problem is finding a great town near the great ski trails. Last time we looked at Maine and New Hampshire. During our exploratory jaunt through the east, we also had a chance to investigate Vermont and upstate New York. So lets venture over the Connecticut River into Vermont. Because of their proximity and similarities, Vermont and New...
Our long time friend, pal, idol, cycling & ski guru, speed skating Olympian, and 1988 Korean Olympic Team coach Dick Hunt, from Bend Oregon, told me a few days ago that he was leaving for Scandinavia on March 3rd to Ski Across Finland! Dick Hunt, right, is still going strong Ski Across Finland? What the heck are you talking about – you should be getting ready to be doing spring time gardening, tune up your...
After our road trips around the west, my girlfriend and I decided to head east. (Side note: I have been told that I should refer to my girlfriend by name. A valid point, but while I don't mind sharing my life with you, it is not my choice to share hers. So lets just call her Linda). Linda and I flew to New Hampshire on August 15. Our plan was to see family (hers in...
The Methow Valley is a remote, little known valley in the North Cascades of Washington State. In the summer it is a popular RV stop on the scenic loop drive from Seattle over the North Cascades Highway. It’s also a great place for mountain biking, hiking and running. In the winter, the North Cascades Highway closes and we are at the end of the road. We are fortunate enough to have an incredible Nordic trail...
In my last article, I basically threw up my hands and admitted that I am not the right person to talk about ski towns in the midwest. Thankfully, there are plenty of people out there who are the right people. From the emails I received, there was no consensus, but the towns that were mentioned the most were Duluth, Hayward/Cable, and the Twin Cities. All the emails presented convincing arguements for at least one place....