Plenty of snow at the Methow Valley's Washington Pass. Skiing on Rode Super Blue. Snow falling...I was caught in the act: applying grip wax in falling snow in a parking lot. Good conditions for classic skiing; skatin...
Sovereign Lake Nordic Center at Silver Star MountainI got a quick report and a couple pics from Sam Naney (Methow Olympic Development) today. Sam went to Silver Star early to get some solid training days on snow, and then he'll head for W...
Brian showing the Ultratune love.I got a short note from Brian and Caitlin. They're skiing at Bohart Ranch near Bozeman, MT. Conditions are great there, but to the south at West Yellowstone things aren't quite ready for pr...
Monday morning in Mazama, WA.Monday morning was greeted with our first snow on the valley floor. A blanket of 4 inches covered the Methow Valley pretty uniformly from Lost River to Elbow Coulee. There's not enough to ski yet, althoug...
You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Thur...
Here's a clip of Caitlin and Brian skiing at Washington Pass, here in the the Methow Valley.Caitlin sent this note:Hi Mark,Yesterday was the earliest on snow skiing for me in 5 years. It was awesome!!! Dave Ford set some tracks around the Washing Pas...
Are you looking for some new skis? Check out our available new skis from Atomic, Madshus, and Rossignol.The hand picked ski program continues for the 2012/13 season. You get the skis you want, selected for you, from the best possib...
You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Th...
Getting picky while picking.Last week I took a quick trip to Ogden, UT, to pick skis at Atomic & Rossignol. Ultratune has a lot of beautiful new skis on the way. The first stop was Rossignol, working with Ryan Green, on the 7th, a...
The pace has already picked up, but I'm ready. This autumn is busier than ever at Nordic Ultratune. Service work is in full swing NOW! It's a good time to tune up the skis.I'll be flying to Utah to select the new Atomic skis at the Ogden warehous...
In Italy there's a specific word for "grinding stone". It's "mola". In Italy (and much of Europe) the history of the past couple thousand years has had a need for terminology for milling and grinding equipment,...
Precision stone grinding with the Mantec.It's the middle of May and the snow has receded into the higher elevations. The Methow Valley is beautiful right now with green trees and spring wild flowers everywhere. It would be eas...
New Graphics!A pair of 197cm Atomic SDS World Cup Classic skis arrived at noon on Feb 10th, by FedEx. A client was in the shop, but was happy to pause while I opened the box and immediately took the skis to the flex tester to gi...
I got a note this morning from Brian Gregg, of the CXC team, and right now traveling with the US Ski Team in Switzerland.--------------------------------------------------From: "Brian Gregg"Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 7:11 AMTo: "Nordic Ultratune"Su...
I've been getting phone reports from the American Birkebeiner this morning.Congratulations to Caitlin and Brian Gregg - Caitlin was 2nd in the women's race and Brian was 3rd in the men's event. Brian and Caitlin both felt that they were skiing on...
Working with machine structures on skis, there are only a few variables that can be adjusted to influence the performance of the ski. Primarily these variables are depth, spacing, interruption, and patterns.The structure on the ski base is primari...
Working with machine structures on skis, there are only a few variables that can be adjusted to influence the performance of the ski. Primarily these variables are depth, spacing, interruption, and patterns.The structure on the ski base is primari...
Casey Smith, earlier in the season at Canmore.Casey Smith is a young local guy who has been pursuing biathlon since he was in Jr High. All along the way he's been working with Ultratune to get good skis and service. &...
I've added a link to the WOTD from this blog.Look for the link on the lower rightFor the past few seasons I've been doing daily updates for the Methow Valley's grooming report to provide wax-of-the-day information.On most days it's a relatively straigh...