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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...

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...

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...

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...

Mola

FasterSkierSeptember 11, 2012

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,...

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...

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...