Mention the name 'Peter Hale' and you'll be hard-pressed to find someone that doesn't think he was one of the nicest, most giving people in the U.S. nordic industry -- and it wasn't because he was a salesman. In fact, making money might have been least important to Hale; he was in it for the athletes.
Very little has been written or talked about in terms of wax safety in recent years. We, as skiers and parents and wax techs, need to start being cautious and safer.
“Perhaps it was the wine of the cool autumn breeze. Or perhaps as climbers sometimes we meet, we met. Rob Kiesel was an aggressive downhill racer. Perhaps it was his single-minded drive, which induced success. Nevertheless he was somewhat new to climbing and this would be no leisurely climb.” — Excerpt from Gregory Lowe’s “Half Dome in the Winter” as it appeared in The American Alpine Journal (Vol. 15, Issue 1) by the American Alpine Club. ***...
Knight to Manage Wax Brands, Develop Ski*Go Wax, Glove and Clothing Lines. Roger Knight has joined Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) as the Director of Team and Eastern Operations. He brings the US distribution of Ski*Go Wax, Tools, Gloves, Rollerskis and Skiwear to BNS and will focus on developing the Ski*Go and Holmenkol brands in the US. Knight contributes extensive experience in the cross-country ski industry after working as Nordic Product Manager at Swix USA for...