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When you've decided you've skied your last ski of the season (or Mother Nature has decided for you) it's important to take a few easy steps to look after your equipment. Here are the 3 things you should do.Read now
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How do you size kids cross country skis?
Read nowIt's more important than you might think to get the right size cross country skis for kids. Learn how to choose the right sized gear whether it's new or used.
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Caring for your new cross country skis
Read nowYour new skis will last many years when cared for properly. If you avoid skiing on debris, regularly wax your glide zones and keep your skins clean you will maximize the lifespan of your skis. Glide zone maintenance This applies...
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How do you tell when cross country skis need glide waxing?
Read nowCross country skis need a glide wax job in the following situations: when you first buy them at the beginning of each season when the bases look dry about every 50km of skiing before a special event or race at the...
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Liquid glide wax vs ironed in hot wax
Read nowIn an earlier blog post we explored liquid glide waxes and promised to provide updates as we got more experience with them. Thanks to a prompt from a friendly reader, here's the update. We are by no means a testing...
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Cross country pole sizing
Read nowDecades ago cross country ski poles used to be sized under the armpit. Since skate skiing became a thing in the 1980's the effect of pole length on ski technique has gotten a lot more attention. Correctly sized poles is...
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Can you freeze your lungs exercising in the cold?
Read nowMany of us have been cross country skiing for decades in and outside of Saskatchewan and like many of you we get out in some pretty nasty cold. Even though there are cut-off temperatures for cancelling races we have raced many...
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Cross country skiing at night
Read nowHave you cross country skied in the dark? If you live above the 52nd parallel like we do, you may find yourself skiing more often in darkness than you do in daylight hours, especially in December and January. But even if...
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What's the buzz this season? Nordic ski world trends 2019-20
Read nowWe are on the verge of snow again - time to get updated on the latest innovations in the nordic ski industry. Here are the hot topics this season. Liquid waxes There is more and more of a buzz growing...