The last several mornings have been GREAT crust skiing! And if you look at weather predictions, we're likely to have crust every morning (and sometimes through the afternoon!) for the next week or two. If you've never tried it, well, you don't know what you're missing! I've been extolling the … [Read more...] about The Crust is here!
It's almost here -- the most fun race of the year! If you've never participated in this race, ask someone who has and I suspect we'll see a good number of you here. The course is not brutal, but has enough terrain to be a good race course. We've got plenty of snow on the ground (3 ft.+) and no … [Read more...] about Great Bear Chase, Mar. 7, 2015 (The 35th annual!)
If you haven't been following the races in Falun, Sweden, you may not have heard that U.S.A. women Jessie Diggens and Caitlen Gregg finished 2nd and 3rd in the 10k freestyle yesterday! The men didn't fare so well today in the 15k with Noah Hoffman the top U.S. skier at 34th. If you'd like to see … [Read more...] about XC World Championships
We've just lowered our already low prices on a very good selection of skis, boots, poles and ski packages! Our touring no-wax packages now start at just $229! We've got no-wax skis, race skis, and intro skating ski packages at the lowest prices of the season right now. The selection is still … [Read more...] about Midwinter Sale!
It looks like it's going to be colder than usual for the next ten days or so. But that's not a reason to stay inside! While I'm the first to say be more careful in the cold; you can still have fun! Dress appropriately and know your own limits and get out there. Wind is the big culprit here. … [Read more...] about It’s cold out there!
On Sunday, Jan. 18th, we're bringing our entire stock of cross country skis, boots and poles, as well as all of our snowshoes to the SWEDETOWN TRAILS for FREE rentals!! The Swedetown Trails Club is also doing FREE trail use! If you've never tried the trails, or you haven't for a long time-- it's … [Read more...] about Free Ski Day!
The USA XC Nationals are going on right now! If you have a chance, you should go out and watch the best skiers in the country competing on the MTU trails. There are 10, 20, and 30 km races going on today (thurs. jan.8). While the temperatures have been a lot colder than our average, the trails … [Read more...] about US Nationals
We'll be hosting a waxing clinic this friday at 6:30 (on the "hardgoods" side of the store) at the same time as the art showing for our "first Friday" Art Walk. Toko Wax Tech Mike Young will be here to go over both hot-waxing and grip waxing. Both Mike and I will be available to answer any … [Read more...] about Wax Clinic
