A skier has to eat! Even the most effortless glide requires your body to be fueled well with carbs, proteins, and hydration. Instead of getting lost in the blizzard of dietary fads and supplements, stick… Read More »Fuel the Fire: How eating right can optimize your time on the trail
It’s easy to feel like you’re getting stronger and faster during a training session. Kilometers tick by, you daydream of adventures in the year to come and your sweat is a tangible, salty reminder of… Read More »Reset and Recover: How post-workout routines can help make the biggest gains
If the proliferation of waxes, skis, training equipment and outdoor gear involved in Nordic skiing has you overwhelmed, it’s intimidating to think that you need even more tools to keep it all in good shape.… Read More »THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE WAX JOB: Moving beyond scrapers, brushes and irons
A dimly lit basement workbench. The sharp scratches of wax being scraped from a ski base. Rhythmic swipes of a brush. A thin wisp of smoke coiling up from a hot iron. This is an… Read More »Liquid Diet: How non-traditional paraffins have revolutionized ski waxing
With long gasping breaths and lungs tinged with the metallic taste of a brutal effort, another interval set is done. The biggest hill in the trail system has been tamed by you and your skis… Read More »Interval Training: Let race-day terrain be your guide
It’s race day, and whether you can see it or not, the snow is changing out there. Melting, freezing or grooming is playing a role in altering the structure of each snow crystal by the… Read More »Retread: How to structure your base for changing conditions