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Gear
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Gear
Keep Skiing in Mind with This Nordic-Inspired Bike Gear
Matt Quann launched Ornot, his San Francisco–based company, in 2013 to give cyclists an alternative to becoming rolling billboards. The company typically trades in tasteful, darker-colored bike kits designed to weather trends (remember how flashy cycling clothing looked when Lance Armstrong was winning the Tour de France?) and the Bay Area’s notoriously changeable climate. Recently, […]
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Gear
Can Ice Bathing Enhance Your Performance and Recovery?
Dip in your toes and they sting. Then submerge your legs, and your ankles start to ache. Slide your torso into the icy water, and it takes your breath away. This was how the first day of my ice bath practice went. After two minutes in the 105-gallon specialized barrel that I keep outside, filled […]
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Gear
Skate Boots | 2024 Gear Guide
For light weight, good fit and strong performance while skating, try out one of these new 2024 models. Fischer Carbonlite Skate$500 | fischerskis.com | 1,080g/pair (42; unisex) | 950g/pair (38; women’s) One step down from Fischer’s World Cup–level Speedmax Skate but built on the same two-piece outsole, the Carbonlite Skate has several redesigned features, most […]
Competition & news
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Competition
Keep an Eye on Up-and-Comer Sammy Smith
Last year, U.S. Ski Teamer Samantha “Sammy” Smith competed in two World Cups. But not two cross country World Cups. The 17-year-old Idahoan competed at the World Cup level in two entirely different sports. First, Smith competed in soccer for the U.S. at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India last October—scoring two goals…
The Journal of Nordic Skiing
Destinations
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Destination
This National Monument Honors the Skiing Soldiers of Camp Hale
The U.S.’s newest national monument is inextricably tied to ski history. When President Biden traveled to the central Colorado Rockies in October to announce the 53,804-acre Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument, he honored the troops of the U.S. Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division. These skiing soldiers, who battled in Italy’s Appenine Alps near the end […]
Tips & techniques
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Tips & Techniques
Why You Should Tune into NNF’s Summer Speaker Series
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Tips & Techniques
Simple Ways to Give Your Gear Some Love for the Long Haul
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Tips & Techniques
Tech Tools to Boost Your Training
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Tips & Techniques
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