There was about 10 cm of very loose snow on Wolfville Ridge (NS) Dec 3. Skiing was OK on grassy areas but not so good in the woods. The ground isn't frozen...
We had about 15cm of snow in St. John's, NL. The ground isn't frozen here either, in fact, the ground was quite wet the day before it snowed as I got soaked...
Since it snowed on wednesday night I have skiied 4 times. THe first ski was skating and only a half hour, then it snowed more, and there was too much snow to...
We got about 15 cm of heavy, wet snow on "The Ridge", much more than downtown Wolfville. There's now a good track on the Ridge Trail, just behind my house: ...
Skiing is still good, but I even got ice skating today, near Wolfville, Nova Scotia. First Ice, Wed Dec 10. Little Lake (emphasis on LITTLE!), Greenfield, NS....
Where did you get those skate blades? I've been looking for a pair of those. Stephenville and Corner Brook in Newfoundland also have lots of snow, though in...
... I e-mail ordered them from Jamie Hess (Nordic Skater) in Vermont: "http://www.nordicskater.com/" For Canadian customers he will ship from Quebec, which may...
We got a big dumping of snow last night, and now it's raining. Only in St. JOhn's would that happen. It doesn't snow, it's usually a mix of rain and snow. I'm...
hey everyone, i'm new to this club. i'm from anchorage, ak, and the skiing's pretty good here right now. i'm on my high school's ski team, so have been able...
Unlike St. Johns, our dump of snow was followed by another big dump of snow. I love anchorage, we seem to be making up for the lack of snow last year. We've...
Hi! I'm so glad to have found this group! I need a little bit of advice. Here's the background: I used to cross-country a LOT, but that was a long time ago in...
1. I use plastic putty knives from a local hardware store. I get them for 0.39/each so I don't mind using them/ruining them with wax. Much cheaper than the...
Dan, A million thank you's for your great answers. This is exactly what I needed to know! I'm printing it out and heading off the the ski shop tomorrow :-) (a...
And lots of it at that!! I'm heading out to ski in about a half hour after my dinner settles. I dont' have batteries in my digi cam to take pictures.. too bad....
... NNN On 4 pairs of skis and 2 pairs of ice skates, so changing to Salomon now would be a big hassle! -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada...
You all can have a good laugh at my expense! :-) I have no idea of the difference between the two, so just don't know! I use Soloman boots, does that mean I...
I also had that idea.. wax box idea i mean. I also use salomon bindings, though i'm not sure why. I had salomon automatic bindings on my first pair of "real"...
My wax box is almost a portable ski supply shop with almost everything one could possibly need if you are on a trip and wind up short of some thing. Other than...
My wax box isn't quite so complex. It consists of: Scrapers: Metal scraper, plexi scrapers, grip wax scrapers, swix multi scrapers, a toko multi scraper (which...
Roto brushes, fancy! I've yet to come across enough money to buy myself one, and haven't been able to convince my parents to buy me one either. I've borrowed...
They are fast and sweet, takes longer for the iron to warm up or cool down and you are done wrapping everything up ready to rock. I keep the chemical srtippers...
My first skis had NN bindings, the old three pin 75 mm bindings. My last two pairs have had solomon automatic bindings. What are the New Noridic Norms?...
