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Don't know what kind of winter we'll get in central Michigan, but summer has been cold, so maybe we'll get a cool winter too. Last year it was cold enough for...
Carl Sandburg
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Aug 30, 2004
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Hello, Please share this information with others who you think might be interested in this unique opportunity. Jennison Are you an experienced and enthusiastic...
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Sep 27, 2004
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Hey everyone, I would just like to let everybody know that we, up in anchorage, got a couple inches of snow last saturday, the 25th. But sadly it melted away...
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Oct 3, 2004
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I am glad to find this group. I love cross-country skiing and am really looking forward to this season. I thought we might be able to go skiing today but it...
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Oct 9, 2004
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Well, it's october 25th, and winter is just around the corner. Here in Newfoundland we haven't had any snow yet, but we had a heavy frost last night. Our...
Allison
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Oct 25, 2004
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Utah received a lot of snow last week. The Unita Mountains in Utah reported up to 5 feet on the ground (Nationa Weather Service figure) while Alta reported 56...
John Jones
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Oct 25, 2004
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More news: Kirkwood (a ski resort about 120 miles from Reno, Nv) will be opening their Nordic trails on October 30. They are reporting about a 48 inch base....
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prottweiler2002
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Oct 25, 2004
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Kirkwood is opening 20 kilometers of trails this weekend. They are reporting up to a 48 inch base. Kirkwood is located approximately 100 to 150 miles from...
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prottweiler2002
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Oct 28, 2004
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First flakes are falling right now!! I doubt if we'll get much accumulation, but it's the first sign that winter is coming!!...
Allison
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Oct 29, 2004
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Went skiing yesterday on an 18 inch base!...
John
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Oct 31, 2004
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Greetings! I'm currently in NE Indiana, but grew up in Upstate NY. Spent a great deal of time cross country skiing and backpacking/winter camping up in the...
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Nov 12, 2004
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Paul, This is fun. I'm an Aussie and fairly new to all this - my background is downhill skiing. But I'm having to learn fast as I'm opening a nordic ski hire...
Rosemary
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Nov 12, 2004
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If your main interest is backcountry or off groomed trail skiing, skate skis are to be avoided as they are not designed for that type of activity. There is a...
John Jones
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Nov 13, 2004
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Actually, I was looking at a pair of Fischer Outtabounds on sale at REI but am not sure what to do for bindings and boots. The three pin seems to be the most...
Paul
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Nov 13, 2004
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I would like skis for climbing the local mountains, west of Las Vegas Nevada. E.g.: http://users.viawest.net/~hwstock/ski/ski.htm (More on our mountains: ...
Harlan Stockman
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Nov 23, 2004
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Headed up in northern Maine this coming weekend for my first trip out. Caribou, Presque Isle area. Nice little storm passing thru right now. Not the likes...
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Dec 2, 2004
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I haven't been out yet this year. We haven't had any snow, but it's snowing in my hometown right now, so with 2 weeks before i go home for Christmas, there...
Allison
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Dec 3, 2004
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I run a website that aims to bring together useful links to do with skiing, primarily for cross country skiers in Europe. I am happy to add relevant links, and...
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Dec 5, 2004
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Does anybody have visions of ski gear on their Christmas Wishlists this year? No gear for me this year, maybe some new gloves....
Allison
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Dec 10, 2004
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Kind of in the "What I want for Christmas" line. I have been out of the cross country skiing scene for a few years now and when I was in it I just puttered...
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Dec 13, 2004
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Salomon and NNN are similar. Both make a "step in" binding, which is called an automatic binding. The different in both is the "tracks" on the long part of the...
Allison
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Dec 13, 2004
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So, how much better, worse or indifferent than my three pinners? Would I notice a difference right out of the package? Or is it mostly that is a new and...
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Dec 14, 2004
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... I've mounted several NNN bindings on old skis that originally had 3 pin bindings. You have to fill the old screw holes (epoxy, hot glue etc) and re-drill...
David Dermott
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Dec 14, 2004
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I have heard, but don't know for sure, that SNS (Salomon) bindings will go into the same holes drilled for 3 pin - so they don't need to be plugged and...
Rosemary
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Dec 14, 2004
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So how is the snow where everyone is? I am in Central Maine and we got like an inch last night to ad to our inch we had before. It is slow in coming this...
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Dec 14, 2004
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Salomon SNS binding would be most common in track, step in binding. NNN is more for out of track, light backcountry. If your 3 pin bindings are working for...
Ralph Scott
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Dec 14, 2004
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We don't have anything. I'm in eastern Newfoundland.. no snow, and no prospects of snow anytime soon. I'm going home to the west coast on Friday, hopefully...
Allison
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Dec 14, 2004
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... I'm in Las Vegas -- but there are 10k-12k mountains nearby (e.g. 16 miles west of my house), and they have had skiable amounts since late October. We have...
Harlan Stockman
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Dec 14, 2004
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... I'm near Wolfville, Nova Scotia. I have a trail (self groomed) starting in my backyard. A month ago today, Nov 14, there was 50 cm of snow on the ground!...
David Dermott
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Dec 14, 2004
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Sounds like Nova Scotia is getting the same weather patterns as Eastern Newfoundland. The ground was frozen here as well, then it warmed up to 11 degrees, now...
Allison
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