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Proper summer storage protects your base, preserves your grind, and means less prep work come fall. Step 1 — Clean the Base Remove any old kick wax or klister with a wax remover and Fiberlene. Don’t let old wax or dirt sit on the base all summer. It can harden and contaminate the base structure. …
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What is a Structure (Rilling) Tool and Why does Cross Country Ski Base Structure Matter? A rilling tool is a manual tool that sets patterns into your ski base. The pattern and depth you choose can optimize — or hurt — your base structure on race day. Most tools roll across the base, but some…
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How Do We Choose the Best Hand Structure on Race Day? A parallel glide test is the best option. Why Matched Skis Make Hand Structure Easier With matched skis, selecting hand structure becomes much more straightforward. The parallel glide test is your best tool. Here’s how to run one. First, find a suitable downhill slope…
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Despite what the calendar says we are not in winter mode around SW Montana! Crosscut Mountain Sports Center has about 3-4km of “open” trails and in-town/south of town (Sourdough) is dead. The machine has been turning out batches of skis to the local nordic community as word gets out! Thanks for supporting this endeavor. We…
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We had real winter here for about 2 weeks. It was amazing! As of Monday, December 8th it has disappeared. We had some intense wind and a bit of warmth and like a hair drier the snow, in town, has disappeared. Crosscut Mountain Sports Center is holding on but time will tell as we navigate…
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Post Treatment of a cross country ski stone grind: What to Do After the Grind Cross country ski grind post treatment depends on two things: the structure applied and whether a hardening process was completed. Getting this right protects your grind and sets the ski up for peak performance. Skip this step — or rush…
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The process of grinding nordic skis is complicated and time consuming which is not an excuse or justification… I analyze all skis upon arrival with a steel scraper for severity of damage. e.g., flatness (convex or concave or both), surface damage, edge damage, etc. and then work begins. Step 1. I place skis into a work…
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Yes, generally, most nordic skis can be ground. What nordic skis can be stone ground, specifically? Modern ski bases that have a sintered polyethylene base are the best candidates for grinding. Current generation performance/race skis that are well cared for can easily handle 3-5 grinds. Classic, skate, skin skis, and zero skis can all be…
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Nordic stone grind development…by Jim? No, I did not develop the grinds, but Lars Svensson did. Who is Lars? He is the “Goldmaker” or grinding guru and has spent his career developing and refining his CD and LJ structures, and training operators on his Tazzari machine. Lars has made more fast skis and winning nordic…
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…Universal cold grind that runs well in new snow conditions across a broad range of temperatures (SLSu and SLCu). This is the description of my current universal cold grind meant for use across cold locales that enjoy cold snow and may need moisture management or run well in a “broad range of temperatures.” This grind…
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