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Remembering Tom
Early this morning we learned that our friend Tom Troutner had died at his house in Boulder earlier this month. It’s been a long day of shock and sadness for us as we remember a co-worker, a friend, and an extension of our family. I was still groggy with sleep when Amy broke the news […]
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Race Practice with Kris, Noah, & Tad
I took a field trip to visit “Bird Camp” yesterday, over at Kris and Amber’s place in Campton NH. The shortest possible explanation of Bird camp; when he was a junior Kris picked up the nickname “Freebird” from Ethan Foster (if you know Ethan, you’ll understand that right away). Freebird quickly got shortened to Bird, […]
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Exciting Things ’15/’16 – New Fischer Speedmax
Every year there are new things on the market, but it’s not always obvious what’s really a change, and what’s just a new paint-job. We’ve been surprised and excited to find some very meaningful changes in Fischer’s flagship Speedmax skate ski for next year, and we want to tell you all about it. But first, […]
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Exaggeration & Interpretation
This post is not about skis or wax. A big part of our involvement with the sport is our work with athletes. Since most of our customers and readers are also skiers, I figured I’d share a bit of explanation about some of the technique work that Noah Hoffman has been doing lately. I often […]
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Race-day ski picks; how to make better decisions
Testing & Selecting Skis for Racing When we run on-snow demos, or work with our customers testing skis on snow, we find that most of the feedback we get is focused on the handling characteristics of the skis. People will come back from testing and talk about characteristics like stability, cornering, and edging. They might […]
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Late Summer Ski Picking – Salomon & Ski Trab
Don’t look now, but Summer is over. We can tell because we’re about to head off on our final ski picking trip of the season. When we return it’ll be September, and we’ll be shifting gears heavily toward fall fun instead of summer fun. We’ll do our best to make this late summer ski selection […]
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Notes on Next Year’s Skis
Race ski design is constantly evolving based on testing and feedback at the highest levels of competition. We’re all accustomed to seeing a cosmetic change every couple of years, and of course we’re all aware when a new model comes out because of the accompanying marketing. But many of the changes that constantly occur within […]
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Ski Picking Time
Amy is on a quick visit with family in Minnesota, so my first day and a half at Madshus are on my own. Fortunately, these guys feed me and let me pick skis even when Amy isn’t here, and work is underway. I’m sorting through the material we selected in March, putting names on cold […]
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2015-16 Grind Menu
For 2015-16 we will offer a vastly simplified menu of grinds. If you’ve observed my grind menus over the past thirteen years you’ll recognize that this is new territory for me. I figure it’s worth giving you all the long story on what has gone into this. But first, don’t worry if you’re thrown into […]
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Email List
Yesterday we sent out our Annual Report direct email to friends and customers. We don’t use direct emails often; last year we sent out two. We generally use the emails to share our industry observations and business plans. Of course, it’s all designed to make us look good, and to make our customers want to buy our […]
