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Haka Universal
Chris and Mary Osgood found this tin of wax behind the cabin at Mary’s parents’ house that Martha Rockwell used to rent. They asked me if I’d ever seen it or heard of it before. I had to confess that I hadn’t. But, let’s see… It’s old and it’s ski wax. I know a guy […]
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My Summer Vacation by Amy Caldwell
Ski Factory Impressions This summer I was fortunate enough to visit several different ski factories in Europe with Zach. After our first year back in operation as Caldwell Sport, we felt that investing in my understanding of skis from the ground up was important for our business. We’re a small business, and it’s necessary for […]
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Summer Wrap-Up
Our summer season is bracketed by two ski picking trips to Europe. Tomorrow we fly to Geneva to kick off our second trip with a visit to Salomon headquarters in Annecy. This second trip has a pretty laid-back schedule with some free days in Annecy, and some time in Ramsau to enjoy life a bit. […]
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Sognefjell is Amazing
Amy and I left home Saturday morning, flew out of JFK in the afternoon, arrived in Oslo Sunday morning, took a train to Lillehammer, picked up a Madshus race service vehicle from Per Wiik, and drove to Sognefjell (about three hours) in time for afternoon training. If you think that sentence was long, just imagine […]
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June Ski Factory Trip Planning
We’re in the final stages of planning our June trip to Norway and Austria. This process involves two ski companies, two national teams, a school calendar, three sets of grandparents, at least two siblings, and some as-yet-undetermined vehicles. So it’s taken a little while to get the details ironed out! The major excitement for us […]
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Alpina ESK Pro with Kris Freeman
We’re trying out a new marketing strategy here. Why not get the athletes to describe the gear they’re using, and why they choose it, in their own words? Sometimes their words won’t mesh exactly with the marketing jargon from the manufacturers, but it might also include more of the kind of information that matters to […]
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2012-13 Skis
We’re currently narrowing the sights on our plans for our European factory visits and ski picking trips this summer. Like last year, we’ll be making two trips across the pond, and will be grabbing some testing time on snow in Sognefjell, and hopefully on the Dachstein glacier later in the summer as well. In the […]
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Evaluation Season
Vacation season is over, and fleet evaluation season is beginning. Amy and I recently returned from several days in Colorado, visiting the Hoffman family in Aspen, with a quick trip to Vail to check out the SSCV operation (impressive).
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Used / Demo Ski Deals
We maintain a large fleet of demo skis and test skis, which we periodically sell. Now is the time! Some skis are hardly used, while others show signs of wear, and prices vary accordingly ($300 to $600).
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Fellcross
Caldwell Sport department of off-topic product endorsements After the American Birkebeiner back in February the good folks at Salomon appeared to be experiencing particularly warm and fuzzy feelings – double victory tends to do that for you. Josh Korn asked for sizing info for me and Amy, and a few days later we got running […]
