Getting Started Guides
Picking the right skis should be easy, use our guide to help you get the right gear.
Find out how to pick the right ski pole easily with our helpful guide.
Get your ski pole length correct for the most comfortable ski.
Getting the right ski boots it likely the most important gear choice you will make. Check out our ski boot guide.
Selecting a binding should be easy. Read our simple guide to bindings.
Selecting a binding at fits your boots is easy with out guide.
Wearing the right cloths makes a big different to how comfortable you are.
Getting Started Blog
1 minute guide to cross country ski wax
Coaches and skiers are famous for trying to make waxing complicated. Well, it does not have to be, especially if you are not trying to win the national championships! So here is our 1-minute guide to nordic ski waxing that should be good enough for most skiers. There are mode advanced products and methods but the return on cost and time are not worth it for most skiers. The newer simpler waxing products are great and not they are also less damaging to the natural environment. Skate Skis and Waxless Skis (with fish-scales or another similar pattern) Get some rub
Cross Country Ski Gloves
Gloves seem to be one of the biggest questions new skiers have when it comes to clothing. Keeping your hands warm and dry without overheating is the key to staying comfortable. To do that we recommend you get a pair of cross-country ski gloves. A good mid-weight pair is usually the best place to start, and an excellent quality pair can cost $60+ but it is always worth it if you ski a lot. Basic Everyday Ski Glove In an everyday ski glove, we look for a leather or reinforced palm to ensure that they have some durability. We also
Cross Country Skiing in the Rain
With global warming, milder winter days are more common and so is winter rain. While we are not lovers of skiing in the rain you can still have a wonderful ski in the rain if you are prepared. Make sure you have all your gear as prepared as possible so you can jump out of your car put on your boots and skis and get moving as quickly as you can. A quick transition from the car to skiing will make a world of difference. Once you get cold it can be exceedingly difficult to warm up again while skiing
7 Quick Tips for Teaching 4-6 Year Olds to Cross Country Ski
We often get asked out on the trails how to have a successful and fun skiing adventure with your littlest skiers. So here are a few quick tips to get them to do some basic ski techniques. Remember at this age it's about exploring, failing, and trying again so just go with the flow! The Turtle When they fall and are tangled up, tell them to turtle. Which in simple terms is get on their back and lift their skis up in the air. They may need to take their poles off if they are new to using them. Then
How to pick the right skis
There are two basic styles of cross-country skiing, Skate and Classic Technique. Both have similar looking equipment to the new skier, but it is important to determine what style of skiing you will be doing before you purchase your skis. Classic skiing is the more traditional style of skiing where your skis move back and forth like how you would walk or run. This is the best way for people with poor balance of fitness to start skiing and the best way for young children to get introduced to the sport. Skate skiing is done only on groomed trails, and it involves
How to select the correct binding
This is generally simple; the binding is usually determined for you by the type of boot and ski you have selected. Some skis have binding plates built in and when you have these plates you have a limited selection of bindings that will fit on the plate and that will match your boots. The plate systems are generally very specific. In many cases if you have a screw on binding this can be mounted on any ski. For example, only an NNN (New Nordic Norm) Nordic Integrated Systems (NIS) binding will fit on an NIS plate while only at
