The waxing of cross-country skis can be a tricky business. Not only do you have to determine the proper hardness for the snow conditions, but you also need to make sure that the grippy kick wax and ...

ASPEN – Ever wax up your cross-country skis and then proceed to flail on the trail? Should you have waxed with green instead of blue, red instead of purple? And what’s yellow for, anyway? The Aspen ...

For the past several years, debate has been brewing amongst cross-country skiers as to the merits of ski-waxing. Back when all skis had a wooden base, adding wax was essential in order to get them to ...

Nordic skiing doesn’t have to be about grueling up hills and slow-moving downward shuffles. With a little TLC on your skis and the right wax, you may find those ups aren’t quite so hard and the downs ...

It was cold and the snow was fresh and deep; the cross-country skiing should have been terrific. But, as I shuffled along through the woods one day recently, it felt as though I was skiing in molasses ...

For elite cross-country skiers, the search for championship skis is a serious, scientific pursuit. Now, with personalized skis embedded with a microchip, information about the optimal wax zone is at ...

In Western New York this winter has been a welcome gift for outdoor sports enthusiasts. Depending on one’s desire for an intense effort or just a leisurely outing, cross-country skiing provides a ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia As large, wet snowflakes fell onto the finish area at the cross-country skiing venue at the Vancouver Olympics, Tjere Smevold appeared to be more than a little exasperated.

Storms are dropping big snow on Lake Tahoe resorts, and there's been a flurry of activity at the California Ski Co. as hordes of skiers and snowboarders prepare to hit the slopes. In a cluttered ...

A group of Nepean High School students, parents and volunteers gathered in the parking lot at Remic Rapids Park Sunday to clean up and wax cross-country skis in preparation for the upcoming snowy ...