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Links to useful BKL websites (Each will open in a new window) |
| Get Out and Ski! | |
| Oak Hill grooming report -- (or call 603-643-5836) Oak Hill and Garipay Maps | |
| Woodstock Ski Touring Center -- and a trail condition report here | |
| Daily Snow Reports -- for any XC ski area affiliated with the CCSA | |
| Groom your own trails -- A local source for great grooming equipment | |
| Weather Conditions and Forecasts | |
| Hanover quick forecast -- from Weather Underground | |
| NWS Burlington Forecast Office -- Many products available, for all of Vermont plus adjacent NY and NH. Check out the Experimental Forecast Images and Climate products, or try to decipher their latest discussion. | |
| Climate change is real... -- and the stakes are higher than just the future of XC skiing in the Upper Valley. Here is the latest thinking, summarized in 1.5 pages. | |
| The Racing Scene | |
| Race Entry Form -- Official NENSA version. You can save time by filling out portions of Form 2 (see link) which are not race-specific, then print several and fill in the remaining lines for specific races. NENSA numbers for all Ford Sayre skiers are available here. | |
| Faster Skier.com -- Torbjorn Karlsen's website of great racing and training info | |
| xcskiworld.com -- Lots of information on racing and more; older kids should check the Generation XC section (via drop-down tab for "Family") | |
| U.S. Team -- United States Ski Team XC site | |
| FIS -- Our sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Ski. Check the latest international racing results. | |
| xc-skiing.com / Langrenn.com -- A cool Norwegian site devoted to racing | |
| Wintersport.as -- International XC news and race results | |
| Waxing and Ski Prep | |
| Ski Maintenance for Ford Sayre BKL Skiers -- a nice synopsis on how to prepare new skis, and keep them fast! | |
| SWIX -- Lots of information on their products (and see Swix hard wax chart here). Check their wax wizard! | |
| TOKO -- Another great line of wax, and a website with useful information | |
| interactive wax advice -- A service of Eagle River Nordic; input temperature and humidity ranges, and get suggestions for the appropriate kick wax, glide wax, and structure - for a variety of wax brands. | |
| Engineered Tuning -- Website of Vermont's own Zach Caldwell, on stone grinding XC skis - and now as Caldwell Sport Specialties, selling gear matched exactly to you and your needs. Take note, parents who race or are struggling to keep up with their kids! | |
| Nordic UltraTune -- Nat Brown is the west coast XC stone-grinding specialist. From his website you can subscribe to his free newsletter, or learn about his book on ski prep. | |
| General information | |
| Website of American Cross Country Skiers (AXCS) -- A nice resource, with numerous links to other XC sites [same as xcskiworld.com listed above] | |
| Cross Country Ski Areas Association -- Daily snow reports, a directory of U.S. and Canadian cross country ski areas, and other information | |
| XC skiing in New England -- Robert Haydock maintained this engaging and informative website until 2002, when it "merged" with NENSA. Unfortunately, a lot of good features didn't make the merge. You can still see the archived pages though, including a particularly great section for BKL parents called Skiing with Children. |
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