Links to useful BKL websites (Each will open in a new window)

Get Out and Ski Weather The Racing Scene Waxing General

	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.
	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)
	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. Not important for BKL skiers, but for 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.