The 2022/2023 season has come to a close! The past season has been amazing - early snow, great conditions, and lots of enthusiasm. Life in the shop was once again very busy and at the same overall pace as the 21/22 season. A big thank you to all the great people who stopped in to …
November & December Stone Grinding Schedule
You like to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren’t a limiter. Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Thursday and those skis are ready for shipping on the following Monday — just 4 …
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Wax Clinic Dec 21st
There will be a waxing clinic on Dec 21st at 5:30 at the shop. Topics will include glide waxing, including traditional hot waxing and discussion of newer liquid waxes. Grip wax application, of course, will be covered. Also care of the popular skin skis. Please call the shop to reserve a spot since space is …
Atomic S9 Gen-S Redster Skate Ski – Initial Impressions
Nordic Ultratune received the first 17 pairs of the Atomic S9 Gen-S Redster skate skis. I did some examining of the skis, a few measurements, and got a pair prepped and on snow. Here are some measurements, bits of information, and also initial impressions from today's first outing on the snow. For starters some real …
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New 2021/22 Atomic S9 Gen-S Redster Skate Ski
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cc3yqcB3GYU The 2021/22 Atomic S9 Gen-S Redster skate ski is an all new design, and unlike anything else on the market today. The new ski, which sits a tier above the existing S9 Carbon Redster, is unusual in that it will be built in only one length (183cm, with a variety of flexes) and has …
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Nordic Ultratune during the COVID-19 days…
The ski season is getting close to an end, but it's not quite over. In Washington State, we are at the pointy end of the COVID-19 activity for the country, and the state has put in place some policies regarding non-essential businesses. During this time, Nordic Ultratune will continue to service skis that are shipped …
Ski Rodeo Video Footage
Here's a short video of an aerial view of the first lap of the 10K skate race last week. Thanks to Mike Tuggy for putting this together.
Ski Rodeo on Dec 28th
Come on out and join the fun at the Methow Ski Rodeo on Dec 28th at the McCabe Trails near Winthrop. Categories and distances for every age. The big race is the 10K skate. It's a tradition, and you should be traditional! So get your skis waxed and don your lycra. The details are here.
The cinnamon rolls are sold out…
This is close to reality for many visitors... The cinnamon rolls are sold out from Win Goodbody on Vimeo. A foot of snow expected in the next 24 hours! Let the fun begin!
What’s the deal with the new Toko waxes?
This season there is new packaging for the Toko paraffin based hot waxes. And what's inside is different too, at least a little bit. The changes to the product, and the packaging itself, has led to quite a few questions at Nordic Ultratune this fall. One of the issues, I think, is that the "Performance" …
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