Erich Wilbrecht put on a great pre race Toko wax Clinic
Jake the Swix Devil & Erich
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Wax Clinic
January 17th, 2010Wax Clinic
January 10th, 2010
Ever wonder the mysteries of wax? Blue, red, yellow, klister, liquid, rub on?
Join us this Friday, Jan. 15th at 6p for a FREE waxing clinic to unravel the mysteries of ski waxing. It’s perfect timing with the Teton Ridge Classic the very next morning (Saturday, Jan. 16th). We’ll be focusing on waxing classic skis to help make your skis extra fast for the TRC, but bring your questions for waxing skate, backcountry and alpine skis/boards as well.
Happy New Year!
December 31st, 2009Happy New year and thank you to all the supporters of Yostmark this past year! We have made it through a difficult retail environment this past year and we are leaner and more focused because of it. We are optimistic about the
- Robin McGee of Jackson-Boot top Powder
New year and thankful for the many oppurtunities ahead. Come join us for a Nordic Lesson in Teton Canyon after the New Year, Contact Yostmark backcountry tours for all the info.
Targhee Nordic trails-12-26-2009
December 26th, 2009
Gammelin brothers nailing the wax
- Janet into the blue, lap 9
Happy Holidays everyone! The sun was out at Grand Targhee today and the trails were in pretty good condition, some random classic track setting had been accomplished and it’s anyones guess as to the method of the madness. The bottom loop known as Rick’s basin has the most consistent classic track, quakie ridge only has about 25% tracked but the view may be worth the climb.
Dan Struebel Wins!
December 20th, 2009Saturday Dec 19th was the 1# Spam cup in West yellowstone , MT. A 10k Classic ski race won by local Driggs ski racer and P.T. Dan Struebel. Other Teton valley locals seen on the Montana trails included,
The Danimal-no one in sight....
Neil Gliechman (Coach), Janet Heslin, Deb Little, Chi Melville, Lars Moller, Marijke Onsrud, Bob Stevenson ( Survived a grizzly attack during the race) and Alice Stevenson-sorry if I missed anyone. Great conditions and grooming greeted the participants for the start of the 09/10 winter nordic race season. next up is Santa’s Relays at Teton Pines the day after Christmas (Saturday the 26th).
Salomon Skis!
December 20th, 2009They are here! We have been waiting for our 187, 182 & 177 Salomon S-Lab Skate skis (we already had the 192’s) Held up in Customs for months-officials determined the only terrorizing these skis were going to do was on the Teton valley and West Yellowstone Nordic trails. Come in early for best selection…
S-Lab Skate
Teton Canyon
December 17th, 2009
Janet Classic style
Great skiing the past few days in Teton Canyon thanks to mother nature and the dedicated crew of groomers for TVTAP(Trails and pathways grooming donations are accepted at Yostmark Mountain Equipment on behalf of TVTAP). Be moose aware as there are a few in the area and occasionaly on the trail, give them a wide berth-they can move towards you fast! Many valley visitors and residents have been skiing the rust off and enjoying the grooming, in the photo below reident Nordic skier Janet Heslin shows some classic skiing style…..
West is still the best!
December 6th, 2009Another successful trip to West Yellowstones Rendezvous trails. The entire trail system is groomed and in great shape, Windy ridge has about 1 inch of new that has been skied in and is really nice for skate skiing. Randy Anderson (Pocatello), Don pollari (Boise), Chris Humbert (Park City) and other Nordic enthusiasts are hitting the trails hard this weekend despite early morning temps below zero degrees F. Saturday during our ski the Temp was a pleasant 3F above and warmed considerably to 8 F above-balmy. Season passes for a Family are $50-Yes! $25 for individuals.Pick up a season pass and some
Trail Maps-Gear stash
thing hot to drink at Freeeheel & Wheel located near the entrance to West Yellowstone National Park and across from the IMAX theater.
Easy to kick wax!
