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2. NordicTrack - Wikipedia

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   NordicTrack was founded by Edward and Florence Pauls in 1975, when Ed Pauls invented the original NordicTrack ski machine in his garage in Chaska, Minnesota, [1] in an effort to train for the local VJC cross-country ski race. Ed Pauls was an engineer, usually got home after dark, and was motivated to beat his Swedish friend in the race.

3. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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   Black Diamond Equipment: alpine skis, telemark skis, cross-country skis, ski boots, ski bindings: USA: 1989: Formerly Chouinard Equipment (founded in 1957), Black Diamond first entered the ski market in the early 1980s with the XCD telemark binding. Blizzard: alpine skis: Austria: 1945: Founded by Toni Arnsteiner. It is part of Tecnica Group ...

4. Cross-country skiing - Wikipedia

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   Cross-country ski equipment for skate-skiing (left) and classic-style skiing (right). Ski and pole lengths are different for each. Classic skis have a "grip zone" in the area under the binding. Skis used in cross-country are lighter and narrower than those used in alpine skiing. Ski bottoms are designed to provide a gliding surface and, for ...

5. Snow River Mountain Resort - Wikipedia

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   Snow River Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County.Indianhead Mountain is in an area called "Big Snow Country", so named because of the annual 200-inch (5.1 m) average snowfall, courtesy of the lake effect [2] from Lake Superior.

6. Ski pole - Wikipedia

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   Poles enable cross-country skiers to apply power to the snow, using arm motion; poles can also provide stability. [21] In competitive cross-country skiing, poling technique is essential, especially so during a mass start in which double-poling is the main means of propulsion. Longer poles are used for cross country because of different techniques.

7. Cross-country skiing (sport) - Wikipedia

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   Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allows athletes with disabilities to compete at cross-country skiing with adaptive equipment. Norwegian army units were skiing for sport (and prizes) in the 18th century ...