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We get hundreds of questions you want answers to here at OnTheSnow. Our editors – all experts on our favorite sports – are providing you with answers. We have picked off the most frequently asked questions and are answering more and more every week. So, check back often.
How To Wax Cross Country Skis
We thought Bob FitzPatrick would be a good person to ask about waxing cross country skis. FitzPatrick estimates he has waxed 5,000 pairs of cross country skis since 1978, when he started... Full article
How To Dry Ski Gloves
Bill White, purveyor of outdoor gear and co-owner of New England Backpacker in Worcester, Mass., warns people not to place wet gloves directly on a heat source, or even too close to... Full article
How To Parallel Ski
Since the first day new skiers click into their ski bindings, their quest is to learn how to parallel ski. Watching an expert skier float through acres of untracked powder snow is... Full article
Techniques For Teaching Children To Ski
One of the things that amazes adult skiers as they observe a 3-foot-tall projectile rocket past them on the snow is how fast and how quickly children learn how to ski. The... Full article
How Does Snowmaking Work?
"Basically, snowmaking is trying to take water and atomize it into small droplets and freeze each one into a snow crystal from the time it leaves the nozzle to when it hits... Full article
How To Teach A Level 1 Ski Lesson
Ask a student what their most difficult day was on skis is and most will tell you their first. In addition to dealing with gravity, there are these four-foot long planks on... Full article
How To Become A Ski Instructor
The thrill of watching the smile on someone's face after they've carved their first successful turn is one of the reasons why so many instructors teach skiing all over the country. When... Full article
What State Has The Most Ski Resorts?
New York State has the most ski resorts, with 50. Alabama, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Tennessee are at the other end of the spectrum, with one each. The National Ski Areas Association,... Full article
How To Buy Ski Boots
It pays to listen to Leif Mikkelsen about ski boots. Mikkelsen is one of the best boot fitters around, having sold a ton of them out of Strand's, the oldest ski shop... Full article
What Is The Biggest Ski Area In Austria?
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental is not only the largest interconnected ski area in Austria, but one of the largest in Europe. It is made up of nine villages: Ellmau, Going, Scheffau, Soll, Brixen... Full article