Nordic Ultratune is dedicated to helping you get the most out of your skis - and yourself - through the
most up-to-date Tazzari stone grinding and waxing techniques available.

Grinding Schedule

Skis in by Thursday are shipping out on Monday (4 days later). Download a Workorder Form.

March 24th: Spring is Here

It's late March and the snow is beginning to disappear. It's a good time to think about getting skis serviced before storing them for the summer. Ultratune will continue to grind skis through the summer, but most likely the work will be done bi-weekly rather than weekly.

Look for another Ultratune Newsletter in the next week or so. It'll have a review of some new waxes and info on skis available from pre-season picks. Hopefully done before the end of March!

February Newsletter

Download a copy of the February Newsletter: February 2008 Nordic Ultratune Update

Feb 15th: Camenisch Wins Supertour Sprint Title

Congratulations to Karin Camenisch on her Supertour Sprint Title for the 07/08 season!

Karin has returned to europe where she'll be racing in the final World Cup races for the Swiss team. (photo by Ian Harvey)



A Great Gift For Skiers!

Ultratune has some copies of the coffee table book Setting First Tracks available for sale for $55. It's a history of the Madshus ski company, and a great read for anyone passionate about cross-country skiing. Here's a review of the book that was in our Jan '07 newsletter: Setting First Tracks.

Email xcgrind@ultratune.net or call if you'd like a copy.


Give it a try

Our new 615b performs in colder conditions!. The 0.02mm depth grind with a fine interference pattern, 615b, is running well on machine groomed and new snow conditions in medium humidity at low to medium temps.

Our unique half-depth grinds, the MVL & MVX continue to perform. The 0.02mm depth linear grind MVL and cross-grind MVX are less grabby than the 0.04mm depth grinds, and run well on machine groomed and new snow conditions in medium humidity. See the Grind Menu.

Our MVX was our most popular grind for skate skis during the 05/06, 06/07, and 07/08 seasons. Test data shows this grind to be fast in a broad range of snow conditions. The MVX has a unique layered structure with a visible angled interference pattern that appears aggressive, but because of the shallow 0.02mm depth, it provides smooth, free-running glide.

Our MVL is a fine linear structure that runs well on both classic and skate skis. Tests show this grind to be fast in a range of snow conditions, but excelling when humidity is higher (as compared to the XC02). The MVL has 24 lines/cm (same as the XC02), but cuts at 0.02mm depth, with no overgrind polishing stage.

The XC02 grind continues to be very reliably fast for classic and skate skis. Testing continually shows this grind to be extremely free-running in all sharp, dryer snows, as high as -2 C. The XC02 has a polishing overgrind step that smooths the "peaks" on the structure which results in very smooth glide.

Hotbox Service

Give our Hotbox service a try: there is no better way to saturate your skis with paraffin after grinding, whether your skis are new or old. This ensures that the base will be better able to retain subsequent layers of wax.

New Skis from Ultratune

Nordic Ultratune is again offering a limited number of hand-picked race-ready skate and classic skis for sale. For the 07/08 season we'll be offering skis from Rossignol and Madshus. All of these skis are flex tested, and selected to match the skier's needs.

The skis include stone grinding of your choice, and hotbox service. Info on new skis. Email us for details at xcgrind@ultratune.net

See the picture of our pile of Xium skis after they arrived at Ultratune in September '07 (at right).

If you are interested, send an email or call 509.996.4145.

We're continuing to take orders for new skis - we're receiving additional skis weekly - and have an excellent selection of both Madshus and Rossignol skis!



Flex Analysis

Ski Flex Testing: We've been using our precision flex tester since April of '05. We can provide a complete flex analysis, with graphs of pocket length vs. pressure, and camber height vs. pressure. Click the flex testing link here or on the site menu.

How To Ship Skis

Download a "how to" guide to packing and shipping your skis. This will help make your shipping experience easier and less expensive.


Upcoming

Early Spring: It's the end of winter. There's still some skiing, but days are numbered. Web-cams.

Feb 17: Kongsberger Stampede . The Kongsberger Ski Club's annual 15km skate race at Cabin Creek, off of I-90, east of Snoqualmie Pass, WA.

Feb 23-24: WBA Winter Race Weekend . Washington Biathlon Association Winter Race Weekend, races 4 and 5. Stevens Pass

Feb 28 - March 8: Master's World Cup . Races held in Ponderosa State Park near McCall, Idaho.

March 8-9: WBA Winter Race Weekend . Washington Biathlon Association Winter Race Weekend, races 6 and 7. Stevens Pass

March 22: Ozbaldy 50K . The Kongsbergers' annual 50km mass start skate race at Cabin Creek, off of I-90, east of Snoqualmie Pass, WA.


Newsletter

For a free subscription to the Nordic Ultratune newsletter, please send an e-mail to newsletter@ultratune.net

February 2008 Nordic Ultratune Update
November 2007 Nordic Ultratune Update
September 2007 Nordic Ultratune Update
March 2007 Nordic Ultratune Update
January 2007 Nordic Ultratune Update
November 2006 Nordic Ultratune Update
September 2006 Nordic Ultratune Update

Other correspondence should go to xcgrind@ultratune.net