xcgrind@ultratune.net
509-996-4145

Nordic Ultratune is owned and operated by Mark and Margaret Waechter.

A note from Mark Waechter

We're not virtual people. I run the shop. I do all the grinding and ski work, ski testing and selection. It's primarily a one-man show at Ultratune though Margaret helps out with ski testing in the winter and helps around the store a little.

Margaret has a Master's Degree in Exercise Science and is an ACSM certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist. She has a full time job doing cardiac rehab. She also does some coaching (skiers and cyclists) and athlete testing.

Our pictures (mine and Margaret's) are sprinkled throughout the website.

My professional background includes a long time spent as a research, design, and development engineer (aerospace, medical, commercial), primarily designing electronics (sensors, circuits, systems) but also some mechanisms, algorithms, etc, with more than a dozen international patents. I have a strong background in the techy stuff. I'm also a skier and cyclist. I've worked as a ski tech at the world cup level, and have a lot of experience with ski testing and prep. I try to make the preparation of fast skis a science as well as an art. I love what I'm doing at Ultratune and it keeps me fully occupied!

We believe that we do the best possible job in preparing your skis.