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An Outsider's inside look at Nordic Combined
For most of January, into February I was given the opportunity to prepare skis for the US Nordic Combined team. This blog will be a multi-part reflection on the experience, detailing the actual work of a ski-tech, the travel, the best (and worst) of European XC ski destinations, the life of an American athlete on the road, and more. The story begins in Austria, spends some time in snowless eastern Germany, makes a couple stops in Norway, and ends at the American Birkebeiner. Follow the journey w
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Mar 17th 2020
Oregon Mountain Community Update on COVID-19
To the OMCgear Community,As we all deal with the challenges presented by the
COVID-19 virus, we wanted to give our customers and other partners an update on
our response and plans going forward.We here at Oregon Mountain Community are closely
following current CDC as well as state and local guidelines. As we are a
strictly online only business, we will remain open for the immediate future. We
have and will continue to take all precautions and have implemented policies to
protect the health
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Mar 16th 2020
Rollerskiing Portland Part 2: The big Rollerski Review 2019/20.
On a moody October day here in Portland, Oregon, Karl and I took to the roads to test out some of the latest rollerski technology. We used a short loop that included a nice variety of climbing, descending, and flats. Here are the results: *note: OMC does not stock all models included in this review; however, they are all available for special order. Links are provided for all models in stock. Skate (on a scale of 0.0--5.0): Harrison's scores and general feedback: Swix Triac Carbon
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Nov 4th 2019
Rollerskiing Portland (Part 1)
Rollerskiing Portland (Part 1)In 1979 I got my first pair of rollerskis. (1979 Edsbyn) (2019 IDT)Fast forward to today and I’m still using rollerskis regularly. The technology hasn’t changed nearly as fast as cell phone
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Oct 17th 2019
OMC goes to The American Birkebeiner
I literally jumped out of bed; like there was air between my ass and the mattress, my feet and the floor. One of those mornings where I could’ve completely forgotten to have coffee and been fine with it. A possible red-flag. I couldn’t remember ever having a decent night’s sleep before a ski race, especially outside of my own bed. But no time to get superstitious. It was 6:10 a.m. in Hayward, Wisconsin on February 23rd, 2019, and my duty to make mine and three friends’ skis fast before piling in
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Oct 1st 2019