2000/2001 Nordic
 

Lotvola Cup  Maplelag Trails, Calloway, MN  3-4-01
12K classic 
Dan Cruser 1st Age Group,      10th overall HSF20 Tan Madshus
20F granular snow  Very fast conditions, Tan was excellent


Sibley Tour  Thunder Bay, Ontario  3-3-01
20K Freestyle
Clay Diggins 1st Age Group,      5th overall HSF20 Tan Peltonen
Light snow, temp. 12F at start, two inches of new snow on the ground

American Birkebeiner, Hayward Wisconsin , 2-24-01     50K and 25K Freestyle
There were 4 to 6 inches of new snow on the trail at the start with an additional 3 to 4 inches  during the race. Temp was 20F at the start and about 30F at the finish.  Our recommended wax for the race was Tan or Salmon, depending on start time and other factors.  Both resulted in excellent skis, even faster with Flite #11 fluoro powder over top.

Birkie Results
Dave Nelson 41 Flite over HSF20 Tan Fisher 
Ross Dreger 46 Flite over HSF20 Tan Rossi
Dave Christopherson 99 Flite over HSF20 Tan Rossi
Grant Nelson 89 Streamline over HSF 20 Tan Fisher
Clay Diggins 239 Flite over HSF20 Tan Peltonen
John Stamm 275 Flite over HSF 30 Salmon Fisher
Dave Herbert 268 Flite over HSF20 Tan Atomic
Dan Meyer 368 HSF 20 Tan Atomic ARC
Jay Tegeder 322 Flite over HSF20 Tan
Dan Cruser 667 Flite over HSF20 Tan Madshus
 
Josie Nelson 50 Flite over HSF20 Tan Rossi
Kortelopet
Deb Diggins 31 Flite over HSF 30 Salmon Rossi


Finlandia  Bemidji, MN 2-17-01
25K Freestyle
Dan Cruser 1st age group, 7th overall HS0 White

Vasaloppet, Mora MN  2-11-01  58K, 35K, 13K Freestyle and  42K Classic
 The Saturday night temperature was 15 below.  The temp climbed to 3 F at 9:00 for the start of the classic race, and 6 F at 10:00 for the freestyle races.  With a brisk wind and partly cloudy conditions, the snow stayed cold and dry.  Skiers who followed our posted forecast interpretation and skied on the recommended HS0 White were smiling on Sunday!

It was another strong showing for the Fast Wax skiers lead by Brad Erickson, John Stamm and Grant Nelson with 1st place age group finishes. Dan Cruser, Dave Nelson and Josie Nelson were second in their ages, and Josie was third overall.

42K Classic (There is just something about classic racing on a cold day, the two are made for each other...tracks were excellent)
Grant Nelson 1st age group 
3rd overall		 HS0 White Fisher
Dave Nelson 2nd age group 
4th overall		 HS0 White Fisher
Josie Nelson 2nd age group 
3rd overall		 HS0 White Fisher
Dan Meyer 3rd age group HS0 White 
 		 Fisher 
Fine grind
 
Dan Cruser 2nd age group HS0 White Madshus
Dan Meyer used Rode multigrade blue over Power Grip very light layers for kick wax. This combined with the HS0 White glide was an excellent combination. Several people in Dan's pack remarked during the race on how well his skis were running.

35K Freestyle
Brad Erickson 1st age group HS0 White Fisher
John Stamm 1st age group HS0 White Fisher
Deb Diggins 4th age group HS0 White Rossi
58 K Freestyle
Clay Diggins 7th age group HS0 White Atomic ARC


Pre-Birkie  Hayward, WI    2-10-01    25K Freestyle
Temperature... Cold -- Don't ask how cold
The race runs on the birkie trail from Lake Hayward to 00
 Ross Dreger 2nd age group 
4th overall		 HS0 White Rossi Xium
David Herbert 4th age group 
21st overall		 HS0 White Atomic Beta

Minnesota State High School Section 8 Championships  2/7/01 Camp Ripley, MN
Air temp 14, snow temp 20, fresh snow falling  5K race
 
Rolf Eisinger, Fergus Falls Pursuit Winner HSF20 Tan

Badger State Games 2-5-01
21K Freestyle    Temp Mid 20's Humid
Excellent race for Ross, taking  the 21K Badger State Race!
Ross Dreger 1st overall HS-30 Salmon Rossi 
Factory Grind


Inga-Lami,   2-5-01,   French Lake Regional Park  
10K Freestyle  Temp. 21 F    2 inches fresh snow, Humid
Deb Diggins 1st age group HS-20 Tan Rossi
Perfect Tan conditions; Deb's skis were really fast.

Alley Loop,  2-4-01      Crested Butte Colorado   42K Freestyle
Temp mid 20's 
Very unique race weaves in and out of the streets of Crested Butte (Birke Qualifier)
This is just a warm up for Pat as he and partner Jim Faust get ready to defend their title in the Grand Traverse- Crested Butte to Aspen (anyone looking for a real marathon?)
Pat O'Neill 3rd age group 
12th overall		 HS-20 Tan 
Excellent		 Fisher

Lumber Jack Jaunt, 2-4-01  Brainerd Mn.
16K Classic
Temp  25 F Light coating of new snow
Josie Nelson 1st  overall HSF-30 Salmon 
Kick VF 50 with VF 40 over the top		 Fisher RCS

Governor's Cup 2-3-01, Camp Riply,  Little Falls Minn. 44K, 25K, and 12K Skate
Temp 8 to 18 F, 2 to 4 inches of new snow
Excellent race for Dave on a very tough day, almost taking  his second Governor's cup in two years
44K Freestyle
Dave Nelson 1st age group 
2nd overall		 2 Layers of HSF-20 Tan over HS-20 Blue 
Excellent		 Fisher RCS 
Factory Grind
Josie Nelson 3rd overall 2 Layers of HSF-20 Tan over HS-20 Blue 
Excellent		 Rossi X ium 
Factory Grind
Grant Nelson 3rd age group 
10th overall		 2 Layers of HSF-20 Tan over HS-20 Blue 
Excellent		 Fisher RCS 
Factory Grind
Jay Tegeder 6th age group HSF-10 Green 
 		 Peltonen
John Stamm 2nd age group HSF-Green Fisher 
Factory Grind
Clay Diggins 7th age group HSF-10 Teal Peltonen
Brad Erickson 1st age group HSF-20 Tan 
Excellent		 Fisher
25K Freestyle
Dan Meyer 3rd age group HSF-10 Green 
Excellent		 Atomic ARC 
Fine Grind
Dan Cruser 5th age group HSF-10 Green Madshus 
 
 
  William O-Brien 1-28-01,  William O-Brien State Park 10 K Skate or 10 K Classic
Temp 12 F warming to 25 F   95 % Humidity
12:00 Start
Dave Christopherson 1st age group 
2nd overall		 HS0-Tan 
Violet Extra Kick		 Rossi
Clay Diggins 4th age group 
10th overall		 HS0-Tan 
Violet Extra		 Rossi
Dan Meyer 2nd age group HS-20 Blue 
Violet Extra		 Madshus
John Stamm 2nd age group HS20-Tan 
Skate		 Rossi


Nor/Am Twin City Champs. 1-27 -01 and 1-28-01 Battle Creek, St Paul Mn.

1-27-01 Classic Dave went out at 11:20, Josie at 1:30
Temp  15 F and warming to 25 F
Dave Nelson 2nd age group HS20-Tan 
Extra Blue		 Fisher 
Josie Nelson 3rd age group HS20-Tan 
Red Kicker		 Fisher
1-28-01 Skate
Temp 15 F, 95 % Humidity
Dave Nelson 4th age group Flite over HS30-Salmon Fisher



Noquemanon Ski Marathon 1-27-01 Ispeming Mi.
Temp 12 F at the start rising to 18 F  65 % Humidity
 
Ross Dreger 2nd age group 
10th overall		 HS20-Tan 
Excellent		 Rossi 
Factory Grind


Vinterloppet 1-27-01 Grand Rapids  Mn  12 K Classic
Temp 19 F    65 % Humidity
Dan Cruser 2nd age group 
2nd overall		 HS20- Tan 
Excellent		 Madshus


Murphy Challenge 1-27-01 Murphy- Hanrehan Park   10K Freestyle
Temp 3 to 5 F at the start, 2-3 inches of fresh new snow on a hard packed trail
 
Grant Nelson 3rd age group 
3rd overall		 HS0-White Fisher
Dave Christopherson 1st age group HS0-White Rossi 
Fine Grind
John Stamm 2nd age group HS0-White Fisher 
Factory Grind
Dan Meyer 3rd age group HS0-White Atomic ARC 
Fine Grind
Clay Diggins 4th age group HS0-White Pelonen 
Fine Grind
With the interval starts there was some advantage to starting later as the trail became faster once it got skied in with traffic. The HS0-White with the fine ski grind was Excellent.
 


King Boreas Loppet 1-21-2001 Phalen Golf Course  St Paul Mn
Temp; Low single digits,  Hard packed powdery race course - Very Fast 
 
Dave Christopherson 1st age group 
3rd oveall		 HS-10 Teal Rossi 
Fine Grind
John Stamm 2nd age group HS-0 White Fisher 
Factory Grind
Dan Meyer 3rd age group HS-0 White Atomic ARC 
Fine Grind

Fridtjof Nansen Loppet 1-20-2001 Tower Ridge Trails, Eau Claire Wis
Temp -10 F  -5 F at race start  1 hr delay
 
Clay Diggins 1st age group HS0- White Peltonen

Red Wing Loppet 1-20-2001   Mississippi National Golf Link Trails, Red Wing Mn.   15K Classic & 15K Freestyle    Both races back to back for the UFFDA Challenge   Temp -5 F  warming to 15 F
Classic
Dave Christopherson 1st age group 
3rd overall		 HS0-White 
Excellent		 Rossi 
Fine Grind
 
Dave Herbert 1st age group 
5th overall		 HS0- White 
Excellent
 
Kicker; Rode Multigrade Blue over Power Grip
Freestyle
 
 
Dave Herbert 1st age group 
4th overall		 HS0- White 
Excellent
 
Dave Christopherson 1st Overall Freestyle & UFFDA Challenge WINNER HS-10 Teal 
Excellent		 Rossi 
Fine Grind

Baker Shaker,  1-20-2001  Baker Park    Long  Lake Mn.
10K Freestyle, Temp 5 Below  warming to 10 F
 
John Stamm 1st age group 
7th overall		 HS-0 White 
Excellent		 Fisher 
Factory  Grind
Excellent grooming fine powdery snow


Seeley Hills Classic 1-20-2001    Birke Trail start at 00
42 and 22K Classic  Temp 13 Below warming to 15 F, crisp clear and cold

42K  Results
Josie Nelson 1st Overall 
WINNER		 HS-0 White 
Excellent		 Fisher 
 
Grant Nelson 1st age group 
5th overall		 HS-0 White 
Excellent		 Fisher
Dave Nelson 2nd age group 
6th overall		 HS-0  White 
Excellent		 Fisher
22K Results
Brad Erickson 1st age group 
5th overall		 HS-0 White 
Excellent		 Fisher
Dan Meyer 2nd age group 
28th overall		 HS-0 White 
Excellent		 Rossi 
Split Grind 
It was an excellent race with superb trail conditions. There were bright smiles on the Fast Wax skiers with excellent results.
Every one had exceptionally fast skis on HS-0 White glide wax and good kick on a variety of Blue kick waxes. Dan's choice  Rode Multigrade Blue over Super Blue

La La Palooza Loppet 1-14-01 Como Park, St. Paul Mn
12 K Freestyle     Temp 30 F       4" new wet snow and snowing
 
Dave Christopherson 1st age group 
5th overall		 Flite over HSF30 Salmon 
Good Skis		 Rossi 
Agressive Structure 
Factory Grind
John Stamm 3rd age group 
 		 Flite over HSF 30 Salmon 
Average Skis		 Atomic 
Riled
Jay Tegeder Flite over HSF 40 Bronze 
Average Skis		 Peltenon 
Riled

Hodag Loppet 1-13-01 Rhinelander, Wisconsin
30K Freesyle     33 F   Overcast, fog light crust on top of soft snow and very fast
 
Clay Diggins 3rd age group 
7th overall		 Flite ironed in over 
HSF 30 Salmon		 Peltenon 
Riled
Dan Meyer 4th age group 
22nd overall		 Flite ironed in over 
HSF 40 Bronze		 Madshus 
Riled
 
Tom Meyer 3rd age group HSF Salmon 
Riled
The race coarse was very technical, tight turns, some  washboardyness due to the warm weather. Speed belonged to the skiers that could hold a flat ski.
 
 

Sawtooth Invitational 1/7/01  Pincushion Trails, Grand Marais, MN
15K Freestyle 10 F, warming, Fresh snow
 
Dave Nelson WINNER HSF 20  Tan
Josie Nelson WINNER (women) HSF 20  Tan
Grant Nelson 5th overall, 2nd age group HSF 20  Tan
Josie said, "My skis were so fast... I felt like I was cheating!"  All three Nelsons glide waxed with a layer of Tan over a layer of Blue (this was also the recommended wax for this race on the Fast Wax website.)   Dave and Josie also won the men's and women's Sawtooth pursuit titles, with Dave overcoming a 3rd place start in the freestyle leg. 


Blue Hills Ascent, Bruce Wisconsin, 1-7-01
15K Freestyle
Temperature in the high teens/low twenties 
 
Jay Tegeder 4th age group 
21st overall		 HSF-20 Tan Very Good 
Peltonen
Randy Larson 3rd age group 
19th overall		 HSF-20 Tan and HSF-30 Salmon mix Very Fast Skis
 

Sawtooth Invitational  1/6/01  Pincushion Trails, Grand Marais, MN
13.8  K  Classical   25 F   Fresh Snow
 
Grant Nelson WINNER HSF 20  Tan
Josie Nelson WINNER (women) HSF 20  Tan
Dave Nelson 3rd overall, 2nd age group HSF 20  Tan
All three Nelsons glide waxed with a layer of Tan over a layer of Blue (this was also the recommended wax for this race on the Fast Wax website)  Great skis.


Ashwaubenon Nordic Open  1/6/01  Green Bay, WI  20K Freestyle
25F at start, overcast, packed old snow with some icy areas
 
Ross Drager 4th overall, 2nd age group HSF30  Salmon
Without enough time to test skis before the race, Ross chose the pair waxed with Salmon due to warm overnight temps/warm start.  Ross felt he had very good skis on Salmon, but tested his skis with HSF20 Tan after the race, and found that the Tan was actually faster on the hard packed old snow. 

Koobi Minnesota Cup, Crow Wing Nordic Center 1-6-2001   15 K Freestyle
Hutchinson, Minnesota
Warm temperatures in the mid 30's soft track especially on the second lap
 
Dave Christopherson 1st age group 
3rd overall		 Filte/Salmon 
Coarse Structure		 Excellent 
Rossi
John Stamm 3rd age group 
16th overall		 Flite/Salmon 
Universal Structure		 Good/ Fair 
Rossi
Dan Meyer 5th age group 
23rd overall		 Flite/Bronze 
Split Grind 		 Excellent 
Atomic Beta
The snow was soft and wet, a coarse structure was key ( good thing it was only 2 laps) Large pole baskets were a help

Hiihto Freestyle  Race 1-1-2001   10K   8 F   Sunny, Hard Track and Fast 
 
Dave Christopherson 1st Age Group, 19th overall  HS10 Teal
John Stamm 2nd age group, 43rd overall  HS10 Teal
Dan Meyer 5th Age Group, 52nd overall HS0 White
Jay Tegeder 6th Age Group, 42nd overall HS10 Teal
Clay Diggins 5th Age Group, 36th overall HS0 White
The track was fast, however, with the low humidity in the snow the White appeared slightly faster. We skied a lap after the race and traded ski several times and glide tested.
 


Hiihto Classical 12/31/2000 St Paul, Mn  Snowing, 10F
 
Dave Christopherson 1st age group, 14th overall HSF -10 Green Fluor
Jay Tegeder 3rd age group, 38th overall HS - 20 Blue
Dan Meyer 3rd age group, 57th overall HS - 10 Teal
 Glide was fine on all three; kick wax was the key to success in this hilly race.

Hasta Double Pole Derby, 12/30/00  Hayward, WI   Temps in mid teens
 
Randy Larson 1st age group, 27th overall Blend HSF20 - HSF 10
Randy ended up racing on skis with a coarser grind than preferred for these temps, but felt that the wax was fast & helped compensate for too much structure. 

Giant's Ridge Classic  12/23/00  Biwabik, MN   dry & very cold
 20K race
Josie Nelson 2nd overall, 2nd age group 
(women)		 HS0 White
Grant Nelson 5th overall, 3rd age group HS0 White
Dave Nelson 10th overall, 6th age group HS0 White
These are the conditions where HS0 Extreme White excels- excellent glide.

Snowflake Opener  12/17/00  Duluth, MN  sunny, 6 F, firm trail
9K Freestyle
Dave Christopherson 10th overall, 1st age group Teal Sport Wax  HS10
Jay Tegeder 15th overall, 2nd age group Green High Fluor HSF10
Both waxes resulted in fast skis and a fast race!

Kangaroo Hoppet   August 26, 2000 Falls Creek, Victoria, Australia 42k race  7,000ft elevation   Fast Wax rocks Down Under!

Hello:  Just wanted to tell you guys that I used the HSF40 Bronze at the Hoppet in Australia on August 26th and had great skis.  Several of the Aussies were surprised that I wasn't using the expensive stuff. Temp was in the mid 30's, conditions changed with sun, clouds, wind, etc.
 
John Garrett