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[email protected] Fall Edition, September 2003 Volume 6, Number 1 Welcome! And…I’m very pleased to announce that Welcome to the 2003-2004 ski season! This NUTS will now officially be providing newsletter marks the fall re-opening of grinding services for Alpina/Madshus Nordic UltraTune; by the time you receive Racing (see www.alpinaracing.com), this, we will be up and running – so get APU Nordic Ski Center (Jim Galanes’ those skis in now and avoid the rush! program in Fairbanks, (see http://nordic.alaskapacific.edu/), Torbjørn All skis* received prior to October 1 will Karlsen’s training group (see receive free hotboxing! Another incentive http://www.fasterskier.com/), and the to do pre-season tuning before the snow Toko Tech Team (www.TokoUS.com). flies. We’ve worked closely with Madshus, APU We are offering no new grinds or services and Toko for some time, and welcome this year, but I am in the process of Torbjørn’s group to the NUTS “family” with developing and in-line water-cooling pleasure. system. In the past, I’ve added ice to the reservoir before final structuring, as really To accommodate each of these teams better, cold water/bases make for a cleaner final we will now be stocking Solda, Star, Swix, finish. The in-line system will allow the and Toko waxes for base impregnation. work to remain cold throughout the entire Customers with preferences for any one of process, which will contribute to an even these brands are invited to let me know, and more “open” base and better wax post-grinding base soaking will be done with absorption.