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Race Report

The Birkie Just Posted Its Biggest Field in a Decade

Registration numbers are up across nearly every wave this year, and organizers are pointing to a very specific reason: a run of genuinely good early-season snow from Minnesota to Quebec.

We talked to three first-timers, one four-time finisher, and the woman who's been grooming the same 8K stretch for eleven winters running.

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Merino Base Tee

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Trailhead Beanie

The one everyone in the Journal comments keeps asking about.

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Kick Wax, Blue — by Skogwax

A small-batch maker we trust, now stocked in the shop.

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Essay

What Skiing Alone at 5AM Actually Teaches You

Not a training log. Not a gear review. Just an honest account of why the dark, cold laps are the ones that stick.

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Profile

The Volunteer Groomer Who's Never Missed a Season

Twenty-three years, one snowmobile, zero days off when there's snow on the ground.

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History

How a Swedish Word Became an American Ski Marathon

The real, slightly messier story behind the word "loppet" — and why we built a company around it.

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Community

We Asked Ten Skiers Why They Actually Started

Not one of them said "for the cardio." Here's what they said instead.