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Ski season 20/21 is now done and dusted here in the Midwest. With so much going on in the world it was a privilege to be a part of something positive this year in the ski industry – all the new people getting into cross country skiing. At times it...

Photo Credit - Scott Patterson My last three and a half weeks have been in Davos, Switzerland for an extended training camp. The last race I did was on January 30th in Falun and my next one is now quickly approaching on February 27th- the 30km Skiathlon at the World...

I have not written much, for several reasons. First, I really do not know who is reading this and if I am even sending it out in the way those who write blogs, do. (I don’t think so). But mostly I have been so busy at work to spend more...

David Chamberlain here, I am the new service manager at Gear West. It has been a busy start to the season at the shop with people thinking ahead to what might be a challenging winter. We have seen folks from all walks of life come in asking questions about what...

Summer is fading away and stuff in general is just as weird (if that is the correct, catch-all phrase to politely cover all that has happened and is still happening in this United States). Facts: GW has just received its first shipment of affordable bikes to sell since July /...

Gear West received our copies of the 2020 Multisport Calendar from the printer just as concerns about the Coronavirus closed restaurants and more throughout the state. The calendar has been a project I’ve had the pleasure assembling since 2004. With the generosity of local photographers - Paul Phillips, Kerry Yndestad...

Time to just talk training. Not that training is all I think about, in fact, that is the issue. Who is thinking about racing with all that is happening in our world? I am sure many hungry younger athletes ARE extremely frustrated over the lack of races, but as a...

Where to begin? By the time I think about the topics I might touch on … a few days later, everything changes in this crazy world of 2020. I started (and stopped) typing this blog mid-June, while mentally exhausted trying to steer Gear West, myself, and staff in a healthy...

The “wow!” stage has moved on. We remember the day, the hour when the World Cup at Wirth Park was cancelled and that was just the beginning. “We are all in it together” is a supportive phrase, but after a few weeks, we truly are in it “individually” as well....