Outdoor Retailer BREAD+BUTTER February 2021 GEAR GALLERY / HOT PICKS / COUNTER CULTURE BLISSFUL KICK Photographer Lauren Danilek tours at Top of the Pines preserve in Ridgway, Colorado. Wax On! This has been a strange time for Nordic skiing. Sales are through the roof; demand is demolishing supply; and more people are giving schussing a try. But how can retailers and manufacturers possibly plan for next season? See page 35. 26 OUTDOOR RETAILER / February 2021 Photograph by Lauren Danilek