To hit the ice when it has just begun to freeze, in its most pristine, dangerously thin state, is the ultimate thrill in “wild ice skating,” or “Nordic skating.” It’s the “holy grail ...

Altor is taking a majority stake in CCM Hockey, the skates, equipment and accessories ... the largest sporting goods retailer in the Nordic countries, and French ski supplier Rossignol.

That’s ungroomed ice, and Perkins wears Nordic skates to glide across the uneven surface. Seven Days Senior Multimedia Producer Eva Sollberger met up with Perkins for a lesson in Nordic skating ...

We can do better than that.” You can bring your own skates, or you can rent Nordic skates. Those skates are bigger than normal ice skates and help you skate longer and makes the trail less bumpy.

Fairlee — Ice skating on Vermont's Lake Morey is far more than circling around a makeshift rink. It's an expedition — a 4.5-mile (over 7 kilometre) one, around the frozen lake's perimeter. It's said ...