This season we launched Kit, the industry’s first Nordic skate for kids. Kit is a 37cm Nordic skate optimized for smaller adventurers on Jr. NNN bindings. Kit was a big party of our goal this season to bring new and exciting products to market.

A midwinter "reset" in the Rabbit Slough and Jim Creek zones, in the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. #madeinalaska

A pack of wild Ermines exploring Rabbit Slough on November 24. The wild ice season is off to a great start! Photos courtesy Raena Rowland.

It's that time again! We're offering 10% off on all items in the Ermine store, with 3% of total sales going to Food Bank of Alaska to support members of our community facing food insecurity.

Ermine Skate just launched Kit, the first Nordic skate for kids. Kit is built to the same high standard as our Ak1 Nordic skate, and fits bindings up to EU 40.

It's HERE! Thanks to Derik Egger for sharing these photos taken at Summit Lake, at Hatcher Pass, today (October 19).

2025/26 Nordic skating season let's GO!

Frost flowers and "white sand beach" ripples underfoot during a 38-mile traverse of the eastern Susitna Flats. Wild ice is endlessly fascinating, and no matter how much you see you'll always find something else to catch your eye. #wildice #nordicskating #madeinalaska

An unforgettable day of wild ice on the Susitna Flats. Unusually warm weather turned this wetland into a vast maze of channels, islands, lagoons, and lakes.

Nothing like ringing in the new year with good ice, a good dog, and good Nordic skates! Photo courtesy Rachel Dubriwny.

Skating overflow on an Eagle River slough, on December 30, 2024. Overflow can wreak havoc on existing ice, but once it freezes it can create an amazingly quiet, smooth skating surface.

The all-new Skyllermarks Black ice poles are here! These poles feature a supportive weatherproof handle, a reliable aluminum shaft, a brilliant red reflector, and a sharp, rust-resistant stainless steel tip. Ice poles are an essential tools for wild ice skaters, and these are among the best!

Ermine Skate: Exceptional Nordic skates, handmade in Alaska

An amazing skate on Hidden Lake, in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, on December 6. A strikingly warm, wet winter in Southcentral Alaska has led to numerous freeze-thaw cycles and countless opportunities for Nordic skating.