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Our storefront grand opening was a huge success an

Our storefront grand opening was a huge success and full of surprises. We're beyond excited to head into the 2026/27 Nordic skating season with the support of our Anchorage and Alaska communities. It's a privilege to build North America's Nordic ice skate industry here.

For those who missed the event, stop by our midtown Anchorage storefront during our posted hours. We're open!

Photos courtesy @green_cale of @alaskanewscom

We’re open! #madeinalaska #nordicskates

We’re open! #madeinalaska #nordicskates

The Ermine team wishes everyone a happy Alaska Day

The Ermine team wishes everyone a happy Alaska Day. We're honored to call this place home. #madeinalaska

Meet the owner of Ermine, @paxsonwoelber #madeinal

Meet the owner of Ermine, @paxsonwoelber #madeinalaska

We've been asked a surprising number of times whet

We've been asked a surprising number of times whether Ermine invented Nordic skates. The answer is no. What we think of as Nordic skates today (long, removable skates employing free-heel Nordic ski boots and bindings) were the result of development in Scandinavia starting in the late 1980s. They effectively represent the merging of three technologies: free-heeled speed skates, Nordic ski boots and bindings, and removable long-distance touring skates designed for wild ice.

Ermine didn't invent the sport. What we have done is innovate and nudge the sport and equipment in new directions. We're both proud of what we've created in Alaska and forever indebted to the Scandinavian makers who came before us and work alongside us today.

#madeinalaska #madeinscandinavia

And we're back! @alliehayz and friends skated a sm

And we're back! @alliehayz and friends skated a small lagoon in Chugach State Park on October 3. Since then, chaotic weather and precipitation has limited alpine skating opportunities in Southcentral Alaska. Nevertheless, there's no doubt that we're on the cusp of the 2026/27 skating season. Excitement is building and we can't wait to be a part of it.

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