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Let skateNOW's years of experience, knowledge, product technology, and business integrity, connect you to an enriched skating experience like no other.  
No matter whether you come/go with skating sports, skateNOW will be there to satisfy your craving to glide with the latest technologies the sport has to offer upon your return to skating.
skateNOW disseminates educative information on product technologies and equipment maintenance, an effort aimed at helping empower customers further towards their own skating endeavors. To be the teacher is to be the student.

Your skateNOW Sensie, We learn from our valued customers

We all yearn to learn skating technique correctly. They say 'those who cannot, teach'...  We say 'those who can, do'. It's important to skateNOW to be not only the teacher, but also the student; we learn from you (our customers) about your goals and aspirations in skating sports. We promote skating through: guiding, teaching sport fundamentals, understanding and care of equipment, and skating etiquette.

Aim high, skate low. Through instruction technical skills are honed and elevated, and obtaining higher goals can be achieved - whether it is destroying a sun-vault move, or having you sights on gold medals.  Just as vital to the technical aspects of skating is an understanding of equipment and maintenance. We provide our customer insight to this coveted knowledge, not so they become gear geeks(though, that happens), but to present a better understanding of equipment, to eliminate any inhibitions about taking on routine tasks of tending to this pragmatic aspect of skating.

Our Goal

Strive for balance, agility, and strength in life, work, sport, and especially when on your skates.

 
Customer Focus
100%
Product Knowledge
100%
Skate Instruction
60%
We've Gone Skatin'
40%
 

Meet the skateNOW Team

Your skateNOW Sensie, we're here to guide and assist as you navigate the gear and the sport with knowledge and expertise.

 

Eric Kraan

CEO and all else

Eric Kraan

CEO and all else

Eric Kraan, former world cup skater of long track ice speedskating for Mexico, Eric owns and operates skateNOW with his wife, Kimberly. A devotion to all types of skating and a passion that won't stop! When not in office, you can find Eric on the pavement, or on the ice, but mostly you will find him on skates.

Kimberly Simons Kraan

Creative Mind

Kimberly Simons Kraan

Creative Mind

Kimberly Simons Kraan, professional architect, web mistress, and skater, of all ice, inline sports, she also helps runs skateNOW with hubby Eric.

Member Associations

skateNOW, llc

Member Associations

skateNow, llc

SkateIA - Skate Instructors Association

USARS - USA Roller Sports

USS - US Speedskating

OIA - Outdoor Industry Association

SLVA - Salt Lake Velodrome Association

SLBAC - Salt Lake Bicycle Advisory Committee

What Do We Do?

If you want to take skating to the next level, you came to the right place.

Product Knowledge

We bring our professional knowledge and expertise of products and services to our customer base.

Equipment Expertise

So many choices, and skateNOW can help you hone in on the best gear to meet your skating goals.

Learn to Skate

New to the sport?  We've got ya covered, in learn to skate classes, with certificated instructors.

Clinics

SkateNOW also conducts clinics; skate sharpening, changing bearings, training for events.

Events We Dig

Explore trails in Idaho, or skate Butte's oval, in a friendly group atmosphere.  Join us on social media for event news.

Awesome Support

We may not be Lucy at the Lemonade stand, but you're welcome to bend our ear on all things skating.

Enough about us...Go Shop NOW

All New, precision engineering, designed and built in Netherlands a professional, elite level jig from Viking. Versatile and easy to set up & use, portable jig that yields precision sharpening results.  Pivoting heads protect Bent blades from losing bend while sharpening. 

The jig you've been waiting for also includes top levelers and backstop, so you don't have to spend extra for those necessary accessories that make set up for sharpening easier.

All you need is included with this professional quality jig to get precision results.  The jig comes with a "free carrying case" for travel that has inserts to place sharpening stones, to keep them from getting damaged. 

Use for both LT & ST skates.

Viking Pro Jig
$649.00
$499.00

Blade vertical locators for preciously positioning skate blades. Quick release locking handles. Made in the U.S.A. of lightweight aluminum.

Ultimate precision, ultimate features yield ultimate results. The Ultimate Edge features blade vertical locators to precisely position your skate blades, assuring both blades being parallel. Also featured are the quick release locking handles to clamp blades and set vertical locators. Easy to set up and use. This saves time and maintains the precise setup so you get the "ultimate edge" every time you sharpen your skates. Made in the U.S.A. of lightweight aluminum with an anodized ceramic coating to prevent corrosion, this is the last sharpening jig you will ever need.

OSI Ultimate Edge
$275.00

For many years the JOHA brand has been famous with competition skaters. A completely new JOHA PRO jig has been designed for the professional skater. The new design meets all requirements.


JOHA PRO specifications:

  • Because of the special design of the three aluminium profiles, the blades are
    exactly 90° degrees in relation to the sharpening stone. 
  • The design in combination with modern technique of high pressure casting
    has resulted in a very stable sharpening jig. The two sides are unique in
    shape and strength.
  • The 2 top stoppers, the so-called precision spacers can be set in 3 places.
    * Because of the large knobs the jig is quickly ready for use. This is a great
    advantage if several pairs have to be sharpened.
  • Special anti slip rubbers. Although many skaters secure their sharpening jig
    to the work bench, others bring the jig with them to competitions.
  • Almost all speed skates fit into the JOHA PRO.
  • With the front stopper one can accurately position the blades before
    sharpening.
JOHA Tabletop Jig by Zandstra
$250.00
$239.99

Table Top style pro jig. Model 7135. Solid platform that minimizes mistakes, the perfect Jig for beginners to elite skaters. 

Anodized aluminum extruded profile one piece jig. The jig is very stable and supplied with two precision top levelers.

ZANDSTRA Tabletop Jig
$230.00
$199.99

Accepts all types, models, brands of Nordic blades with or without bindings fit in the UPP.

the UPP the frame of the Nordic blade is clamped against the upper part of the UPP. This is being done by turning the center bolt which will move the bar "upp". 


Specifications:

*Compact
* Low weight
* Blades are being clamped easy and firm
* Easy to carry
* The bindings can stay on the frame. This is an important advantage.
* Few parts. The UPP is a one piece aluminum
* Also skates with just a few mm of steel left can be sharpened
* All sizes fit in the UPP
* 8 Bumps makes the UPP nonskid

Zandstra UPP Nordic Jig
$90.00
$79.99

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