- Teams of two skiers competed in a relay that featured two legs apiece and a prize of a roast chicken. Welly Ramsey and Kris Freeman won for men, while Ida Sargent and Chelsea Holmes formed the top women's team.

 - Cross Country Canada recently announced its 2012/2013 national ski team, which includes a similar lineup to last year with slight variations.

 - Jessie Diggins went from a top junior to a top-ten World Cup performer last season, and recently made the tough decision to switch clubs. More changes are in store: 2013 will be her first full season on the World Cup, and she hopes to race the Tour...

 - Our goal is to provide our customers with access to the highest level of knowledge and understanding available. Doing World Cup ski service keeps us in touch with what is happening in the service world at the highest levels of ski racing. But...

 - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association recently hired Michael Jaquet, formerly of CBS, as chief marketing officer. The former cross-country ski racer talks about his big move and why he's excited about the possibilities.

 - The U.S. Ski Team has several new training destinations planned along with the old standbys this summer. The men's and women's squads will head their separate ways to Alaska, Sweden, Germany and Austria, and for the first time since 2002 New Zealand 4 Comments

 - The U.S. biathlon team is doing a spring camp in Bend for the first time, and it's not the only new thing about their May: in a new type of periodization, they are using this camp to focus solely on skiing.

 - Once the country’s best juniors, a handful of biathletes – including Lowell Bailey, ranked 14^th in the 2012 World Cup standings – detoured through college programs before representing the U.S. at World Championships and the Olympics. 3 Comments

 - Stephanie Howe had already won the Pole, Pedal, Paddle twice, but she didn't take the race any less seriously, worrying about a new bike, logistical challenges, and her competition.  

 - Kris Freeman unseated defending champion and hometown favorite Andrew Boone Bend's five-sport extravaganza, but it was a tight race from start to finish.

 - Last spring, Lars Flora started working on an initiative to bring nordic skiing to schoolchildren in Northwest Alaska. His NANANordic program became a reality in April, and coming off a successful trip, Flora talks about what's next. 1 Comment

 - The 2012 U.S. Ski Team nominations seemed as appropriate an occasion as any to start podcasting again, so we began by interviewing its newest member: APU's Holly Brooks.

 - Before heading to the Canadian National Ski Team's first camp of the season in Bend, Ore., Perianne Jones talked about the summer ahead and changes surrounding her. 1 Comment

 - The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has released its preliminary list of athletes on the 2012 Nordic Combined U.S. Ski Team. 2 Comments

 - U.S. Ski Team head coach Chris Grover discusses who’s new, who moved up, and what remained the same with the team nominations that were published this Monday.

 - When Carolyn and Santi Ocariz clicked into their rollerskis more than two months ago, neither really knew what they were in for. Santi, 25, talks about what they encountered, what they'll never forget and what's next for the Midwest couple.

 - An interview with APU's Holly Brooks on her naming to the U.S. Ski Team will be the feature of our next podcast, to be released this week. As a preview, here's a snippet of her reaction to the nomination.

 - The U.S. and Canadian biathlon and cross-country teams will be skiing on the same trails  in Bend, Oregon starting this week. This has never happened before, and the coaches of all four teams are looking forward to the group training possibilities...

 - The Nordic Racing Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the Nordic race department to achieve brand objectives within the race market. This will include developing and maintaining a strong presence in the race market at retail, with...

 - At its most basic level, "ski fit" can be defined as finding a ski that is of correct length and stiffness. This baseline is something you should be able to obtain at any reputable ski shop. But what does a Gear West ski fit entail that makes us so...