- Today, we bring you the first in a series of podcasts with Nat Herz, Topher Sabot, and Colin Reuter and Christopher Tassava, the two founders and editors of the blog Nordic C... 1 Comment

 - In Mora, Sweden, trail users now have to pay 50 Swedish kroner per day for skiing on the local groomed trail system (ed. roughly $6). In Norway, there is growing concern th...

 - The USST leaves Sunday for New Zealand, and for the next three weeks, the group will make its home at the Waiorau Snow Farm, “on top of this mountain in the middle of nowhe...

 - Two doctors are collecting data in order to better understand the prevalence of compartment syndrome in cross-country skiing.  Please fill out a survey to assist in the proj...

 - 2005 World Ski Championships Team member and 2006 Olympian Carl Van Loan (Andover, NH) announced his retirement with the U.S. Nordic Combined Team following the 2010 season.

 - Sweden brought along some of its top athletes to this year's FIS Congress to help with the country's successful presentation to bring Worlds to Falun in 2015. One of them wa... 1 Comment

 - FasterSkier gets the low-down on high performance skiing in Britain from fresh-faced Olympian Andrew Musgrave. 4 Comments

 - The social aspect is huge. The athletes want some feedback on where they are and where they can improve. Strength is important and roller skiing is often over-emphasized. A... 4 Comments

 - High caliber junior athletes flocked to the Eastern Regional Elite Group (REG) camp on June 25 in hopes of getting even higher.  The five-day camp hosted by Craftsbury Outdo...

 - Relaxed and fast may seem like contradictory adjectives, but any successful skier can tell you otherwise.  Learning to relax while skiing is essential to racing fast at a hi...

 - Two weeks ago for the first installment of our “Pro Workout” series, we featured a high speed session with Olympic sprinter Simi Hamilton. This time around we literally s...

 - Many athletes racing for CXC use an unconventional monthly training progression, alternating hard weeks with easy weeks. Former Head Coach Bryan Fish explains the theory behi...

 - Winning at cards requires both luck and skill. On his fourth day of play at the 2010 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Petter Northug’s luck ran out. With fewer than 700...

 - Norwegian XC skier Kristin Störmer Steira has suffered more than her share of injuries this season, which forced her to sit out the European track and field championships,...

 - The Maine Winter Sports Center recently completed the 2010 Maine Team Camp.

 - Today is the last day to become eligible to win a free pair of Fischer Hole Skis.  Every registered recipient of FasterSkier's new email newsletter, the Start List will be e...

 - Petter Northug continued his run at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, upping his chip count by 50 percent and advancing to the fourth day of competition.

 - The West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation would like to welcome mountain bike riders of all abilities on a guided ride of the local trails Wednesday, July 28.  Meet boar...