This past week I started into what Scott calls the "transition period" - a two to three week block of mixed training before the real "base period" begins in May. Most of the training is low intensity, high volume with an emphasis on vertical. Hmm...wha...
This past week I started into what Scott calls the "transition period" - a two to three week block of mixed training before the real "base period" begins in May. Most of the training is low intensity, high volume with an emphasis on vertical. Hmm...wha...
This past week I started into what Scott calls the "transition period" - a two to three week block of mixed training before the real "base period" begins in May. Most of the training is low intensity, high volume with an emphasis on vertical. Hmm...wha...
They may not be getting much more than a black shirt and a pair of tights, but two young sprinters have secured one of cross-country skiing’s most coveted prizes: a nomination to the U.S. Ski Team (USST). On Thursday, the USST announced that Erik Bjornsen and Skyler Davis, both 19, had been offered spots as the first-ever members of its “D-team.” According to Head Coach Chris Grover, the D-team is a new development squad intended...
Barrie, ON – The Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) once again invites highly qualified candidates to apply for the position of Head Coach, to lead the growth and development of this newly formed high performance training centre for competitive cross country skiers. After an extensive search this winter that attracted a number of qualified candidates, we have yet to find the right match. Based on the overwhelming support for the SOTC initiative received from athletes,...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is hiring a ski coaching intern for its ski team for the 2011-2012 ski season. This is a full-time, six month position. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an NCAA D-II program. The intern will assist the head coach and assistant coach. Main duties include daily supervision of practices; videography; technique demonstration; technique analysis and correction; strength training demonstration; strength-training supervision; equipment maintenance; waxing; van-driving; fundraising support; and other duties...
Registration is open to the general public for the 2011 Oregon Spring Camp taking place May 26-30, 2011 (Memorial Day weekend) at Bend/Mt Bachelor, Oregon. Designed primarily as a master/citizen XC ski camp, junior skiers with a chaperone adult camper are also welcome. Due to carefully limited enrollment numbers, this camp is recommended only for skiers at intermediate and above skill levels. Featuring on-snow morning sessions and a variety of optional events including...
Coon Valley, WI. April 18, 2011- While many in the Nordic industry are taking a well deserved break from a very busy 2010/2011 season, Mt. Borah has been hard at work preparing for 2011/2012. The company has some exciting plans for the upcoming season, including the introduction of a made to order retail nordic line, announcement of the three winning “gear for a year” teams/clubs, and a partnership with several top collegiate and club programs...
We are looking for talented, committed, and determined athletes for our team. On-line application to join XC Ottawa for the coming year is now open. Closing date is now Sunday April 24th, and the selection should be finalized by early May. XC Ottawa is an elite racing team and our focus is to compete at the highest level in Canada and beyond, as well as to develop up and coming racers to race at that...
Hey Everybody! Well, we've been a little lazy in getting our posts up lately, which is unpardonable! Frank and I are just temporarily swamped with getting the shop set up and all that. Still, this should only be a temporary delay, and at the very wor...
Hey Everybody! Well, we've been a little lazy in getting our posts up lately, which is unpardonable! Frank and I are just temporarily swamped with getting the shop set up and all that. Still, this should only be a temporary delay, and at the very wor...
The following is the USSA’s list of nominations for the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. The nominations include those athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The USSA will announce the actual team roster later this spring, naming those athletes who accept the responsibilities of being a part of the U.S. Ski Team and who are planning to compete in the 2012 season. Athletes nominated to the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team...
One of my new favorite xc ski ventures this spring was up Mt. Susitna, or "Sleeping Lady". Susitna is one of the most recognizable mountains from Anchorage, although with a relatively remote starting point and long approach not many attempt this ski. We took the long gradual route up the "North Ridge" along sleeping ladies back.Tamra Kornfield (above with GPS in hand) put together this trip
One of my new favorite xc ski ventures this spring was up Mt. Susitna, or "Sleeping Lady". Susitna is one of the most recognizable mountains from Anchorage, although with a relatively remote starting point and long approach not many attempt this ski. We took the long gradual route up the "North Ridge" along sleeping ladies back.Tamra Kornfield (above with GPS in hand) put together this trip
One of my new favorite xc ski ventures this spring was up Mt. Susitna, or "Sleeping Lady". Susitna is one of the most recognizable mountains from Anchorage, although with a relatively remote starting point and long approach not many attempt this ski. We took the long gradual route up the "North Ridge" along sleeping ladies back.Tamra Kornfield (above with GPS in hand) put together this trip
One of my new favorite xc ski ventures this spring was up Mt. Susitna, or "Sleeping Lady". Susitna is one of the most recognizable mountains from Anchorage, although with a relatively remote starting point and long approach not many attempt this ski. We took the long gradual route up the "North Ridge" along sleeping ladies back.Tamra Kornfield (above with GPS in hand) put together this trip
The U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team (USST) for the 2011-2012 season is expected to be announced in a few hours, according to John Farra, the program’s director. The nominations haven’t been made public yet, but in making them, Farra and Chris Grover, the USST head coach, have faced a familiar dilemma: add a number of athletes to the squad, and dilute an always-tight budget, or preserve the higher levels of support that come with a smaller...
Head wax tech for Sweden’s national team, Larry Poromaa, takes on the rumors surrounding the wax issues during the 2011 World Championships in Oslo.
Thanks to the Cross Country Ski Areas Association Convention taking place last week, our area was visited by the three most celebrated Nordic skiers in the United States in the last 30 years: U.S. Ski Team members Kris Freeman, Kikkan Randall, and Andrew Newell. Through the sponsorship of Fischer Skis and Swix Sport, the 3 U.S. Ski Teamers conducted a couple of clinics for both old and young at Northstar-at-Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area. Almost...
