Articles from November 2011
Nov 30, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - Martin Fourcade of France demolished the field en route to winning the 20 k individual in Ostersund, Sweden by almost two minutes.
Nov 30, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - With no natural snow in Davos, Switzerland, the men's 30 k freestyle World Cup race on Dec. 10 could be in jeopardy. While race organizers continue to pile the manmade stuff,...
Nov 29, 2011
- Our recent return to Vermont has reacquainted us with many friends and customers from before our departure in 2007. It’s been quite a lot of fun to see skis that we selecte...
Nov 29, 2011
- After conditions which varied from frigid to warm and new snow to glazed, the Bridger Ski Foundation and CXC reflect on waxing for the West Yellowstone SuperTour races last w...
Nov 29, 2011
- A lack of snow in Bozeman, Montana, has called the second SuperTour weekend of the year into question. Racing is scheduled to start Friday, but the Bridger Ski Foundatoin (BS...
Nov 29, 2011
- Audrey Mangan is an associate editor for FasterSkier. She learned to ski in Mendon Ponds Park near Rochester, NY at the age of five, when her parents had to entice her onto t...
Nov 29, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Introducing the youngest woman of the U.S. Ski Team: In her first year on the big stage, Jessie Diggins popped World Championships results normally expected of a more wizened...
Nov 29, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - Heather Mooney doesn't hide her ambition for the Youth Olympic Games: she wants a podium. After all, she says, Innsbruck has been good to Vermont skiers.
Nov 28, 2011
- With three straight days of racing in the only the second weekend of the World Cup, there were plenty of comments to go around. Here’s a look at what didn’t make it into ...
Nov 28, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - Jay Hakkinen and Susan Dunklee led the U.S. in IBU Cup action on Sunday, and along with Lanny Barnes were added to the World Cup roster for the upcoming week.
Nov 27, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - The Canadians closed out the Ruka Triple mini-tour on a high note in the men's 15 k classic pursuit on Sunday in Kuusamo, Finland. After slow start to the weekend, Alex Harve...
Nov 27, 2011
- By Aubrey Smith - Randall keeps near the top-five while her teammates keep breaking ground with a slew of personal best race performances.
Nov 27, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Even if he didn’t say it, Petter Northug presented the challenge from the onset. The first starter in the men’s 15 k classic pursuit would give his followers a fighting c...
Nov 27, 2011
- By Aubrey Smith - Though Marit Bjørgen kept ahead of her pursuers in today's classic pursuit, Therese Johaug had the fastest time of the day and skiied from fourth to second in the mini-tou...
Nov 27, 2011
- As part of the promotion for their new complete line of nordic equipment, OneWay pulled into the cross-country World Cup this weekend in Kuusamo, Finland with their new servi...
Nov 27, 2011
- At 7am, it was -17f. Yes, the remnants of the tropical storm were gone! Today was a delight. West Yellowstone was back to its wonderful normal self. For glide, we wen...
Nov 27, 2011
- By Matthew Voisin - In contrast to Friday's freestyle, the 5 / 10 k classic in West Yellowstone, MT featured brilliant blue skis, frigid temperatures and pristine tracks. Our camera crew combate...
Nov 27, 2011
- The final West Yellowstone SuperTour race has come and gone. The industry vendors are packed up and ready to head out, and there is a blue grass band playing at the Holiday I...
Nov 26, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - In the final day of the opening SuperTour in West Yellowstone, Graeme Killick (AWCA) came away with his first win of the year. Sylvan Ellefson (Team Homegrown) nabbed second,...
Nov 26, 2011
- By Topher Sabot - Jessie Diggins (CXC/USST) won her second race in three days, capping an excellent start to her 2012 campaign. Kate Fitzgerald (APU)
