Overview: A lot has happened in the past few days! A week ago we were planning on heading to Fairbanks. Then Fairbanks was cancelled because it was -40º F (and C!) and we were planning on racing in Anchorage. Our first race in Anchorage was a 1.8k ...
With four separate races run in West Yellowstone on Wednesday, there was a lot going on. Here are bits and pieces of what didn’t make the official race report cut: On Getting the Season Started “At the start of the season you never quite know where you’re at, it takes a bit of time to get into the race season. We typically try to have our athletes start in good shape.” Chris Jeffries, Alberta...
If there was any question as to whether Reid Pletcher would be able to make a comeback after his Full Freestyle Sprint Results
Whomever came up with the overused aphorism “no guts, no glory,” certainly was not referring to cross-country ski racing. But Saturday’s SuperTour Sprint Showdown provided plenty of images that would do just fine adorning the front of a cheap tee-shirt. There was some measure of glory (albeit in the first race of the season), and fortunately, the guts were of the figurative sense—though given the sounds coming out of many skiers in the finish corral,...
I (Ian Harvey) have had some nasty injuries for 3 years now as a result of having taken some medication that didn’t agree with my tendons. I have 5 chronically strained/torned tendons in my body which keeps me from testing skis (no skiing, hiking, swimming, running, strength work, etc). This sure is frustrating especially after 3 years of patience, but life goes on. So, I have Toko Tech Teamers testing for me as well as...
Today is our third day at altitude, and we celebrated with some threshold intervals around a loop away from today's sprint races. Alum Kristin Halvorsen and UNH skier Elizabeth Guiney joined us for the workout. It was great to have them along.&nbs...
We had some happy skiers with 11" of fresh, dense (but relatively dry) snow. Our driveway looks impassable so we packed out a loop around the house and enjoyed some good classic skiing with VR60.Thanking the snow Gods.Tomorrow we plan the Peru Open. We...
On the World Cup there is little room for error. The times are so tight that being a little off is magnified greatly on the results list. The field is so competitive and deep that save for Marit Bjoergen (who after watching her ski last weekend I’m not convinced she’s totally human) a flat race [...]
Hi Everyone, The snow is flying and winter is in full swing here in blustery Sweden! Er… wait… that’s not right. Oh yeah, that was last November. This year is a whole different ball of wax, or ball of mud as it were. We arrived last Tuesday to above-freezing temps and nothing but green Swedish [...]
Finally, the World Cup season is under way. The individual 10/15km freestyle races this past weekend had some predictable performances (the Norwegian women) and some not so predictable performances (Swedish men). Men Let’s focus on just three of the men with notable performances on Saturday: Definitely strong races for each of these guys, but there [...] Related posts:
Hello Everybody,At CyclovaXC we understand that the process of preparing your skis can be a daunting task. For that reason, we have broken up the waxing process into 7 separate wax clinics. We highly recommend these clinics for both novices...
Less than 12 hours remain until the start of the 2012 SuperTour. With two separate FIS point races, one in classic, and one in skate, separated by just an hour, there will be plenty of racing action. And while there is little drama in a one kilometer individual start event, the massive final climb will be agonizing for racers and entertaining for fans. Both races are counted separately, but an overall winner will be crowned,...
Welcome to the Wild West!We showed up in Big Sky country on Sunday night and woke up to beautiful blue skies and snow in Bozeman, Montana. Our minivan took a stone to the windshield roughly four minutes into our trip from the airport and we used t...
The 2011-2012 SuperTour kicks off Wednesday morning with a two-round, individual-start sprint in West Yellowstone, MT. Racers will first cover the 1.5 k point-to-point course on classic skis, then recover for a bit before heading out again on skate equipment. The fastest combined time of the day for men and women takes the win. The most noticeable feature of the course is the finish, a steep climb that will leave athletes spent at the end...
We are on our Thanksgiving break now, but a bunch of us got together for a little intensity at Ball Mtn Dam. We were practicing a longer spring (1.8 km) in order to help Skyler with his pacing at the upcoming World Cups. We started out by rte 30 and fi...
Current primo ski conditions in West out on Windy RidgeHistory:Have no idea how many of the past winters that were blessed by beginning in West but probably have spent 6 months to a year over time in West Yellowstone.24 years ago it was the 3rd year No...
As you might have heard, there is not an excess of activities here in Mounio. When I’m not skiing or eating or writing blogs, I’ve taken up a small pet project helping my friend Tim with a little problem. There is something blocking his left ear. We are not sure what it is, perhaps a [...]
After months of suffering through approximations of nordic skiing that certifiably suck most of the time, real snow is upon us. Every Thanksgiving, what seems like the entire American ski universe descends upon a tiny town on the border of Montana and Wyoming to experience the official start of the season we all worship. This is the West Yellowstone Ski Festival. I’ve spent every November since I was 16 wishing I could be amongst those...
Franz GoeringPhoto: Atomic Skis, GEPA/Felix RoittnerThanksgiving is coming up. Here's an update on the schedule for Nordic Ultratune.The shop will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov 24th. Skis that arrive on Wednesday or earlier will stil...
PINKHAM NOTCH, NH—Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center and the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) are pleased to announce that the 2012 TD Bank Bill Koch League Festival will take place March 3rd and 4th at the facility on Route 16 on Pinkham Notch. This year’s theme will be “Blast from the Past to the Future on Skis” and will offer the 400 participating kids and their families a chance to create outfits themed from...