Articles from December 2011
Dec 16, 2011
- This past weekend, viewership on FasterSkier reached near-Olympic levels. We take a moment to reflect on what it means to be a Canadian or American ski fan, and ask our readers a question...
Dec 16, 2011 - By Sarah Mamen
- On November 2nd, snow-lovers gathered to celebrate the most recent inductees into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. Gathering at the prestigious Chateau Cartier in Ga...
Dec 16, 2011
- The all-new Contour Champion and Contour Race Straps use a new 3D Thermomoldable shape to conform to the infinite shapes of your hand, supporting the heel and cradling the pa...
Dec 15, 2011
- By Topher Sabot - Tarjei Boe (NOR) the overall Biathlon World Cup Champion last year finally made it to the top of the podium this season, besting Martin Fourcade (FRA) by a mere four second...
Dec 15, 2011 - By Kerry Lynch
- The opening Nordic Combined Continental Cups are in the books for the 2011 – 2012 Season. After much training and anticipation of getting ready for the events, it was game ...
Dec 15, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Mike Cavaliere knew what he wanted the Alberta World Cup Academy to look like when he started the training center just four years ago. With several AWCA athletes in the Cana...
Dec 14, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Brent McMurtry of the Pierre-Harvey National Training Centre and Foothills Nordic Ski Club said he was unhurt after he and teammate David Greer slid off the road while drivin...
Dec 14, 2011 - By Matt Gelso
- In this installment of the Pro Workout series, we mix things up a bit. Instead of a workout, we asked Sun Valley skier Matt Gelso to run us through his pre-race routine.
Dec 14, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - For Zina Kocher, a 24th-place overall ranking is merely a return to form. But for the team as a whole, the season - embodied by a ninth-place relay finish - has had an encour...
Dec 13, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - According to Chief of Competition Carlie Casey, snowmaking is already underway at Black Mountain. With U.S. Nationals set to begin on January 2, the goal is to have a 3.75 k ...
Dec 13, 2011
- While registration for the 2012 American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet met its maximum in late November with 9,000 entries, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Wisconsin Cha...
Dec 13, 2011
- Meet Toko's World Cup race service team and get a SuperTour update from BSF's Bjørn Bakken.
Dec 13, 2011
- The high-performance, rigid foam cores from Rohacell are the heart of the Champion Series skis. Used in helicopter rotor blades and jet turbine fans, the material offers...
Dec 12, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - With the first two NorAm races of the season over and done, here are a few tidbits that didn't make it into the recaps of the classic sprints and distance races from Sovereig...
Dec 12, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - After two days of NorAm Cup races at Sovereign Lake, organizers they were exceptionally pleased with the way things went. Some voluntary acts from athletes helped the cause.
Dec 12, 2011
- In case you weren't glued to your computer screen this weekend, here are links to our coverage of elite racing that's happened around the world over the past few days, all in...
Dec 12, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) won the Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria. The Americans struggled; Todd Lodwick led in 23rd, while Bryan Fletcher and Billy Demong fini...
Dec 12, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Canada's Devon Kershaw (4th) and Alex Harvey (9th) led the North American men in Davos on Sunday. After qualifying in 3rd, Andy Newell (USA) missed the semis and finished 16t...
Dec 12, 2011
- Images from the men's classic race at Sovereign Lake, BC. Photos are once again courtesy of the generous Jesse Winters, and are available for purchase.
Dec 12, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Canadian Kevin Sandau won his first NorAm Cup race in five years on the circuit on Sunday at the NorAm opening weekend in Sovereign Lake. He started just behind Brent McMurtr...
