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MountainFLOW Fluoro Takeback Program: Giving skiers the option to safely dispose of fluoro waxes from anywhere

The ski community has known there’s a problem for awhile now. Fluorinated waxes, whose extreme hydrophobic properties make them ideal for fast skis, also are by that same property impossible to break down in the environment, allowing them to permeate through the soil into water supplies. The compounds are also known carcinogens, and frequent exposure to these compounds, particularly when heating and inhaling the fumes of waxes in which they are contained, is linked to...

Letters to My Younger Self: Murray Banks on Embracing Opportunity and Living Life to the Fullest

Editor’s note: This is the third essay in our series, “Letters to my younger self.” Lauren Fleshman provided the modern locus classicus for this genre, while John Wood and Adam Verrier kick-started the series on FasterSkier.  When the private school at which my husband teaches offered him a sabbatical for the 2020-21 school year, we quickly began to fantasize about the ski town(s) in which we’d spend the following winter. A February 2020 trip to...

Crested Butte Nordic Team Seeks Nordic Coach

CBNT Assistant Coach The Crested Butte Nordic Competitive Team is looking for an assistant coach to work with Head Coach Molly Susla and 15 middle and high school athletes from January through the end of March of 2021. The job is about 20 hours/week, plus occasional travel weekends where all expenses are covered. Starting salary at $3,600 for three months, with opportunity for more money depending on experience. We are looking for candidates with a...

Madshus, the world’s leading performance Nordic ski company, is excited to announce its co-branded promotional contest with highly regarded madshus.com/devils-thumb-ranch-giveaway About Madshus The world’s oldest ski brand, Madshus’ Norwegian heritage dates back to 1906. From the original woodworking craftsmanship of its founder, to today’s state of the art production processes and materials, Madshus is the standard to which all other Nordic skis are held. Whether for World Cup level racing, fitness skiing, cruising, metal-edge touring, or cross-country downhill, Madshus continues to...

No Longer Skiing’s Most Eligible Bachelor, Ellefson Ramps Up Training

Thousands of miles from the U.S. mainland on the northern island of Hawaii, Sylvan Ellefson tweeted photos from his honeymoon in Kauai. He University of New Hampshire skier – is from. Then they went to Boulder, where Sarah lives while studying physical therapy, to watch the USA Pro Am Cycling Challenge last weekend. “I’m jazzed to be moving around again,” Ellefson said. “The wedding week was pretty crazy and then the honeymoon was nice and...

Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club Seeks Coaching Interns

Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club (AVSC) in Aspen, Colo., is accepting applications for intern nordic coaching positions. Housing is provided. Interested applicants should contact Toby Morse, attmorse@teamavsc.org.   The mission of the Aspen Valley Ski/Snowboard Club is to provide all youth in the greater Roaring Fork Valley the opportunity to develop as athletes and as people through winter sports. We believe in opportunity, excellence and values. Opportunity – All children growing up here should have the...

Gear Preview 2012: Alpina

We continued on our SIA Show tour over at the Alpina booth, where we met up with Steve Kvinlaugh who talked to us about their responsibility to bring more younger skiers into the sport of cross country skiing and what those skiers specific needs were.  From this line of thinking was the development of their new ‘Action’ series of boots as well as a complete bottom up redesign of their elite boots.

Gear Preview 2012: Madshus

Our next stop at the SIA Show was with Madshus where their Marketing Manager Connor Folley walked us through what was new with their 2012 line.  He talked to us about their new nano line of boots and their evolving focus on the hydrodynamics of the ski or in other words the tension that exists between the base of the ski and the snow surface.  

Aspen Nordic Festival Featuring Owl Creek Chase Set for Feb. 11-12

ASPEN, CO – Fresh snow blankets the trails and anticipation builds for the annual festival of cross country skiing in the Roaring Fork Valley, The Aspen Nordic Festival featuring the Owl Creek Chase. Set for Feb. 11-12, the Aspen Nordic Festival features several events for aspiring Olympians as well as Colorado citizen skiers, but it’s Sunday’s grueling 21km freestyle event, the Owl Creek Chase, that is the highlight of the weekend. “The Owl Creek Chase...

Colorado Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Season Kick-Off

2nd Annual Colorado Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Season Kick-Off December 19-20, 2009 Nordic Buck Certificates offer deals for skiers and snowshoers, beginners to experts WHO: Colorado Cross Country Ski Association (CCCSA) and participating Nordic centers and ranch resorts WHAT: Colorado Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Season Kick-Off Weekend WHEN: Dec. 19-20, 2009 THE DEAL: $10 Nordic Buck Gift Certificates, available at snowshoemag.com, can be redeemed at participating Colorado-based Nordic Centers and Guest Ranches and...