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Coaching the Young’uns
Jan 13, 2010 - By Ollie Burruss
 - I was not a Bill Koch League skier, so when I was first charged with supervising Craftsbury's BKL program this spring, I was at a bit of a loss for ideas. 3 Comments
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Pavel’s Great Adventure – Continues
Dec 2, 2009 - By Pavel Sotskov
 - The second leg of my journey in Finland as part of the Maine Winter Sports Center saw significant increases in snow, significant decreases in daylight, and three highly compe...
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The Yellowstone Ski Festival Starts Tomorrow
Nov 23, 2009
 - The 2009 Yellowstone Ski Festival kicks off tomorrow.  Come to West Yellowstone and join the hundreds of skiers already making their first tracks on the Rendezvous Ski Trail...
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Yellowstone Ski Festival Is On
Nov 18, 2009
 - It is less than a week until the Yellowstone Ski Festival and this will be the best year yet! The Rendezvous Ski Trails are currently set with both classic and skate lanes a...
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It’s Snowing in West Yellowstone
Nov 12, 2009
 - The white Valium started to fall around 11am on Thursday and continues to accumulate.  We are waiting with fingers crossed to see how much we get.  The forecast for West Ye...
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A Yearlong Quest for Snow Continues
Nov 10, 2009 - By Pavel Sotskov
 - Fast skis, good training, great food, and of course a real Finnish sauna complete with hearty Finns is one of the best way to find snow this Novembe...
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Video Release – Successful Cross Country Coaching Series
Oct 30, 2009
 - This 3-DVD set is a cross country ski-specific presentation from experts in the field. You're going to hear from Sweden's cross country physiologist H.C. Holmberg, USST's spo...
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Meditation As A Recovery Tool
Oct 29, 2009 - By Patrick Stinson
 - As the years roll by, you hone your skills in maximizing your workouts and can thoroughly break down your body. But as a result the recovery is also becoming harder to deal w... 2 Comments
Renner and Grandi Lead 350 People on One-Day Journey
Oct 17, 2009
 - Olympic and World Cup medallists, Sara Renner and Thomas Grandi, are encouraging Canadians young and old to join them in a one-day journey to stem the climate crisis, October...
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First Tracks at the Yellowstone Ski Festival
Oct 9, 2009
 - The West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the dates for the 2009 Yellowstone Ski Festival. Join over three thousand other Nordic ski enthus...
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How Green Can a Ski Team Be?
Aug 6, 2009 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - FasterSkier visits the new Craftsbury Green Racing Project in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont to find out. 9 Comments
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Running 101 (for Schralpers)
Aug 3, 2009 - By Patrick Stinson
 - Believe it or not, there are people out there are just starting to get into athletics for the first time in their lives. Some of them still find ski equipment intimidating, a...
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Stratton Training Group Storms into August
Aug 2, 2009
 - The SMS training group finished the first half of their summer training with a great weekend of training. The group is progressing nicely and building an excellent endurance ...
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Training With Kids
Jun 17, 2009 - By Diana Whitney
 - How can skiers balance training with new parenthood? Diana Whitney talks to Justin Freeman, Rebecca Dussault, and other athlete-parents. 1 Comment
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A Moment in Time with Bjorn Daehlie
Apr 22, 2009 - By Ian D. Duncan
 - Well I think I have finally got it out of my system! The five days spent with Bjorn Daehlie and his father, Erling, at the Birkie were the culmination of months of planning t... 1 Comment
How To Stay Fit When Skiing Isn’t Your Job
Jan 3, 2009
 - While being a professional skier for close to 10 years I have had plenty of opportunities to learn what training my body needs to be fit. Over the years I tried new things, w...
Adventure in the High Unita's
May 31, 2008 - By Dave Knoop
 - Reader Dave Knoop shares his recent on-snow adventure in the High Unitas in Utah
More Spring Skiing in Alaska…
May 6, 2008
 - James Southam reports on a late season ski adventure with Lars Flora in Alaska
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Season Wrap-up
May 1, 2008 - By Kevin Brooker
 - The end of the season is always bittersweet. Warm sunshine and soft snow make skiing fun but the desire to “train” has faded away. A bit of effort was needed to k...
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The North American Cup Series
Apr 23, 2008 - By Kevin Brooker
 - The best way to place the level of competition for the NorAm Cup races is to think of it a double A baseball. The athletes in the elite divisions are vying for a spot on nati...