As summer training hours trend toward a peak, many athletes are looking for ways to support their nutritional needs, matching high volume training with high volume eating. A new product that should be on your radar is Drink Wholesome protein powder, created by former Williams ski racer Jack Schrupp. This protein is basically the RXBAR […]
Mansfield Nordic Club seeks Masters Program Coordinator
Mansfield Nordic Club (Jericho, VT) is seeking a Masters Program Coordinator to help lead our adult programs in both training and racing. The MNC Masters program meets regularly over the summer and fall months, with coach-led workouts ranging from trail running and gravel riding to rollerski and strength training sessions. In the winter, our […]
Evi Sachenbacher: Sacrificial Lamb on the Doping Altar
A career ended prematurely, for no reason. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, German biathlete Evi Sachenbacher failed a doping test. Although the ensuing ban was subsequently reduced from two years to six months, it effectively ended her career. New information seems to confirm that Sachenbacher’s positive drugs test at the 2014 […]
Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Area Has Two Job Opportunities Available This Fall
Be the first to know about job opportunities in your inbox. Scroll down for current jobs openings. Our Hiring Practices Tahoe XC is committed to inclusive excellence by striving to advance equity and diversity in all that we do. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ […]
Norway’s Blink Festival: Rollerski Racing with Some Social Distance
Times are what they are. Precautions are the name of the game. This year’s Blink Festival in Norway played to a reduced field and limited spectators due to COVID precautions. Some races, as will be noted, included modified race rules to limit close contact between athletes. Lysebotn Opp – 06/08 The Lysebotn Opp is […]
Skiing Fast Is All That Matters, Age Is No Issue
This article was made possible through the generous support of Madshus. At 19, junior prodigy Helene Marie Fossesholm, has already challenged the established World Cup elite time and time again, and proven that age is just a number. “When you step up to the start line in a World Cup event, it doesn’t matter how […]
Grand Mesa Nordic Seeks Operations Manager
Response needed by August 15, 2020 TITLE: GMNC OPERATIONS MANAGER The GMNC Operations manager leads the team that provides world class groomed Nordic ski trails for thousands of skiers in Western Colorado. This is a unique and demanding year-round position, that requires excellent grooming, communication, and management skills along with some mechanical skills. EMPLOYER: Grand […]
News Roundup for Early August
The Power of One during the Power of Four: Here are some vital stats from trailrunproject.com as it relates to the Audi Power of Four 50k trail run in Aspen, Colorado: 32.6 miles, 9,873’ vertical climb, 9,407’ descent, 56 percent max grade, and 74 percent “runnable”. This weekend, Simi Hamilton, U.S. Ski Team member and Aspen […]
Rebooting with Virginia Tech’s Bicycle Helmet Ratings
Last year, we ran a story on Virginia Tech’s Bicycle Helmet Ratings titled: Every day is Safety Day. That much remains true, every day is safety day. With some medical systems around the country stressed with obvious fall out from the pandemic, we thought it wise to republish parts of the piece we ran last year. […]
Ford Sayre Seeks Nordic Skiing Assistant Coach for the Fall/Winter season
Ford Sayre, a growing ski club that supports nearly 300 Nordic skiers of all ages in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont, is seeking a Nordic Skiing assistant coach for the winter season. Ford Sayre Memorial Ski Council is a 501(c3) established in 1950 to promote the sport of skiing in the Upper […]
An Interview with Matthias Scherge: Helping FIS Jump the Fluoro-Free Hurdle
Matthias Scherge is the director of the Fraunhofer Microtribology Center in Germany. As one of the major European research institutes specializing in industrial lubricants, Scherge and his colleagues have a hand in the ski wax game. Currently, Scherge is assisting the International Ski Federation (FIS) to implement its fluoro-free policy. Specifically, they are determining the thresholds […]
Q & A: Nordiq Canada and Biathlon Canada Discuss the Nordiq Sports Strategy MOU
On Wednesday, FasterSkier reached out to two representatives from Canada potentially impacted by the announcement of the Nordiq Sports Strategy MOU. Jennifer Tomlinson, Chair, Nordiq Canada Board of Directors, spoke on behalf of Nordiq Canada, while Heather Ambery, General Manager of Biathlon Canada, spoke for Biathlon Canada. They were interviewed separately. In short, the four […]
Nordiq Sports Strategy Frequently Asked Questions (Press Release)
Press Release What is the Nordic Sports Strategy? The Nordic Sports Strategy is a concept that Biathlon Canada, Nordic Combined Ski Canada, Nordiq Canada and Ski Jumping Canada can improve their operations and high-performance results by doing more together. The acknowledgement that there are 90+ Winter Olympic medals between these four sports began a conversation […]
Canada’s Four Nordic Sports Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Explore Joint Opportunities to Achieve Performance and Operational Goals (Press Release)
Press Release New Steering Committee to guide Nordic Strategy research focused on evaluating opportunities to do more together CANMORE, Alta.—Canada’s four Nordic sports have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to begin exploring ways they can work together to achieve their ultimate goals of putting more Canadian athletes on podiums and increasing participation in […]
Kangaroo Hoppet 2020 – coming soon to a trail near you (press release)
Press release Kangaroo Hoppet 2020 – coming soon to a trail near you. With the Covid-19 restrictions on social gatherings, not to mention domestic and international travel bans, the 42km Kangaroo Hoppet, the largest annual snowsports event in the southern hemisphere, will not be staged in August this year on its usual course at Falls […]
An Interview with Share Winter’s CEO Constance Beverley
FasterSkier interviewed Constance Beverley, the CEO of Share Winter, last week. Share Winter is a non-profit focused solely on providing access to snowsports to a more diverse community of children. As Beverley states in the interview, the primary goal is to share winter. Beverley was part of U.S. Ski and Snowboard’s virtual panel: “Discussing Racial […]
Are Fluorinated Ski Waxes Really the non plus ultra?
Last November, the International Ski Federation announced in a press release the banning of fluorinated waxes starting with the 2020-2021 race season. FIS states, “The use of fluorinated ski waxes, which have been shown to have a negative environmental and health impact were banned for all FIS disciplines from the 2020/2021 season.” Behind the scenes, […]
Nordic Nation: Post Surgery and Pre-New Start it’s Andrew Musgrave
Mid-Summer and mid-fishing session, we connected with Great Britain’s Andrew Musgrave near his home in Trondheim, Norway. Musgrave underwent surgery on both Achilles tendons recently and is on the mend. In this episode, we discuss his comparatively down season last year, his plans to remain healthy, and how excited he was during the interview to spot […]
Summer Training With Krista Pärmäkoski
This article is made possible through the generous support of Madshus. The best athletes are never satisfied and always looking for progress and new ways to improve. This is how 29-year-old Finnish veteran approaches the upcoming championship season in order to augment her medal collection. Krista Pärmäkoski is aiming for gold at the 2021 FIS […]
A U.S. Ski & Snowboard Virtual Panel: “Discussing Racial Diversity In Snowsports”
On July 13th U.S. Ski & Snowboard held a virtual discussion titled “Discussing Racial Diversity In Snowsports“. The panel, moderated by Henri Rivers, CEO, President and Founder of Drumriver Consultants and President of the National Brotherhood of Skiers takes an unfiltered view of diversity and inclusivity across the snowsport disciplines. The voices represented are well […]