2007 February

I hadn’t even seen the poster around before I went to Chad’s house a month ago. The poster I am talking about is for the 2007 Mora Vasaloppet. It makes sense to frame it, and hang it on your wall when you are front-and-center. What makes even more sense is that the race organizers recognized that Subaru Factory Team member Chad Giese deserved this type of celebration due to the fact that he hasn’t let...

The skiing in West Yellowstone is as good as it gets and, believe it or not, the 28th Annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is just four weeks away. The race date has been moved up a week (to avoid conflicts with other local events) and this year’s race will take place on March 3, 2007. Online registration is available now and the third registration deadline of February 21 is approaching fast. To register, visit www.rendezvousrace.com today....

What a weekend in Bavaria! The snow situation in Central Europe was looking bad, really bad. It was foggy, rainy and way to warm with temps not even close to freezing on days before the race. On Friday morning skiers checked the course and tested skis. Very soft and wet with a lot of dirt and don’t ask what else mixed in the snow. Due to weather conditions and lack of snow the race for...

Sun Valley lived up to its name Saturday for the 32nd Boulder Mountain Tour. Temperatures did not reach predicted lows overnight and a strong sun and warm wind quickly turned the snow much warmer than most racers expected. The track was hard and perfect from start to finish and a strong tailwind contributed to blistering fast times over the 32km course. In an unusual turn of events for this race that drops 1100 feet in...

Daniel Tynell and Elin Ek were the winners in the Konig Ludwig Lauf classic marathon on Sunday. Several Americans raced well in Saturday’s skate marathon. Sunday’s FIS classic marathon Daniel Tynell of Sweden won this weekend’s Konig Ludwig Lauf FIS marathon 0.2 seconds ahead of Stanislav Rezac (CZE). Jerry Ahrlin (SWE) was third 0.3 seconds out. Top American was Colin Quinn-Hurst in 76th place. Elin Ek of Sweden won the women’s race 4 seconds ahead...

HAYWARD, Wis., February 6, 2007 – It's the largest cross-country ski marathon in North America. It's been called the “Greatest Show on Snow.” It's the culmination of months of preparations – by organizers and skiers alike. And in the final days leading up to the race of all races, organizers are pulling out all the stops for the 34th annual American Birkebeiner cross country ski races from February 22-24 in Cable and Hayward, Wis. More...

Nordic Combined Olympian Billy Demong of Park City won the 2007 Boulder Mountain Tour by over a minute ahead of three XC Oregon teammates: Zach Violett, Marshall Greene and Brayton Osgood. In the women's race Evelyn Dong of Bend was the top female. APUNSC's Kate Pearson was 2nd Place Overall female and Inge Travis was the women's 3rd Place Overall winner. Zach Simons and Kate Whitcomb are the first Wood River Valley skiers to cross...