A promising Spring of Adventure Skating in the Sierra Nevada high country has had its fits and starts. Specifically weather-dependent (needing clear nights and warm days), this spring in California has been intermittent with its cooperative weather. Add to that a record low amount of precipitation for March and April, and it’s been hit or miss for Spring skating tours. We’ve experienced everything from bottomless “mash potatoes†to perfect frozen conditions on a variety of...
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We started at the Strawberry Bay Marina turnoff near Daniels Summit about 25 minutes from Heber City, UT on May 2nd. Temperatures got down to about 15F overnight and there was 1-2 inches of powder over the crust, so conditions were perfect. We skied from the Marina turnoff all the way to the start of the Indian Creek road and up that a bit before turning around and heading back. There is still plenty of...
Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) announces four cross-country ski camps for 2008-2009. BNS camps combine top-notch coaching with fun, training and adventure in some of the most incredible places on earth, including dates in Colorado, New Zealand and Sweden. Detailed information and registration are available on-line or by phone: 877.BNS.SKIS (267.7547), http://www.bouldernordicsport.com . • Crested Butte, Colorado June 5-8, 2008 • Snow Farm, New Zealand July 20-August 1 and August 4-14, 2008 • Snow Mountain Ranch,...
Laura Valaas, one of the top skiers in the country, spent the second half of the season racing on the World Cup. She skis for APUNSC and is a member of the US B-Team. Phil Bowen talked with Laura after the World Cup races in Canmore. Philip Bowen: I recently read about your spending time studying. Do you consider yourself a full-time ski racer? You didn't attend an NCAA powerhouse ski school. How has your...
Record snowfall means record crust skiing around the world, as we've seen from the last few postings from Utah and Switzerland. Here are some shots over the last week in Aspen, just to assure that the winter keeps on going here in Colorado as well. Most of these were taken along the forest service road on the way up to the legendary twin 14ers, the Maroon Bells. The crust conditions should be pretty good depending...
The RED-WHITE-BLUE Support Program is designed as an incentive plan for those athletes and programs that are truly serious about ski racing. It is also a feeder program for our Elite Team, which is in turn a feeder to the US Ski Team. With the help of the top race department in the industry, Rossignol is offering you the support you may need to make that next step in your racing career. At the same...
Many athletes and coaches view the week that includes May 1st as the first training week of the new year. It is the point when annual volume from 2007-8 is tallied, and new volume projections, goals, and training plans are launched for 2008-9. To help guide your planning, the US Ski Team created a new Elite Development Pipeline graphic that will soon be included in a tri-fold borchure. To view the brochure, please visit
While he may have raced for the final time as a member of the Alaska Nanooks team, senior Vahur Teppan’s skiing career is far from over, as he has been invited to join his native Estonia’s national B team: one step away from the highest level of international competition. “It is nice that Estonia contacted me and to know that they kept an eye on me,†Teppan said. “They have really good coaches there, and...
Editors note: This is the last Coaches Around the Country feature for the winter. We hope you've enjoyed them! Ben Arians is a coach for Alaska Winter Stars in Anchorage Alaska. He's been involved with Team Alaska JO Team for 7 years and has been coaching for 10 years. He also is the manager at Alaska Mountaineering and Hiking (AMH), a popular store in Anchorage. What is your personal advice for a high school senior...
PARK CITY, Utah – The U.S. Ski Team has named two-time Olympian Dave Jarrett as the new Nordic combined head coach, according to Nordic Program Director John Farra. Jarrett was promoted from his post as assistant coach to the head position this month. “He was a part of our best season and now he's coming on as head coach at a time where we're in the best position ever to make history in this sport...
Team X-C.com, one of Canada’s top Nordic Racing Programs has come to the end of the road. After a very successful 7-year run that has seen three of its members graduate to the National Ski Team, X-C.com’s ‘Industry Team’ concept will be dissolved following the 2007/08 season. X-C.com Program Director Phil Villeneuve comments: “This was a very difficult decision to make as I’ve invested countless hours into building and supporting a concept that I was...
This is the latest installment of Kevin Brooker’s journey into the land of Biathlon. Kevin has documented his experience over the course of his first summer of training and has now finally gotten up the good part – getting on snow…. Season Wrap-up 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 keep...