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Jackson, NH – Two of the world’s leading ski companies are working with Gorham Bike and Ski Shop at the JacksonSki Touring Center to create “concept shops” where skiers can experience for themselves the latest skiing innovations, from skis to ski wax to tuning techniques. Swix, a Norwegian manufacturer of ski wax, poles and ski wear and Fischer, an Austrian ski company, will create an educational retail environment where skiers can view and compare an extensive range of companies’ product lines....

new online design center. Customers can now choose a base xc suit design of their choice, customize the colors, add text, upload logos and share their creation with others via several social media outlets or email. “Many of our Nordic clients are very busy and don’t necessarily have extra time to sit down and create a custom Nordic suit from scratch”, said Chris Jackson, company owner. “The new design center makes it incredibly fast and...

Pros of Tomorrow: Len Valjas

You may not have heard of Len Valjas, but if you were at a NorAm or a SuperTour where he was racing this winter, you would have noticed – there aren’t many cross-country skiers who stand at 6’6″. The 22-year-old Canadian who skis as a member of the Pierre Harvey National Training Center (CNEPH), based in Quebec City, Quebec may not be a household name yet, but this past winter he posted a top-10 result...

Utah

FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2010

I arrived in Utah Saturday night for our annual fall training camp.  We will be out here for the next three weeks taking advantage of the great venue and warm fall weather.  Actually, it feels a lot more like summer out here now with temps reaching 90 today.  This is definitely a big contrast to [...]

With more North Americans sojourning over to Europe to participate in high-level European racing that isn’t quite World Cups, I thought it might be interesting to take a closer look at the OPA (or Alpen) Cup and Scandinavian Cup series in a bit more detail. As the name might imply, the Scandinavian Cup races are [...] Related posts:

  1. Variability In World Cup Ski Racers
  2. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  3. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 2a: Sprint)

NENSA Nordic Symposium Focuses on Growing and Improving the Sport

On the weekend of September 17-19, the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) hosted a Nordic Symposium with an impressive lineup of presenters, including Zach Caldwell, former Canadian National Team Leader Dave Wood, former US Ski Team coach Pat Casey, Stratton Mountain School Program Director Sverre Caldwell,and NENSA Executive Director Pat Cote, among others. The event, held in Waltham, Massachusetts, outside of Boston, was attended by over 40 coaches, athletes, and presenters, and it covered...

FALUN, Sweden (Sept. 26) – Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) scored two podium finishes over the weekend in Falun, Sweden in the women’s Continental Cup normal hill, HS98, event. Van was second on Saturday and third on Sunday, finishing ahead of Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) in third and fourth. Daniela Irashko of Austria grabbed both wins, posting the longest jump on Saturday, 97 meters, and the longest jump on Sunday, 102 meters. Van jumped...

It’s official: Kikkan Randall, Andy Newell, and Kris Freeman will all compete in the 2011 Tour de Ski. U.S. Ski Team (USST) coaches have confirmed that the Americans will send three athletes to this winter’s race, which features eight stages at four different European venues. That triples the American presence over last year, when Newell completed four stages before dropping out. In an interview, Randall said that she was excited to get a start in...

But we’ve been busy. This fall we’ve had a trio training full-time for skiing, most folks running XC and a pair zipping through the pool (an exciting first for the program!).  It makes for small groups at training sessions most of the time which allows for lots of one-on-one time to work on technique and discuss [...]

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I normally don’t tend to break too much ski equipment but recently though I have been going through a streak of bad luck. My faithful old pair of V-2 920’s that I got in high school finally broke in spectacular fashion. While doing striding speeds one workout I managed to rip the front wheel completely [...]

First things first-I'm back! Back not only to my blog and my western home, but also to training 100%. Recovering from an injury is never easy, but after a couple weeks of careful practice, I've been able to complete all my normal training for the pas...

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