Many of you already know her, but for those of you who don’t we are excited to introduce you to Annika Landis. Annika is a member of the Enjoy Winter- NTS Factory Team and FasterSkier’s newest athlete blogger. This season Annika will take us along on a journey through her busy race schedule, which includes historic events such as the American Birkebeiner, Swedish Vasaloppet, Swiss Engadin and Norwegian Birkebeinerrittet.
Born and raised in Hailey, ID, Annika grew up skiing for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and quickly became enchanted with the rigors, challenges and supportive community of competitive ski racing. Annika pursued her competitive goals at Middlebury College, where she achieved consistent top-10 results on the EISA collegiate circuit, won a Junior National Championship, qualified for U23 World Championships, and two NCAA Championships. After graduating college in 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned home to join the Sun Valley Gold Team, and raced for them one season, before joining the Craftsbury Green Racing Project where she skied for two years.
After three seasons racing on the SuperTour circuit, which included a top-10 American Birkebeiner finish, a 3rd place at the Boulder Mountain Tour, and multiple SuperTour top-10s, she decided to try something new and more suited to the training and racing that she loves. For the ‘23/’24 season, she transitioned away from chasing World Cup starts, and joined the newly revamped Enjoy Winter Factory Team, with the goal of racing domestic marathons and, more importantly, ‘rediscovering’ her love for skiing. Her first season was a resounding success. Season highlights included taking the wins in the Ski de She and Craftsbury Marathon, an agonizingly close (0.02s) 2nd in the Boulder Mountain Tour, 3rd in the Tour of Anchorage, and a top 15 at US Nationals.
Besides xc skiing, Annika is excited about developing her endurance in ultra trail running, ski touring, cycling, and other mountain adventures. You can often find her over caffeinated and scheming on strava or caltopo for the next big quest. She believes fundamentally in embodying sport as a lifestyle and as a sustainable lifelong pursuit, and strives to be open and honest about her experiences as an athlete and the challenges and joys that endurance sport can bring.
Annika’s 2025 Race Schedule with the Enjoy Winter – Nordic Team Solutions Factory Team:
January 11th – Seeley Hills 42km CL, Cable WI
January 18th – Ski De She 30k F, Cable WI
January 24th – Super Tour 20k F, Bozeman, MT
February 1st – Boulder Mountain Tour 34km F, Sun Valley, ID
February 8th – Ski to the Sun 40km F, Mazama, WA
February 22nd – American Birkebeiner 50km F , Cable, WI
March 2nd – Vasaloppet 90km CL, Sweden
March 9th – Engadin Ski Marathon 42km F, Switzerland
March 15th – Birkebeinerrittet 50km CL, Norway
April 5th – S2S 40km CL, Silver Star, BC, Canada
April 6th – S2S 40km F, Silver Star, BC, Canada
Annika Landis
Born and raised in Hailey, ID, Annika grew up skiing for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and quickly became enchanted with the rigors, challenges and supportive community of competitive ski racing. Annika pursued her competitive goals at Middlebury College she then returned home to join the Sun Valley Gold Team, and raced for them one season, before joining the Craftsbury Green Racing Project where she skied for two years. For the ‘23/’24 season, she transitioned away from chasing World Cup starts, and joined the newly revamped Enjoy Winter Factory Team, with the goal of racing domestic marathons and, more importantly, ‘rediscovering’ her love for skiing.
