Meet the Team

Ned Dowling

Physical Therapist

Ned lives in Salt Lake City, UT where his motto has become, "Came for the powder skiing, stayed for the Nordic." He is a Physical Therapist at the University of Utah and a member of the US Ski Team medical pool.

Luke Dykowski

Staff Reporter

Luke Dykowski is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota Nordic Ski Club '22, and is the Founder and Nordic Coordinator of the Midwest Collegiate Ski Association. He is currently a law student at Georgetown University.

Jim Galanes

Columnist

Coach, competitor, correspondent, commentator — Jim Galanes has spent a lifetime on cross country skis, always serving as a keen observer of our sport. A three-time Olympian in both Cross-Country and Nordic Combined, Jim has tested the theories, initiated the instruction, assessed the results. Jim joins our staff of writers and contributors, adding his unique and time-tested insights.

Nat Herz

Podcast Host & Reporter

Nat Herz is an Alaska-based journalist who moonlights for FasterSkier as an occasional reporter and podcast host. He was FasterSkier's full-time reporter in 2010 and 2011.

Devon Kershaw

World Cup Analyst

The air guitar. The gritty Canadian roots in Sudbury, Ontario. The opinions. Lots of opinions. Kershaw remains a storied Canadian National Team member with gold in the team sprint at the 2011 World Championships. He placed second overall in the 2011/2012 World Cup standings. He now resides in Lillehammer, Norway with his wife and two daughters. Kershaw is for real when it comes to his takes on The Devon Kershaw Show podcast and his tolerance for Type II bordering on Type III fun. It is a dream for some at FasterSkier to be led on a Norwegian-based ski-mountaineering trip with Kershaw setting the skin track.

Ken Roth

Staff Reporter

Ken Roth lives in Southeastern Michigan. He's an avid outdoor sport enthusiast. He's an attorney, former Mayor of Northville, Michigan, and former bowling center owner. He's spent much of the last 35 years trying to chase down his wife on classic skis; to no avail.

John Teaford

Staff Reporter and Columnist

John Teaford has been the coach of Olympians, World Champions, and World Record Holders in six sports: Nordic skiing, speedskating, road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking, triathlon. In his long career as a writer/filmmaker, he spent many seasons as Director of Warren Miller's annual feature film, and Producer of adventure documentary films for Discovery, ESPN, Disney, National Geographic, and NBC Sports.

Matthew Voisin

Director / Publisher

Matt Voisin runs the day-to-day operation of FasterSkier, focusing on marketing and advertising. Matt started nordic skiing at the age of two and since then has made it a central focus of his life. Matt graduated from the University of New Hampshire, where he was a four-year member and co-captain of the nordic ski team. After graduation he spent 11 years coaching at Mount Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, Mass., one of the largest public high school teams in the country, and ran a training group for junior skiers in the summers. Matt spends his time at home trying to keep up with his two boys.