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West Yellowstone Investigates Course Potential on South Plateau, Postpones On-Snow Demo

Audrey ManganNovember 19, 2012

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — With another day gone by and no more significant accumulation on the Rendezvous Ski Trails, the West Yellowstone organizing committee is in the process of figuring out what races the South Plateau trail could handle. The logging road a few miles outside town is being considered as the first backup option to hold the SuperTour sprint and 10/15 k freestyle on Friday and Saturday should the weather continue to be uncooperative....

Continental Cup Racing

SuperTour Preview: Get ‘Em To the World Cups

Audrey ManganNovember 19, 20121

Ready or not, the 2013 SuperTour season is fast approaching. Here’s what you need to know about the domestic race scene this year. At this point, we’ve pretty much said everything we can about the twelve senior ski programs in the U.S. We ran a series throughout the summer highlighting each team’s past accomplishments and goals for the future. Read back through ‘em for comprehensive rosters and standalone previews (scroll down for links). Now that...

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Repeat Victories for Kowalczyk and Poltoranin; Freeman Fourth for U.S. in Muonio

Audrey ManganNovember 17, 2012

On a clear, cold morning in Muonio, Finland, time marched one step closer to the World Cup and turned up mounting anticipation for it’s commencement by a few degrees. Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) claimed his second victory of the weekend in the 10 k classic, though the rest Kazakh team was not quite as dominant as it was in Friday’s sprint. Lukas Bauer (CZE) was less than five seconds back from Poltoranin in second place and...

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“Home Snow” for SBA’s Nordic Skiers Gets 200-Kilometer Expansion

Audrey ManganNovember 16, 2012

announced earlier this month will put Sugar Bowl Resort in charge of operating Royal Gorge – America’s largest cross country ski area. Sugar Bowl Resort is home to Sugar Bowl Academy, an independent, college-preparatory school for competitive alpine, Nordic, and freeride skiers and the Sugar Bowl Ski Team, an organization serving over 400 junior skiers from around the region. Understandably, the news, along with over 24 inches of fresh snow in October, has energized the...

Continental Cup Racing

Poltoranin, Kowalczyk Win in Muonio; Newell, Sargent Take U.S. to Finals

Audrey ManganNovember 16, 2012

It may have been a relatively relaxed tune-up race, but there was no lack of depth in the field that showed up for the FIS classic sprints in Muonio, Finland, on Friday. Kazakhstan produced an impressive sweep of the podium; Alexey Poltoranin, a traditionally strong sprinter, led the charge while compatriots Nikolay Chebotko and Denis Volotka (KAZ) followed close behind. American Andy Newell, who led much of the final heat, finished fourth after a slight...

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NENSA Annual Auction Open For Bidding

Audrey ManganNovember 15, 2012

The NENSA Annual Fall Auction is now open for biding! Bid early and bid often here:

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Snow Coverage at Yellowstone Still Thin; Organizers Make Backup Plans

Audrey ManganNovember 15, 20126

If you’ve been checking the Rendezvous Ski Trails Festival website about weather and conditions that are beyond anyone’s control. “We’re waiting,” begins a Thursday grooming report. “waiting for snow, waiting to see what’s coming…waiting, waiting, waiting.”

Racing US Ski Team World Cup

American World Cup Preview: Gathering Momentum

Audrey ManganNovember 15, 2012

Welcome to the latest installment of FasterSkier’s season previews! Here we break down what to expect from the US Ski Team’s cross-country athletes on the international stage in 2012-2013. With the pre-World Cup races in Muonio, Finland, just around the corner, now is a good time to take stock of what happened last season. When it was time to write this preview a year ago, the Americans were coming off of a very different winter....

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Sprint Drops Athlete Phone Service; Partnership with USST Otherwise Unchanged

Audrey ManganNovember 13, 2012

After supplying U.S. Ski Team (USST) A-Team athletes with free cell phone service for the past few years, Sprint will not provide the service in the coming season. According to U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Chief Marketing Officer Michael Jaquet, the termination of the athlete phone program does not affect the rest of Sprint’s current sponsorship agreement with USSA, which extends through the PyeongChang Olympics in 2018. “[Sprint] has been a great partner...

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West Yellowstone Snow Conditions: Thin Cover, But Inches Expected Overnight

Audrey ManganNovember 12, 2012

One week out from the start of the annual West Yellowstone Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, Mont., organizers said they were “cautiously optimistic” about the local snow reports. Though the race trails are not currently covered well enough to run the groomer, forecasts call for more inches on Monday night and through the next three days. “The snow is falling [and]…SuperTour races and ski clinics are NOT in danger of being cancelled,” Race Director Moira...

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FasterSkier First Tracks Photo Contest!

Audrey ManganNovember 11, 20123

It’s that time of year again. After months of waiting for mother nature to validate your existence, she kindly obliges with a dusting here and there of early-season snow. The minute you judge the ground to be adequately covered, you drop everything and are out the door. Perhaps there was grass still poking through. There might not have been time to change out the baskets on your poles. Or maybe you were lucky enough to...

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Jump Like a Girl

Audrey ManganNovember 8, 2012

When talking about women’s ski jumping in 2012, it’s impossible not to frame the discussion within the context of the sport’s long fight to be recognized as an event worthy of inclusion at the Olympics. Lindsay Van and Co.’s failed 2009 legal battle against the Vancouver Games captured the attention of the mainstream media as a strikingly medieval story for the twenty-first century. It was announced in the spring of 2011 that women’s ski jumping...

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Madshus Hires New Midwest Sales Representative

Audrey ManganNovember 7, 2012

Madshus, the world’s oldest ski company, announces the growth of its US sales force with the appointment of Ben Dubay as its new sales representative for the Midwest territory. “It is very exciting to have Ben on our Midwest Madshus Team,“ said Van Brinkerhoff, US sales director, Madshus. “The Midwest is one of the strongest territories for us in the US, and with Ben’s experience and expertise in this market and the race environment, Madshus is...

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In Colorado, Communities Rally Behind Local Skiers

Audrey ManganNovember 6, 2012

On Saturday, a fundraiser was held in Aspen, Colo., to help support local U.S. Ski Team cross-country athletes Simi Hamilton and Noah Hoffman and nordic combined skier Michael Ward in their quest for international success. A few hundred community members came through the doors over the course of the evening, the sense of pride in their hometown practically tangible. It’s rare, when covering a sport largely from afar, to witness the inspirational power athletes have...

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Fischer Skis Welcomes Rick Halling to U.S. Team

Audrey ManganNovember 5, 20122

Industry Veteran Tapped to Grow Cross Country Ski Participation in the U.S. By the World’s Winningest Brand AUBURN, N.H. — On Monday, Fischer Skis announced it has hired Rick Halling as Nordic promotions and customer service specialist. In the newly created position, Halling will work directly with Peter Ashley, vice president of the Fischer Skis U.S. Nordic Division, to grow and support American sales of the world’s winningest cross country ski and boot manufacturer. Rick brings 30 years of Nordic ski experience...

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Caldwell Sport: Ski Factory Impressions

Audrey ManganNovember 5, 2012

Our first trip of the summer was to Norway. Zach planned the trip so that we could spend a few days skiing on the snow at Sognefjell, about a 3 hour drive north of Lillehammer, with some of the US Ski Team guys that he coaches. Sognefjell is a remote mountainous area located above the Sognefjord. Its elevation is about 4500ft and holds snow well into the summer. There is a hostel-like lodge there...

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The Kikkan Effect

Audrey ManganNovember 2, 20123

It is saying nothing new to point out that Kikkan Randall becoming the World Cup Sprint Champion last season was a breakthrough for U.S. skiing. The enormity of the moment in March when an American woman was handed the crystal globe has been well documented since the conclusion of the 2012 season. Each photo that has surfaced online this summer of Randall, her trophy and a new group of wide-eyed fans is a reminder...

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Equinox Ski Challenge Seeks Event Director

Audrey ManganNovember 2, 2012

equinoxsnowchallenge@gmail.com. Questions are welcomed after November 12th at the same email address or by contacting Sam Newbury at 406-209-3533. Sorry, no responses will be available until Nov. 14th.

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The College Workout: Negative Splits with UVM

Audrey ManganNovember 1, 20121

There are few things in skiing more important than knowing physical limits of one’s own body. Just ask Patrick Weaver, head coach of the 2012 NCAA Champions at the University of Vermont. “More often than not, we find when we get to a race people don’t know how to listen to their body and go out at the right pace,” he said. “The common mistake is they go out too hard and then the second...

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Join Concept2 for 4th Annual SkiErg World Sprints

Audrey ManganNovember 1, 2012

Concept2 Online Logbook to compete for prizes. Ski at your club, school or home. this link to find a host location near you. There’s still time to prepare! Try this SkiErg workout to get ready to race: Warm-up (5 minutes easy) Ski 40 seconds hard/20 seconds easy (Repeat 8–10 times) Cool down (5 minutes easy) Prizes! The winners of each age group will receive custom engraved cowbells to help ring in the snow season. We...

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