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Larch Hills Nordic Society Trail Lighting Project Appeal for Support (Press Release)

FasterSkierOctober 18, 2019

Press Release Please Vote for Larch Hills Nordic Society Trail Lighting Project in the 2019 Kraft Heinz Project Play Competition Hello Ski Friends!! We are thrilled to announce that we are one of four finalists in the 2019 Kraft Heinz Project Play competition. We are competing for a grand prize of $250,000! If we win, the money will be used to install trail lighting at Larch Hills. We are one of few ski clubs...

Health Resources Training

The Language of Growth

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2019

Do you know what a Growth Mindset is? How would you rate your growth mindset? Do you use it in all the areas in which you’re trying to grow? The more I coach, the more I think that a lot of our problems as athletes and humans begins with how much we believe we can change, and whether or not we believe we have power over those changes. The belief that you can change is...

Job Postings News

Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Seeks Nordic Skiing Media Intern

FasterSkierOctober 10, 2019

Description: The Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA), the east’s top-tier NCAA Division I Skiing conference, seeks a Media Intern to create and publish content to the EISA blog and social media feeds following each of the season’s Nordic Skiing races. The Media Intern is required to attend all conference races, as well as captain’s meetings the evening prior to each race: There are two days of racing each weekend, spread over seven weeks. Races take...

News

Something on the Light Side: The Other News

FasterSkierOctober 9, 2019

Time to take a breath on this Wednesday. It’s a break from doping news, and the latest wax story will have to wait until at least the end of the week. Even the uptempo training spray must await. Time to slow down. Here’s just a very small sample (in four images) of the light, the fall color, and love from Instagram. And then, of course, there’s this: Back to the nitty-gritty nordic news...

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How to Buy a Ski Lodge When You’re on a Budget

FasterSkierOctober 7, 2019

We have all ben there: we’ve enjoyed the perfect family ski trip in a stunning destination, that makes it almost unbearable to leave once the vacation is over. Having your own place in a ski town that your family enjoys just seems like the next step to your ultimate vacation. However, owning a home in one of the most expensive and popular ski towns, costs $598,000 to $2 million, according to Business Insider. So, when should you buy...

Job Postings News

Auburn Ski Club Seeks Junior Nordic Ski Coach

FasterSkierOctober 4, 2019

The ASC Training Center is a non-profit winter sports training facility located on Donner Summit, CA. We are one of the few combined Alpine Ski, Biathlon, Nordic Ski, and Snowboard facilities in the country, and operate a public cross country ski center with 25km of trails. POSITION: Junior Nordic Ski Coach REPORTS TO: Nordic Program Director COMPENSATION: DOE START DATE: November 1, 2019 Seeking a full-time, career track Nordic coach for...

Job Postings News

Peoples Academy, Morrisville Vermont, Seeks Head Nordic Coach

FasterSkierOctober 4, 2019

Peoples Academy is searching for a head nordic skiing coach for their winter 2019-20 season. We are looking for committed individuals who will be able to coach nordic skiing in a fun, competitive, safe and sportsmanlike manner. All coaches must be at least 18 years of age or a high school graduate at the commencement of the sport season for which the person has been appointed to coach. Candidates must also meet the certification and...

News Opinion

Op-Ed: A Discussion about PFAS and Skiing

FasterSkierOctober 3, 2019

FasterSkier respects a diversity of opinions when publishing letters to the editor. Feel free to email info@fasterskier.com with your op-ed piece. You can read a FasterSkier article here regarding EPA regulations and a recent Letter to the Editor on the topic here. In comparison to known sources and inputs of PFAS into the environment, cross country ski wax comprises only a miniscule portion. However, in the minds of consumers and the ski community, that portion may be...

Resources Training

Energy Systems and Training for Cross-Country Ski Race Courses

FasterSkierOctober 2, 2019

It is well known that XC ski racers have to be incredibly “fit” to be competitive. But how do we measure “fitness”? For decades, we’ve known that a high VO2max is necessary to be a competitive ski racer. Training to improve VO2max involves a large volume of training at a low intensity and a comparatively smaller volume of training at a very high intensity. Over the past 20 years, changes in equipment technology, course preparation,...

Biathlon Canada News

JUSTIN WADSWORTH NAMED HEAD COACH FOR 2019-2020 SEASON (Press Release from Biathlon Canada)

FasterSkierOctober 1, 2019

Press Release from Biathlon Canada Three-time Olympian and one of Canada’s most successful national team cross country ski coaches, Justin Wadsworth, has been named Biathlon Canada National Team Head Coach through to the end of the 2019-2020 season. Wadsworth, who was named interim head coach in April of this year, is excited to continue working with the team. “Since April, our plan has been centred around consistent, quality training. The team has responded extremely well...

Dryland News Racing

Laura Dahlmeier Running Fast

FasterSkierOctober 1, 2019

When she retired from international biathlon competition at twenty-five-years-old Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier retreated back into a more private existence. Although still arguably in her prime and flush with a treasure chest loaded with championship medals, Dahlmeier’s path was hers to define. Like many nordic sport athletes of late, Dahlmeier has taken to mountain running. Although just coming to our attention, Dahlmeier’s mountain running feat on August 31, deserves some spray. She won the 52-kilometer Karwendelmarsch,...

Job Postings News

Elan/Alpina Seeks Marketing Intern

FasterSkierOctober 1, 2019

Elan Sports USA is looking for an energetic and self-motivated Marketing Intern to join the Elan-Alpina-Rottefella brands. If you’re an ambitious individual who loves to ski and enjoy the outdoors and knows how to communicate that passion to others, then we want to work with you. Your work will include assisting with promotions, conducting market analysis, and implementing our overall marketing strategy. In addition to being a strong communicator, you should have excellent multitasking and...

News Opinion

Ski Wax Questionnaire Results

FasterSkierSeptember 27, 2019

Last week we posted a questionnaire asking for your opinions on the use of fluorinated wax. Below are the results of the survey. We selected only a portion of written responses to publish with today’s story. Thanks again for your feedback. As of September 26, we had 160 respondents to our ski wax questionnaire. Here’s a breakdown of how respondents defined themselves as a percentage of overall respondents: Master aged skier: 55% Non-master Senior Aged...

News Opinion

Op-Ed: An Unbreakable Bond?

FasterSkierSeptember 26, 2019

FasterSkier respects a diversity of opinions when publishing letters to the editor. Feel free to email

Resources Travel

Off-Season Training Options: Ramsau am Dachstein

FasterSkierSeptember 25, 2019

First the Snow: Sometimes off-season snow is an afterthought — access to trail running, mountain biking, and yes even rollerskiing is enough to satiate the training apatite. And sometimes it’s not. Warm temps prevent access to snow and maybe you simply need a break. With that in mind, here are some resources for accessing snow in Ramsau am Dachstein: the famed high region in Austria where the Dachstein glacier awaits with groomed “off-season” cross-country tracks....

Doping News

The WADA RUSADA Dance Continues

FasterSkierSeptember 23, 2019

On September 20, it was first reported by the Associated Press (AP) that the LIMS data handed over to WADA by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) had been manipulated and was moving forward with possible sanctions. The data in question came from the Moscow testing lab and was delivered to WADA as a conditon for reinstating Russia’s anti-doping program as compliant. The LIMS data was used to cross reference leaked data — acquired from a...

News Opinion

The Possible Brave New World of Wax Protocol: A Questionnaire

FasterSkierSeptember 20, 2019

There’s no doubt the fluorinated wax landscape is changing. This week, TOKO USA sent out an email updating its inventory. Part of what caught our eyes was this: “JetStream and HelX will not be available this year or in the future”. Those two products have been widely adopted on the race circuit. Both are highly fluorinated ski base finishing products. The dust is still settling from the EPA’s push to regulate the ski wax industry....

General News

Catching up with the News

FasterSkierSeptember 20, 2019

First up, the cheese is going nowhere. The cheese we speak of is the cheese of record when it comes to cross-country skiing: Le Gruyère. It turns out the Finns are fond of Le Gruyère too.

Job Postings News

Boulder Nordic Sport is Hiring in Boulder and Minneapolis

FasterSkierSeptember 15, 2019

Boulder Nordic is hiring for locations in Boulder, CO and Minneapolis, MN. We are looking for: Retail Sales Lead (Minneapolis, MN) Full-time. Responsibilities include: • Oversee daily opening and closing procedures. • Coordinate operations with Service Manager • Monitor and maintain in-store inventory with Warehouse Manager. • Address and resolve customer complaints, returns, and warranties. • Support of sales staff. • Ensure store is well merchandised at all times and in working order. • Scheduling...

General News Travel

The Places They’ll Go on the Cross-Country World Cup

FasterSkierSeptember 13, 2019

With the global reach of social media, photos are popping with new snow somewhere in the now chilling Northern Hemisphere. Almost midway through September, it’s not too early to think of World Cup skiing and the places those elite athletes will go. We’ve produced an interactive map organized by World Cup Period that details race location and race type. Here’s a link to the map if you’d rather explore it as a stand-alone webpage. As the...

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