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Diggins and Caldwell Visit Prospect Mountain on September 26th

FasterSkierSeptember 19, 2018

Olympic Gold medalist, Jessica Diggins, and US Ski team mamber Sophie Caldwell, will visit the Prospect Mountain base lodge on Route 9 in Woodford on March 26ht at 7pm. The althlets will speak about their Olympic and World Cup nordic ski racing experiences, and answer questions fron the audience. The public is invited to attend. Jessica Diggins, along with relay partner Kikkan Randall, secured the first nordic skiing gold medal in US history this past...

Job Postings

St. Paul Academy Seeks Head and Assistant Nordic Coaches

FasterSkierSeptember 19, 2018

(Job posting) Head Varsity Nordic Skiing Coach Start Date: November 12th, 2018 End Date: February 14th, 2019 St. Paul Academy and Summit School (St. Paul, MN) is seeking applicants for the position of Head Varsity Nordic Skiing Coach for the winter season. The minimum time commitment includes potential weekday practice times after 3:00 p.m. and all meets. Weekends included as the schedule demands. Qualifications/Requirements Ability to communicate with High School aged boys and girls as well as parents and Athletic Department...

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Loppet Winter Festival Gets a New Home at The Trailhead in 2019

FasterSkierSeptember 13, 2018

(Press release) Minneapolis, MN — Big changes are coming to the annual City of Lakes Loppet Festival! Now in its 17th installment, the multi-day winter festival has become a Minneapolis staple for celebrating the wonder, adventure, and fun of the winter season in Minnesota. Now with the completion of The Trailhead, the Loppet Foundation’s long-awaited headquarters, most of this year’s City of Lakes Loppet Winter Festival events will be centered in Theodore Wirth Regional Park...

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Wednesday Workout: Bog Running Intervals with Swedish Juniors

FasterSkierSeptember 12, 2018

Today’s workout comes from Alasdair Tutt, head coach and program director at the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks/Fairbanks Cross Country (NSCF-FXC) in Fairbanks, Alaska, who recently attended a training camp with Swedish skiers (ages 15-19) at the Åre Ski Gymnasium in Järpen, Sweden. Have a workout of your own (or your club’s) that you’d like to share? Send submissions to info@fasterskier.com with the subject line “Wednesday Workout”. *** On a recent trip to Sweden for study, I was fortunate...

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Newell Launches Nordic Team Solutions

FasterSkierSeptember 10, 2018

(Press release) Andy Newell, 4x Olympian and professional skier, now brings his experiences from international racing to the world of coaching, consulting, and online training materials. Newell (34) has raced at the highest level since 2004 starting well over 200 World Cup races and reaching the World Cup podium several times. When he doesn’t have a race bib on, Newell has always been drawn to teaching others about ski training though his Speed Camp clinics,...

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The College Conflict: Part 1

FasterSkierSeptember 10, 2018

The following was written by Alayna Sonnesyn, a new member of the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) T2 Team who graduated from the University of Vermont (UVM) this past spring. Originally from Plymouth, Minnesota, Sonnesyn, 22, raced on the UVM Ski Team for four years and qualified for four NCAA Skiing Championships teams. She placed second and third in two races at 2017 NCAA Championships, and in her senior season, won the first five Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association...

Job Postings

Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club Seeks Assistant Coaches

FasterSkierSeptember 10, 2018

(Job posting) With the U.S. Ski & Snowboard nordic coaches certification course being held in Jackson, Wyoming, from Sept. 15-16, this is a great time to join the the nordic coaching staff at the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club. We are looking to hire assistant coaches that are committed to student-athlete development and will support them on their way to success in ski racing, academics and life. We have assistant coach openings for the following...

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Wednesday Workout: Live High, Train Low in (Smoky) Sunny California

FasterSkierSeptember 5, 2018

This Wednesday Workout came to us just over a week ago from Gus Johnson, nordic program director and head coach at the Auburn Ski Club Training Center (ASC-TC) on Donner Summit in California. Have a workout of your own (or one of your club’s) that you’d like to share? Send submissions to info@fasterskier.com with the subject line “Wednesday Workout”. *** August proved to be smoke season in California for the Auburn Ski Club Training Center athletes, but...

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Bryan Fish Promoted to U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Sport Development Manager

FasterSkierAugust 30, 2018

(Press release) PARK CITY, Utah (August 30, 2018) U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced that Bryan Fish has been promoted to the position of Cross Country Sport Development Manager. This is a new position and includes many of Bryan’s current duties at U.S. Ski & Snowboard, in addition to the key domestic and development responsibilities held by

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A Call for Winter Golf Course Referrals

FasterSkierAugust 29, 2018

(Press release) MAKING MONEY HAVING FUN: $500 COMMISSION FOR WINTER GOLF COURSE REFERRALS To: Folks in the Ski Business Snow industry professionals are uniquely qualified to help golf courses develop winter operations. You instinctively understand the recreational, financial, and community benefits of XC skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, and other snow fun. Now you can earn a $500 commission from Nordic Group International (NGI: www.nordicgroupinternational.com) for referrals to potential new operations. Working with world-famous outdoor planners...

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Wednesday Workout: Optimal Recovery with Dr. Zuzana Rogers

FasterSkierAugust 29, 2018

The following Wednesday Workout comes from Dr. Zuzana Rogers, PT, ScD, SCS, COMT, of Anchorage, Alaska. Rogers has been the go-to physical therapist for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team since 2013 and Alaska Pacific University (APU) Nordic team since 2011. *** You are probably training hard…but is your recovery optimal? As you transition from summer to fall training and the intensity increases, you may start noticing certain tweaks that are happening to your body...

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Pedal or Putt at this Year’s Kelly Brush Ride

FasterSkierAugust 28, 2018

www.kellybrushfoundation.org/kellybrushride The Kelly Brush Ride powered by VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations is made possible thanks to the generosity of many participants, volunteers and sponsors including: VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, Key Bank, Sugarbush, Shearer Audi, Murphy Realty Company, Aerie Consulting, Nokian Tires, Catamount Financial Partners, World Cup Supply, our hosts on the Middlebury Ski Team and more than 30 other generous sponsors. About Kelly Brush Foundation The Kelly Brush Foundation is a dynamic and growing...

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Big News at Prospect Mountain

FasterSkierAugust 27, 2018

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Why Skiing and How I Survived the Summer: Part IV

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2018

In March of 2016, we published an article penned by Scott “Bjorn” Cummings, a Postbaccalaureate student working towards his Academic Behavorial Strategist K-12 (ABS) Special Education License at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), titled “Part III” update in February. Here’s the latest on his summer. *** There is an old saying in teaching that “the three reasons why I teach” are: June, July and August. As a teacher, I have the benefit of getting my summers...

Job Postings

Williams College Seeks Assistant Coach

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2018

(Job posting) Assistant Coach, Nordic Skiing Athletics Department Williams College invites applications for the position of Assistant Coach of Nordic Skiing for the academic year 2018-2019. This is a full-time, academic year (10 month) term position with the possibility of renewal. Our expectation is that the successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. We are especially...

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Big Results for Geraghty-Moats, Harvey at Summer GP, Toppidrettsveka

FasterSkierAugust 20, 2018

Two North Americans posted impressive results at nordic events in Germany and Norway over the last week, with Vermont native Tara Geraghty-Moats racing to first overall in the first-ever Women’s Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix and Quebec’s Alex Harvey placing second, fifth and 10th in three races at the Toppidrettsveka rollerski series. Geraghty-Moats 1st and 2nd at Inaugural Women’s NoCo Grand Prix Brand new to nordic combined as well as the jump hill in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, Geraghty-Moats...

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Putting on a Show: Photos, Videos from NENSA Super Sprint and App Gap

FasterSkierAugust 17, 2018

Last week was a big one for the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA). On Wednesday, Aug. 8, in conjunction with a U.S. Ski Team U16 (under-16) camp, NENSA hosted rollerski events at the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y., starting with agility courses designed by NENSA Competitive Program Director Justin Beckwith and Olympian and former nordic combined national-team coach Joe Lamb (complete with rollers, gates, jumps, backward skiing, and a grass runup). buy birth control...

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Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy Appoints Will Sweetser Director of Nordic Programs

FasterSkierAugust 16, 2018

(Press release) Outgoing Director Martin Benes to coach for US Paralympic Nordic Skiing Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy (SBSTA), a youth development ski team and college- preparatory high school for competitive skiers, announces the appointment of Will Sweetser as Director of Nordic Programs. Sweetser, who served as a coach for SBSTA last season, brings over 25 years of coaching experience to the position, including serving as Program Director at Carrabassett Valley Academy, Maine Winter...

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Wednesday Workout: Hiking and Cold-Water Plunging with the Mooney Sisters

FasterSkierAugust 15, 2018

Today’s Wednesday Workout is brought to you by the Mooney sisters, Heather, 24, and Brooke, 22, who grew up skiing in Peru, Vermont. Brooke is currently training with USRowing out of Princeton, New Jersey, while Heather is still skiing competitively and living in Bozeman, Montana. We interviewed the Mooney sisters earlier this summer;

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Summer of 2018: Coaching and Industry Moves (Updated)

FasterSkierAugust 13, 2018

(Note: This article has been updated to include the hiring of Miles Havlick as the University of Utah’s head nordic coach, which was announced Monday afternoon.) There have been several notable career changes in North American nordic skiing this summer. Here’s a quick look at who moved where: Robert Lazzaroni: from U.S. Ski & Snowboard to Salomon. Last week, Salomon announced via a press release that Lazzaroni, of Park City, Utah, will join its staff as...

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