Saturday's Climb to the Castle was a success for both organizers and participants. Despite strong winds, the weather held and skiers were able to ski a challenging 5-mile climb on roads that had been paved just the day before. Take a look at our photo gallery to see the race for yourself.
Liz Stephen is a force to reckon with - even when she’s off her game. Both she and Tim Burke repeated their 2013 performances in windy conditions at NYSEF's 2014 Climb to the Castle.
FasterSkier arrived in New York Friday to catch the tail end of the 2014 U.S. Ski Team Lake Placid Training Camp. The camp's attendees have endured a tiring two weeks of intensity, but spirits were high and smiles were abound as the team sped around the paved trails of the Olympic Jumping Complex for their morning workout.
FasterSkier examines what it means to be LGBT in the junior and college nordic skiing community by following five unique experiences of athletes who have come out as gay.
Max Durtschi left cross-country ski racing in 2009 for a professional career in cycling. Now that he's retired, Durtschi has his sights set on a new frontier: Biathlon.
Organizers of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Championships in Falun, Sweden announced August 27 that the culminating event of the 2014/2015 ski season has received the ISO 20121 certification of sustainability.
Noah Hoffman recently returned from his on-snow camp at the Snow Farm in Wanaka, New Zealand. While Hoffman was the only U.S. Ski Team member to make the trip, he told FS he logged valuable-and-productive ski training.
The Valdez Qaniq Challenge in Alaska may be in its inaugural year, but race organizers have big plans for its unveiling in January, including $10,000 in total prize money.
FasterSkier's Associate Editor Lander Karath recently ran the Bridger Ridge Run in Bozeman, Mont. This is his account of the 20-mile running race.
Anja Gruber thought she was done with skiing after finishing high school in her native Germany. However, she received a call from Partrick Weaver of UVM that changed everything. Now, Gruber is a two-time NCAA Champion with eyes on the World Cup.
The U20 National Training Group Camp began in Park City August 13 and serves as a strengthening and team building experience for the country's best U20 athletes.
Norwegian skiing star Anette Bø discusses her introduction to skiing, being the first woman to skate ski on the international racing circuit, her mountain bike World Cup podium, her two national championships in hockey, and a possible move to the U.S.
“If we want to survive we need to take matters into our own hands," Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Canada's director Curtis Lyon explains. He's doing damage control after Own the Podium stopped funding the two sports for 2014/2015.
Richard Hodges took over as Executive Director of Soldier Hollow in July after long-time Director, Howard Peterson, retired. Hodges plans to keep Peterson's legacy intact while improving Soldier Hollow's infrastructure and possibly attracting international competition.
In the final two days of the 2014 Blink Festival Americans Lowell Bailey and Tim Burke jumped onto the podium in the biathlon mass start and sprint races.
Biathlon in Bozeman was booming in the 1980s but in the last two decades, the sport has declined in the mountain town as cross country skiing popularity has grown. However, a group of community members is trying to bring biathlon back to Bozeman with the formation of the Bridger Biathlon Club, and they are off to a good start.
Liz Stephen already has the reputation as one of the best hill climbers in the world. The trend continued in Thursday's Blink Festival opener, where Stephen outpaced the rest of the field by 27 seconds.
During their recent trip to Bozeman, Mont., FasterSkier sat down with Sophie and Isabel Caldwell to reflect on Sophie's breakthrough season with the U.S. Ski Team, the sisters' future plans, and what it means to be a Caldwell.
The U.S. Men's Ski Team and APU recently wrapped up their summer training camp in Alaska. They spent their final week on Eagle Glacier where they trained hard, cemented technique, and had a few laughs.
As nordic skiers we are extremely ambitious, especially when it comes to our training plans. While there's nothing wrong with aiming for many hours filled with intensity and distance during our volume weeks, it's important to remember to be just as enthused with our recovery weeks.