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As we work our way into the racing season, our hours of training start to decrease slowly and the intensity levels rise. This creates an influx of free time, especially while at a training camp or while racing. A big part of being able to perform at ...

As we work our way into the racing season, our hours of training start to decrease slowly and the intensity levels rise. This creates an influx of free time, especially while at a training camp or while racing. A big part of being able to perform at ...

As we work our way into the racing season, our hours of training start to decrease slowly and the intensity levels rise. This creates an influx of free time, especially while at a training camp or while racing. A big part of being able to perform at ...

As we work our way into the racing season, our hours of training start to decrease slowly and the intensity levels rise. This creates an influx of free time, especially while at a training camp or while racing. A big part of being able to perform at ...

As we work our way into the racing season, our hours of training start to decrease slowly and the intensity levels rise. This creates an influx of free time, especially while at a training camp or while racing. A big part of being able to perform at ...

Although we’ve been on snow in Finland for the last month, there’s still nothing quite like that hard-earned first Vermont ski.  Like most of my First Skis and many of my Last Skis growing up, this one was on the “secret trail.”  Not that  its really much of a secret, but it doesn’t get much [...]

Although we’ve been on snow in Finland for the last month, there’s still nothing quite like that hard-earned first Vermont ski.  Like most of my First Skis and many of my Last Skis growing up, this one was on the “secret trail.”  Not that  its really much of a secret, but it doesn’t get much [...]

divThe first days of skiing are in the log book now (hopefully!)./divdiv/divbr /divWhether you were at West Yellowstone, or Silver Star, or on the local 2 km Gerbil Loop, you've gotten a chance to put some km's on your skis. At this time of year i...

West Yellowstone SuperTour: Faces of the Women’s Distance Race

The early races of a season are when we are able to pore over the results, see whose careful planning and hard training has worked best, who made big improvements and whose priorities have changed, but they are also the time when we are once again reminded why we love this sport.  Here is a visual reminder from the eyes of FasterSkier photographer Win Goodbody that no matter what the results say the efforts are...

I finally arrived in Ostersund, Sweden yesterday after a two-day marathon of travel from Lake Placid – Lake Placid-Albany-Newark-Frankfurt-Stockholm-Ostersund. The skiing is great here and it looks like most of the teams have arrived already or are slated to be here in the next few days. After the -20C weather of Canmore last week, I [...]

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

The first distance race of the year went off today in West Yellowstone, MT. After a great day for APU in yesterdays sprint today was another one with Kate Fitzgerald leading the way getting her first ever win! A great example of someone who just trains...

From Ahvo’s Vantage-point: The Kuusamo World Cup Sprint

The race action started today at 10:45 this morning with ladies sprint followed immediately by the men.  Today’s format included a qualification round from which the top 30 are distributed into 5 heats of 6 skiers. The top 2 skiers from each skier and the next two fastest skiers advance to the semi-finals. From the semi-finals, the top two skiers from each heat and two lucky losers advance to the final. The weather remains close...