The GMVS Nordic Crew is packing their bags and resting up for a two week training session in West Yellowstone, Montana. A few of our skiers, the Halvorsen's and Jackson Rich, are already out there getting ready for their first start in the 15km s...
I arrived in Ostersund, Sweden last Wednesday after a pretty smooth travel from Lake Placid. It was great to step off the plane and enter Sweden in the full swing of winter. Temperatures have been very cold and they have a great mix of natural and man-made snow on the trails. After skiing around a [...]
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire ski program has announced that a new scholarship has been established in recognition of former UNH ski coach Paul Berton, commemorating his 33 years of service to the University’s ski program. The Paul E. Berton Scholarship Fund was created to provide meritorious scholarship support to members of the UNH men’s ski team. The Paul E. Berton Scholarship Fund honors coach Berton’s commitment and dedication to the UNH...
For the last 35 years Rossignol has been developing cutting edge race products to help skiers achieve their Nordic skiing goals. Rossignol has worked closely with Race Centers across the country for many years to ensure that consumers have access to the newest greatest cross country race gear. This year is no exception with 22 Rossignol Race Centers across the country. “We work very closely with the 22 Rossignol Race Centers. Customers can be sure...
We arrived in Rovaneimi on Monday after a long, reindeer sighting filled drive down from Muonio. The place where we are staying is perfectly located just a few steps from the stadium. It’s awesome to be able to walk to ski and race! We can even see the top of the in-run on the 90 [...]
Earlier this week, I came up with a draft calendar for the winter. It is (at least to me) very familiar. The first month of the race season is West Yellowstone, followed by BC – this year it’s Silver Star and Rossland. Then US Nationals, wh...
Greetings from Canmore. The races in Canmore are over and it looks like I’ve been chosen for the fifth and final spot for the December world cups. Congrats to Russell Courrier for his world cup qualification, and an impressive sweep of all three trials here. I hope to move forward from here and build on [...]
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This week’s Pro Workout is a first-person affair, with guest writer/athlete Devon Kershaw of the Canadian National Ski Team. Kershaw wrote this just before leaving for Europe earlier in November. It’s getting close to the racing season – crazy close. My first race is on the 13th of November in Bruksvallarna, Sweden – a season opener/tune up race ahead of the World Cup opener a week later in Gallivare – way up there (latitude-wise) in...
Petter Northug is not feeling good and will not race the World Cup opener this weekend in Gällivare, Sweden. “Petter says his legs feel heavy, and his body has not been on his side since the races at Beitostølen last weekend, and his workouts have also not been great this last week,” the Norwegian national team coach Morten Aa Djupvik told NRK.no. Northug delivered less than optimal performances at Beitostølen, and he was sick after...
The Norwegian squad travels to Gällivare Thursday, but not with Petter Northug. Northug, who got sick during or shortly after last weekend’s season-opening races in Bietolstolen, will conduct a training session on Thursday. Afterwards, it will be decided whether he will travel to Sweden on Friday. Northug won the overall trophy in the World Cup last season. He also secured two Olympic gold medals. This year’s big goal is the World Cup in Holmenkollen in...
The Triac Basket – No Tools, No Glue, No Excess. “We placed a priority on reducing swing weight and achieved this by removing all excess material including glue and even lettering at the basket end of the pole” says Lars Karlöf, the Swix Sport R&D engineer. With the first of the kind interchangeable yet glue-less basket you finally have a 100 % reliable connection between the basket and the shaft with a minimum of weight....
Toko Chemist Udo Raunjak to Present to Fall Ski Festival Toko wax chemist Udo Raunjak will be in West Yellowstone this year. He will conduct internal seminars to the Toko Tech Team and afterward on Tuesday 23 November at 6:00pm in the Conference Center, he will give a presention to the general public. Udo is a key man in the Toko organization. He is responsible for maintaining quality control and especially for developing improved products. He will...
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Starting a few years ago with Softgoods, ONEWAY is now expanding very fast. After Petra Madjic from the Slovenian XC team, after Team X-tra of Norway (with the Auckland brother’s), after signing a 4 years agreement with the French Nordic ski team, ONEWAY textile is coming to the USA for this coming season. ONEWAY textile is the choice of the Rossignol Nordic Elite Team USA and the Park city nordic ski club. ONEWAY nordic textile is...
We are excited to announce that Team HomeGrown is now blogging on FasterSkier. Sylvan Ellefson does a much better job than I possibly coud at describing the team and what they are all about – check it out here: Ke$ha Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me