Today’s the day. After two days of searching through the war-scarred mountains south of Sarajevo, I am finally going to locate the cross country ski venue from the 1984 Olympics. This theoretically simple quest has not been simple at all, requiring about a bronze medal effort in the detective work department. Of course, as I set off in the morning from my resort hotel in a rented Chevrolet Aveo with Hungarian plates and make the...
"Will you take us outside?" is my favorite question to hear when I walk in the door at the Boys and Girls Club. Freeze TagThe Club didn't receive some of the funding we were expecting so we have been short staffed this week as the regular st...
Another spring has flown by and I am now back to my normal training routine. Although I stay active throughout the month of April, May 1st always marks the official start to the training season. This year our first … Continue reading →
Editor’s Note: This article originally ran on April 20th. The topic has generated significant on-going discussion that many readers may have missed. On June 21, 2011, the Lake Placid, NY’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) inaugurated its new convention center with an open house. The soaring stone and metal exterior contrasts with the aging utilitarian lodges at Mount van Hoevenberg, site of the cross-country and biathlon events in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Mount van Hoevenberg’s...
Cheering one of my athletes to a win in the girl's 4x100m relayThis past month of April has been a busy one. After returning from Craftsbury and ST Finals, I jumped immediately into coaching the Junior High track team at my old school. With a team of a...
The Methow Valley Nordic Team (MVNT), located in Winthrop, Washington, seeks a Program and Coaching Director to lead our cross-‐country ski team of over 120 young skiers. Qualified individuals must have a proven record of successful ski coaching and a good understanding of the demands of a competitive ski program. The salary range is up to $30,000 for an 11 month position. A complete job description can be found methowvalleynordicteam.com or email
For most, the ski season as come to an end. This usually results in one of two different mindsets: 1) Excitement for dry-land training and spring/summer or 2) Bitterness that the snow is gone and a complete and utter lack of motivation to begin training for next season. On the motivation front, experienceing a very wet/cold spring makes getting out the door less enjoyable. But on the flip side, spring is theperfect time for unstructured...
Ok check this out. Centered in the photo one of the greatest "coaches" of all time, Richard Simmons. A fitness guru like no other he pioneered the ultimate and original cross fit "sweatin to the oldies" Don't know what I am talking ab...
Rossignol Group is delighted to announce that its best athletes have extended their contracts up to the Sochi Olympic Games in 2014. Heading the list is Carl-Johan Bergman, double medalist at the Ruhpolding World Championships in 2012. Third in sprint and second in pursuit, the Swede has demonstrated his ability throughout the season, even wearing the yellow jersey of the World Cup leader in December. “The decision to continue with Rossignol was simple. To achieve...
Life at Sognefjell centers around skiing twice a day; skating in the morning and classic in the afternoon. There are four great meals a day. We add in a trip down to the Sognefjord, and we complete the “Willie’s” uphill roller ski time trial in honor of our friend Willie Neal. A lot of top US skiers have enjoyed this one. US Team members Simi and Liz Stephen have both gone twice. Each year is...
SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA (23 April 2012) The Callaghan Winter Sports Club (the “CWSC”) today announced that it has been awarded the 2013 Canadian Biathlon Championships (the “2013 Biathlon Nationals”). The 2013 Biathlon Nationals will be held at Whistler Olympic Park, with Squamish serving as the host community. The 2013 Biathlon Nationals are tentatively scheduled for March 20-24, 2013. With the awarding of the 2013 Biathlon Nationals to the CWSC, the national championships in all four...
Warning: This video was not produced by FasterSkier. The accompanying music contains language which some may find offensive. The 2011-2012 season ended on the highest possible note for the U.S. Nordic Combined team with Bryan Fletcher’s first career World Cup victory in Oslo, Norway. Jon Schafer produced the above year-in-review video from behind scenes, which includes everything from summer training to Holmenkollen.
BEND, Oregon – Mt. Bachelor, known for immense snow pack and one of the longest Alpine ski seasons, will be offering North America’s longest Nordic season again this year with a commitment to keep groomed operations open through June 29, 2012. Having strategic natural attributes such as the highest resort peak in the Cascades, not to mention seasonal snowfall of 483” to date, Mt. Bachelor has the unique position to offer Nordic skiing and grooming...
Thank you NENSA and all of the past present and future GMVS skiers for making me look good!APRIL 23, 2012NENSA Announces 2012 New England Coach of the YearPosted by: Janice SibiliaSummary:NENSA is pleased to announce Justin Beckwith as our 2012 Ne...
The past three weeks have marked the most amount of time I have spent in one place for the past year. I enjoy the excitement of travel, but it has been nice to have a standard routine. After taking a good week off from training I have been ...
The Bogus Basin Nordic Team (BBNT) in Boise, ID is the club program serving youth skiers age 6-19 in Idaho’s Treasure Valley. Currently, the team consists of around 10 high-school, 20 middle-school and up to 30 elementary aged skiers divided into 4 training groups. Boise has several times been selected as a Top Ten city to live, work and play. Boise has a nationally recognized outdoors community with a focus on whitewater and cycling but...
I’ve been meaning to write about my races this season for some time now but just haven’t found any time to do it, so I’m making the time now. I managed to get 5 races in, which was 2 more than I was hoping for. I started out with two short classi...
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Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ Fairbanks Cross Country (NSCF-FXC) racing program is searching for an assistant coach to work with its Prep and Comp Teams, serving primarily middle school and high school age racers as well as a few college age athletes. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established but growing program and to help athletes prepare for championship racing on their home trails as the NSCF will be the host of the...
For many skiers, the ski season has come and gone. Now is the time to take a quick check of your skis before you put them away for the season. Gear West recommends a treatment of fluoro cleaner or a hot scrape after each race (when fluoros are used) and again at the end of the season. The reason behind this is fluorinated wax will clog the surface of a ski base. If the fluoro...