Volunteers from the Mt. Itasca Nordic Ski Association have been working round the clock for the past week to prepare the venue for the start of the Biathlon World Team Trials, Dec 12-22. Making snow is cold, exhausting and dangerous work and not something you usually volunteer to do. Club volunteers have been manning the snow guns over the past week, taking advantage of the cold nights. Crews have been repainting fencing and V- board,...
JetStream Application There are three main application methods for Nordic racing. They are: Sprints and races up to 5k 1. Rub the JS on the ski lightly 2. Polish with Thermo Pad 3. Repeat Best way 1. Rub the JS on trying to get as much on as possible 2. Rotocork 3. Repeat step 1 right over rotocorked JS 4. Rotocork 5. Brush out with nylon polishing brush 6. Polish with Thermo Pad For long...
a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mrH2aLzeZss/SyHNIEqPLKI/AAAAAAAAAjY/bNQFM6CwNq8/s1600-h/MWSC+Team+Photo+websize_0910.jpg"img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mrH2aLzeZss/SyHNIEqPLKI/AAAAA...
divThe internet is very in and out here, but Davos is one heck of a place. I think for many of us, it is one of the favorite spots on the tour, and when you come from dark scandinavia, the sun feels even better. Races this weekend are a 10/15K skat...
I skied 4 mornings this week. The snow has been very cold. Yesterday it was -20C (-4F). Today -18C (0F). Slow, transformed snow. Like sand paper. br /br /Snow is forecast for Friday night prior to the race. Snow is forecast for race day. Overnight low ...
span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"pspan style="font-size:85%;"The last 5 weeks I hav...
Astonished Swedish Cross Country ski teams looked on in amazement as the nine-strong British Nordic Ski Team took podium places not once, not twice but five times over the weekend (5-6 December) at the races in Idre, Sweden. Close to the Norwegian/Swedish the border the races took place in mild and dull conditions – rather reminiscent of a British winter. Saturday was devoted to classic sprints, whilst Sunday saw the skiers doing several dizzy-making laps...
Week three of racing is quickly approaching! After spending a few additional days in West Yellowstone, the Sun Valley Team traveled to Bozeman. We were greeted with some chilly weather...well below zero! Despite the cold, we raced a skate sprint on ...
Rossignol’s Nordic Team is proving their strength right out of the gate. After the first couple weeks of races Chris Cook is 2nd overall in the Supertour, Aino Kaisa Saarinen is 1st overall in the World Cup, and Tim Burke is 2nd in Biathlon World Cup. Chris Cook (Steinbock Racing Team) kept his podium streak alive in Bozeman, MT last weekend finishing 3rd in the 15km classic. That is his third podium finish this season...
Well… A few things have changed since the last post. Instead of making the trip to race in Canada after Bozeman, I am back in Marquette. After a fantastic summer/fall of training, the beginning of the season didn’t start the way that I would have hoped. My races went alright, but alright isn’t what I [...]
Whether you want to get fast or look faster this Holiday Gift Guide installment is for you. Today features products ranging from $100 to $300. Incase you missed them do not forget to check out other great gift suggestions from earlier this week; 2009 FS Holiday Gift Guide: $20 – $50 Boulder Nordic Sport, Free Heel and Wheel, High Peaks Cyclery, Ski Rack, WebSkis. W’s Primaloft Jacket MSRP: $119.00 Want the warmth of down but the reliable protection against...
Winter has hit Jackson, and the Holiday Season is upon us! Skinny Skis is celebrating the holidays with the 12 Days of Christmas! Each day, Skinny Skis will offer a special item at a discounted rate for one day only. Products are limited in quantity, and the offer lasts only as long as the items are available, so make sure to check in early each day to find the deal of the day:
Before leaving for West Yellowstone, Bryan and I drove around the Midwest and did 5 ski clinics, plus a Super Fit at the Bicycle Doctor in Dousman, WI. You can read about the clinics in detail HERE. Our fall clinic tour started on November 7th, with the Ski and Tea women of Hayward, WI. The next day [...]
Before leaving for West Yellowstone, Bryan and I drove around the Midwest and did 5 ski clinics, plus a Super Fit at the Bicycle Doctor in Dousman, WI. You can read about the clinics in detail HERE. Our fall clinic tour started on November 7th, with the Ski and Tea women of Hayward, WI. The next day [...]
For the season 2010/2011, Vasaloppet will initiate a partnership with Swix Sport AS, as the new official wax supplier. The long time relationship between Vasaloppet and the wax supplier Toko, will be terminated after the Vasaloppet winterweek 2010. For the future, Vasaloppet has established a cooperation with Swix Sport AS, a partner with a very strong position in Norway. This is a market where Vasaloppet views a large potential for growth. ”We have an ambition...
Two summers ago, I spent three months at a biological field station in the middle of the mountains in Colorado, doing research for my thesis. I lived in a small cabin called “Mammal Lab” with six other college girls who were also doing their own research. We slept on army cots, the cabin had no [...]
Calgary to Minnesota - After a fourty-five minute delay for de-icing we were finally off, leaving the cold (-31 Celsius) temperatures of Canmore behind and on our way first to Phoenix and then finally to Minneapolis. It was odd landing in Phoenix, see...
On the third day of the Holiday Gift Guide, FasterSkier sent to me… Yes, we know that you woke with such excitement and rushed straight to your computer to check what gifts could be found ranging in price from $50 to $100. Incase you missed them do not forget to check out other great gift suggestions from Monday and Tuesday; 2009 FS Holiday Gift Guide: $20 – $50 Snowman Junior Ski Set MSRP: 54.95 The Snowman...
From Cosmo:
So not only did Brayton deal the mighty DC Yankee its only loss of the season last week, but he also bumped himself up 3rd seed in the fantasy playoffs. That means he and I will meet in Round 1—our 3rd and 4th weeks of competing head-to-head this season.
Lest you think I’m looking past this matchup, I’m still bitter about the tie in Week 4.
Cosmo, thank you for reminding me it’s playoff time. I will make sure to get my team in order before that sneaky Thursday game might catch me off guard. Rest assured, I’m not looking past this matchup either.
The Sean McCabe Memorial Fundraiser is off to a good start. In five days we have raised $2,000 with contributions ranging from $5 to $500. We are well on our way to making our goal, but still have quite a bit of work to do. So far we have had 32 people donate to this very important cause. FasterSkier often has that many visits 10 minutes! If each visitor contribute $5 to $10, we could...