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Yesterday was a distance day.  We spent the morning looping around the Ruhpolding Biathlon venue on rollerskis.  After lunch and a short nap, we headed back out again for the afternoon workout.  The Fritz Am Sand Hotel sits directly across the road from one of the more famous mountains in the Ruhpolding area.  From below, [...]

Yesterday was a distance day.  We spent the morning looping around the Ruhpolding Biathlon venue on rollerskis.  After lunch and a short nap, we headed back out again for the afternoon workout.  The Fritz Am Sand Hotel sits directly across the road from one of the more famous mountains in the Ruhpolding area.  From below, [...]

Yesterday was a distance day.  We spent the morning looping around the Ruhpolding Biathlon venue on rollerskis.  After lunch and a short nap, we headed back out again for the afternoon workout.  The Fritz Am Sand Hotel sits directly across the road from one of the more famous mountains in the Ruhpolding area.  From below, [...]

Birthdate: 12/22/1991 Hometown: Jericho, VT Current Residence: Stratton, VT Ski Club: Stratton Mountain School FasterSkier:  Going into the NZ Winter Games, what did you hope to accomplish? Skyler Davis: I wanted to race fast and be able to compete with some of the top guys in the world. Its pretty sweet that these guys are here, especially for the sprint. FS: Over the course of this camp, have you been working on any specific aspects...

After my six year-old camera finally called it quits a few months back it's been difficult to motivate for blogging. Especially when you look at the smattering of Nordic blogs out there, pictures dominate. I don't want the MOD blog relegated to the bot...

After my six year-old camera finally called it quits a few months back it's been difficult to motivate for blogging. Especially when you look at the smattering of Nordic blogs out there, pictures dominate. I don't want the MOD blog relegated to the bot...

After my six year-old camera finally called it quits a few months back it's been difficult to motivate for blogging. Especially when you look at the smattering of Nordic blogs out there, pictures dominate. I don't want the MOD blog relegated to the bot...

After a long week of training, we stowed our rollerskis and headed out for a Saturday evening of local culture.  We found said culture at the Seigsdorf Gartenfest, an annual party put on by the town out in some farm fields at the high point of the village.  It was quite a scene, definitely picture-worthy, [...]

After a long week of training, we stowed our rollerskis and headed out for a Saturday evening of local culture.  We found said culture at the Seigsdorf Gartenfest, an annual party put on by the town out in some farm fields at the high point of the village.  It was quite a scene, definitely picture-worthy, [...]

After a long week of training, we stowed our rollerskis and headed out for a Saturday evening of local culture.  We found said culture at the Seigsdorf Gartenfest, an annual party put on by the town out in some farm fields at the high point of the village.  It was quite a scene, definitely picture-worthy, [...]

After a long week of training, we stowed our rollerskis and headed out for a Saturday evening of local culture.  We found said culture at the Seigsdorf Gartenfest, an annual party put on by the town out in some farm fields at the high point of the village.  It was quite a scene, definitely picture-worthy, [...]

After a solid 50 hours of training in two weeks of camp Caitlin and I are enjoying three weeks at home in Minneapolis. The three weeks here at home is the longest we have been in one place since April. With an easy recovery week of training I was abl...

After a solid 50 hours of training in two weeks of camp Caitlin and I are enjoying three weeks at home in Minneapolis. The three weeks here at home is the longest we have been in one place since April. With an easy recovery week of training I was abl...

After a solid 50 hours of training in two weeks of camp Caitlin and I are enjoying three weeks at home in Minneapolis. The three weeks here at home is the longest we have been in one place since April. With an easy recovery week of training I was abl...

After a solid 50 hours of training in two weeks of camp Caitlin and I are enjoying three weeks at home in Minneapolis. The three weeks here at home is the longest we have been in one place since April. With an easy recovery week of training I was abl...

I hereby challenge myself to start updating again. I seem to have gotten caught up in a spring and summer’s comings and goings without finding the desire to update about them. Hopefully that is about to change. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and I am now in Germany for a three week training camp, full [...]

I hereby challenge myself to start updating again. I seem to have gotten caught up in a spring and summer’s comings and goings without finding the desire to update about them. Hopefully that is about to change. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and I am now in Germany for a three week training camp, full [...]

I hereby challenge myself to start updating again. I seem to have gotten caught up in a spring and summer’s comings and goings without finding the desire to update about them. Hopefully that is about to change. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and I am now in Germany for a three week training camp, full [...]

I hereby challenge myself to start updating again. I seem to have gotten caught up in a spring and summer’s comings and goings without finding the desire to update about them. Hopefully that is about to change. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera and I am now in Germany for a three week training camp, full [...]

Today’s Sprint Interview is with Simi Hamilton.  A graduate of Middlebury College, Simi has been on the U.S. Ski Team for two years, putting up two podium finishes in U.S. Championship competitions and finishing first in a 3.5k Freestyle SuperTour Finals in 2011. FasterSkier:  What are your goals for this camp? Simi Hamilton: This time of year I like to get that good ski feeling back and really work on technique as well as focusing...