The Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) recently concluded its first week-long training camp of the summer. Based out of Horseshoe Valley, ON, the camp ran for six days, from July 25 – 30, under the direction of SOTC Coach, Petr Jakl. Among the committed athletes in attendance at the camp were Adam Birosh (North Bay Nordic), Scott Hill (North Bay Nordic), Evan Odell (Team Hardwood) and Cam Raynor (Arrowhead Nordic). The main goals of the...
Madshus Invests in New Technology Roger, Nathan and Patrick went to Norway in June to test Madshus skis, boots and poles on snow at Sognefjell. The BNS crew got to test out some of Madshus’s new ideas for wet skis that we expect to see in production down the road. For this season, skis and boots remain mostly unchanged with some minor tweaks from last year. Madhsus’s pole offering for this season, however, is dramatically...
Once the snow came in NZ, I basically skied a lot. This took up most of the day because I had to go back and forth from Hawea to the SnowFarm. I’d be up at 7, drive in to Wanaka or the base of the SnowFarm road, and then hitch up the hill. Often I [...]
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) to become the National Nordic Foundation (NNF). This name change is being undertaken to better represent the foundations updated goals of raising funds to support key Pillar Projects in the Nordic skiing disciplines of Cross-Country and also Nordic Combined. The non-profit National Nordic Foundation (previously NCCSEF) was founded in 1997 and has contributed over $300,000 to cross-country skier development programs since its...
On my way home from Alaska, I made a stop in Seattle for some family time. In the past couple years it has been hard to get our whole family together at the same time so we wanted to make sure it happened this summer. Eben and Elsa both live in Seattle , it was [...]
Gavin was an automatic qualifier to the camp by competing at Junior Nationals and finishing the week being ranked in the top 20 in the country. Opportunities such as qualification to the USST J2 camp is yet another reason competing at Junior National...
Gavin was an automatic qualifier to the camp by competing at Junior Nationals and finishing the week being ranked in the top 20 in the country. Opportunities such as qualification to the USST J2 camp is yet another reason competing at Junior National...
Gavin was an automatic qualifier to the camp by competing at Junior Nationals and finishing the week being ranked in the top 20 in the country. Opportunities such as qualification to the USST J2 camp is yet another reason competing at Junior National...
Gavin was an automatic qualifier to the camp by competing at Junior Nationals and finishing the week being ranked in the top 20 in the country. Opportunities such as qualification to the USST J2 camp is yet another reason competing at Junior National...
Gavin was an automatic qualifier to the camp by competing at Junior Nationals and finishing the week being ranked in the top 20 in the country. Opportunities such as qualification to the USST J2 camp is yet another reason competing at Junior National...
14 tough female athletes 4 coaches 2 groomers 2 piston bullies 1 glacier 1 building 7.5 km of groomed trails 26 hours of skiing 3 helicopter loads of food 2 bottomless coffee makers 1 guitar 50+ trashy magazines 2 choreographed dances These are just some of the numbers that describe my week on the glacier. After a little over a week of dryland, we drove to Girdwood which [...]
Changes Coming Fast at the New Boulder Location Our old location closed at the beginning of June and we opened for business at the new store July 10. It’s huge. With a split-level arrangement, the new store is nearly three times as large as our former location-including the old sheds and storage containers out back. Moving is never easy, but the new store will make it well worth it. There is still a great deal...
Mansfield Nordic Club seeks to hire a head coach for its BKL, Junior and Masters programs. A successful candidate will be enthusiastic, charismatic and well organized with a strong knowledge of technique, training plans, games, drills and ski related activities. The MNC Head Coach wears many hats, including: directing paid and volunteer coaches; coaching skiers age 8 to 80, beginner to national champions; organizing weekly training; and web site management. He or she will have...
WILMINGTON, NY – The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the 5th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Saturday, September 17 at 8:00 am. The course starts at the Whiteface Toll Booth, climbing for 5 miles with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface Memorial Highway to the castle on the summit of Whiteface Mountain, New York’s 5th highest peak with an elevation of 4,867 ft. The...
Canmore, Alberta – For a second year in a row, Canmore will be the stage for Fast and Female’s Sports Day in Canada for Women celebration. Set for Saturday September 17, 2011 at the Canmore Collegiate High School and held in conjunction with CBC’s Sports Day in Canada, the fundraising event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and feature dancing, fitness stations, yoga and inspiration for women of all abilities between the ages...
This is a bit late, but I would like to post something about how awesome the training camp with all the US team women and Canadian ladies was. By that, I mean I want to tell you all about why it was so awesome, and what I learned from all that awesome...
Today is my last day at home before I take off for a one month training camp in Europe. It has been great to be home for the past few months but I am definitely ready for a change of … Continue reading →
Today is my last day at home before I take off for a one month training camp in Europe. It has been great to be home for the past few months but I am definitely ready for a change of … Continue reading →
Today is my last day at home before I take off for a one month training camp in Europe. It has been great to be home for the past few months but I am definitely ready for a change of … Continue reading →
Today is my last day at home before I take off for a one month training camp in Europe. It has been great to be home for the past few months but I am definitely ready for a change of … Continue reading →