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This year the goal is to compete in at least 5 of the 9 BUMPS races. I've waned to do many of these races for a couple of years. this started after meeting and reading about the adventures of the Hill Junky. The first was good old 4867 (Whiteface) ...

This year the goal is to compete in at least 5 of the 9 BUMPS races. I've waned to do many of these races for a couple of years. this started after meeting and reading about the adventures of the Hill Junky. The first was good old 4867 (Whiteface) ...

This year the goal is to compete in at least 5 of the 9 BUMPS races. I've waned to do many of these races for a couple of years. this started after meeting and reading about the adventures of the Hill Junky. The first was good old 4867 (Whiteface) ...

This year the goal is to compete in at least 5 of the 9 BUMPS races. I've waned to do many of these races for a couple of years. this started after meeting and reading about the adventures of the Hill Junky. The first was good old 4867 (Whiteface) ...

This year the goal is to compete in at least 5 of the 9 BUMPS races. I've waned to do many of these races for a couple of years. this started after meeting and reading about the adventures of the Hill Junky. The first was good old 4867 (Whiteface) ...

Some Are Skiing On Donner Summit, Auburn Ski Club Installs Glacier for Summer Skiing

Some are skiing. Get it? Sum…R…Skiing…Oh, never mind… This past winter; Auburn Ski Club, installed a large glacier on their property just south of I-80, on Donner Summit. The massive installation has allowed them to groom XC ski trails for their Nordic Teams all of June, with planned operations into July. “The late season storms we received were an insulating blanket for the glacier and almost no melting has occurred until recently,” says Auburn Ski...

 Gavin McEwen. Koby Gordon.  Camp Hike -- Burnt Rock. Plenty of water in the Valley this year. Fording the stream or cooling the legs? Sugarbush Parking Lot Agility.  Check out link to Hans' performance at the REG Camp!!To...

It has been a whirlwind last two months. Moving, buying a fixer upper house, and getting married has proven to be a bit of a distraction on my otherwise consistant and solid training. The wedding celebration is now complete and we now have a fully func...

It has been a whirlwind last two months. Moving, buying a fixer upper house, and getting married has proven to be a bit of a distraction on my otherwise consistant and solid training. The wedding celebration is now complete and we now have a fully func...

It has been a whirlwind last two months. Moving, buying a fixer upper house, and getting married has proven to be a bit of a distraction on my otherwise consistant and solid training. The wedding celebration is now complete and we now have a fully func...

The Hoffman Chronicles: Part 2 – Summer Skiing, Baseball and Rodeos

This is the second installment of a seven part series in which the US Ski Team’s Noah Hoffman recounts his 2010-2011 season. 8/16/2010 My training so far this year has progressed really well! I feel fit, my energy has been really good, I’ve really enjoyed all of the travel, and my technique work is slowly but surely heading in the right direction. Since my last update I’ve been to two US Ski Team Camps in...

TUNA, The Utah Nordic Alliance, is excited to announce the hiring of Matthew Johnson as the new Program Director and Head Coach. Johnson is currently the Assistant Nordic Coach at Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vt. In addition to working at Burke, his coaching experience includes two trips to the Scandinavian Cup, described by the US Ski Association as “one of the premier steps of the elite junior athlete and coach development pipeline.” Johnson...

Hi Everyone!  For those of you who don’t know, I’m in New Zealand right now, and I’ll be here for almost two months.  Nils and I arrived about a week ago, and then spent several days visiting his family–first in Christchurch, where we got to see firsthand some pretty dramatic earthquake damage.  We went for [...]

The Hoffman Chronicles: Part 1, Spring 2010 – NYC to Phoenix

The US Ski Team’s Noah Hoffman spent most of the winter racing in Europe, with stints back in the United States for National Championships and the SuperTour Finals. With two top-30’s at World Championships in Oslo, Norway leading the way, Noah had his best season to date, adding strong performances on the World Cup and U23 World Championships. Along the way, Noah sent periodic updates back to friends and family – a digital diary documenting...

Concept2 Announces Current SkiErg World Records

Morrisville, VT – Just in case you’re curious, or have a competitive streak, here are the fastest SkiErg times recorded for a variety of distances since the Concept2 SkiErg was introduced in June of 2009. Some of these times come from competitive Nordic skiers; others come from the fitness/cross-training community. antabuse To see all the ranked SkiErg performances, with athletes’ names and home country, visit www.concept2.com/ski and click on Logbook. Need a bit of inspiration,...

Summer has finally arrived to the Adirondacks!  After an incredibly wet spring we have been enjoying some nice training weather for the past two weeks.  This coincided perfectly with me being able to train more now that my legs are … Continue r...