With a little snow on the ground, really good skiing, and temperatures in the 20s or colder, it doesn’t feel like October in Canmore. The Nordic center Camore saves snow from the previous winter and rolls it out in the middle of October every year for “Frozen Thunder.” Our first day here it was warm [...]
Me. The ski world is abuzz with news of recent snowfalls, exciting athletes and enthusiasts to don the summer-stored lycra and rock skis and hit the new-fallen freshies. We of the Methow Olympic Development Squad are no different; when the weather turn...
Are you looking for some new skis? Check out our available new skis from Atomic, Madshus, and Rossignol.The hand picked ski program continues for the 2012/13 season. You get the skis you want, selected for you, from the best possib...
Last weekend was the 7th annual Driveway Butte Hill Climb in Mazama, WA. This annual event has been an small informal test for the MV Nordic Team, MOD and locals. The race is about 2 miles (perhaps a bit more) and gaind 1,900'. This y...
I spent the last 10 days in Park City Utah for testing and an altitude camp. After some wet weather at home, it was great to arrive in the arid west and see the sun! The town of Park City is around 7000′ but we stayed in a condo near the top of Guardsman Pass [...]
It’s 3.6 miles long. It’s a hill climb, but one of the more benign trails in the region. The course record is 35:16—just under 10 minute miles. Think you can beat that? Well, you’d have to beat out every Dartmouth skier in the past 25-plus years and a bunch of others who show up to the twice-yearly jaunt. And you’d also have to beat the time of some guy named Kris Freeman. The runs are...
Fall is one of my favorite times of the years. Colorful leaves, the last garden harvests with pumpkins, squash, and apples galore, and that frosty chill in the air which is an exciting harbinger of the upcoming winter. This year we had a very dry summer and early autumn and this nice weather became the [...]
You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter.Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service. At Nordic Ultratune, a grind batch starts every Th...
http://grouprev.com/signup/nnfdrivexc and create your Drive for 25 Ambassador page. Instructions will be on the website. 2. Get as many people as you can to donate $25 or more to your NNF Drive for 25 page from now until November 15th It is critical that the donations go through your page! If we cannot track the donation to you, our Junior/U23 Ambassadors the match does not happen. Furthermore, ask your donors to make a comment that...
check it out pretty cool trails at VA... MTB VA Oct12 from matt boobar on Vimeo.
The classic photo: stolen from Mad River Glen Facebook Page.
Getting picky while picking.Last week I took a quick trip to Ogden, UT, to pick skis at Atomic & Rossignol. Ultratune has a lot of beautiful new skis on the way. The first stop was Rossignol, working with Ryan Green, on the 7th, a...
Here is a picture to sum up the week and mood of the GMVS team for the past week. Our new mascot, "Tiroler," pronounced, Tirol--E, is keeping the stoke up! We had a solid week -- the recipe for the week included a Nationals Simulation: Clas...
Mark at work in his shop in Winthrop, WA (photo plundered from www.ultratune.net)As befits a sport such as cross-country skiing, we spend most of our time focusing on our physical preparation, training, and honing our bodies to finely-tuned killing mac...
It doesn't matter what your passion is; sooner or later if you're truly invested in something you give too much to it and it bites you in the ass. A few weeks back that's what my training did to me.There were plenty of warning signs, and I ignored them...
Wednesday afternoon 5 of us headed over to V.A. to race a High School League Mountain Bike Race. It was a really cool event and the Nordies from SMS had a blast. It was an awesome workout with race times from 20 min(girls) to over an hour (...
Check the our new multi-sport workout. About 3800 feet (1175meters) of climbing from the Battenkill river valley in Manchester, VT up to the summit of Stratton Mountain.click: direct link to all our vids
One of the killer aspects of our lodging in NH. A full on tramp room! Owner Nick Preston is a top dog freestyle coach out of Waterville Valley and has a training center at his Mountain Fare Inn. Suzi his wife made us a massive a...