The 2011 Owl Creek Chase field may have been dominated by collegiate skiers, but Sylvan Ellefson (Team Homegrown) made sure they knew their place. The Vail, Colorado native won his second race in two days, and with the Owl Creek Chase doubling as a SuperTour event, Ellefson continued to move up the US Continental Cup standings. Ellefson bested Glen Randall (BSF) by just under a minute over the winding 21k point-to-point course running from Snowmass...
With four inches of new snow falling into the evening Friday the grooming crew headed out on trail around mid-night to groom until 6:00am. While strong winds made conditions even more challenging for the groomers, their efforts were greatly appreciated by nearly 800 racers who took part in the festivities of the 35th Annual North American Vasa. In addition some changes to the start format this year, the course was altered to include “Riley’s Loop”...
I’m up in Fort Kent, Maine right now soaking up the World Cup atmosphere. A ton of work has gone into putting on these biathlon World Cups in Presque Isle last weekend and in Fort Kent this weekend. It’s very cool to see how excited everyone is and the County is going all-out to put [...]
Europe seems to suit Sadie Bjornsen just fine. Nearly a month into her first long-term overseas tour, Bjornsen is skiing fast and appears to be getting faster. She led a contingent of a US World Championship skiers in the 5km classic FIS race in Beitostolen, Norway, placing 8th overall. The race was won by former overall World Cup runner-up and current Norwegian World Championship team member, Astrid Jacobsen. The veteran posted a time of 15:02,...
I know I am a little behind on this, and that the Tiger Mom craze is a bit passé, but I wanted to throw this out into the internet. Everyone has at least heard that Amy Chua wrote a book about parenting the ‘chinese’ way. She admits upfront that...
Forget racing the 50km, Marit: how about racing a Pisten Bully?
Forget racing the 50km, Marit: how about racing a Pisten Bully?
Forget racing the 50km, Marit: how about racing a Pisten Bully?
Forget racing the 50km, Marit: how about racing a Pisten Bully?
This morning we went for an adventure ski right here in the Mad River Valley. We started at The Battleground on the Catamount Trail. We climbed for over an hour up a snowshoe trail, then met up with the a groomed VAST Trail. The terrain on the VAST ...
This morning we went for an adventure ski right here in the Mad River Valley. We started at The Battleground on the Catamount Trail. We climbed for over an hour up a snowshoe trail, then met up with the a groomed VAST Trail. The terrain on the VAST ...
Seeley Lake, MT – Olympian and Nordic ski trail designer John Morton of Morton Trails was recently in Seeley Lake to assess the potential of Seeley Lake’s Nordic trails. Morton Trails teamed with local firm CTA Architects and Engineers and was selected through a competitive bidding process to perform a Nordic events and training center feasibility study for Seeley Lake. The team was selected by Seeley Lake’s Nordic Challenge Steering Committee, a group representing various...
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The 32nd Annual Rendezvous Race will be held on March 5, 2011 There is just under a month to go until the 32nd annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race. Final preparations are in place and there is still time to train for the big day. Join hundreds of Nordic skiers at the start line on March 5th, 2011. Register before March 1 to avoid late fees and all registrations will be closed promptly at noon on Thursday,...
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Tuesday we took a drive South to visit Breadloaf and the Rikert Touring Center. We had a large group with the whole team and five Flex Termers along for the the day. Abby Weissman from NENSA joined us as well. Some of the youngsters got a t...
Tuesday we took a drive South to visit Breadloaf and the Rikert Touring Center. We had a large group with the whole team and five Flex Termers along for the the day. Abby Weissman from NENSA joined us as well. Some of the youngsters got a t...
I’m back in Fort Kent, ME preparing for the second world cup in a two-week tour of the US. Well, not so much a tour, but a touchdown in Aroostook County. It’s been great to get a break from the European racing scene and finally make the world cup tour come over to our neck [...]
I’m back in Fort Kent, ME preparing for the second world cup in a two-week tour of the US. Well, not so much a tour, but a touchdown in Aroostook County. It’s been great to get a break from the European racing scene and finally make the world cup tour come over to our neck [...]
