Stay tuned this week for a bunch of video and photo updates from our two week training camp in the Sud Tirol region. We had a great camp with alum Antoine St-Louis, Bend Nordic's, Ryan St.Clair, and our current team.We were able to ski on the Ste...
The pace has already picked up, but I'm ready. This autumn is busier than ever at Nordic Ultratune. Service work is in full swing NOW! It's a good time to tune up the skis.I'll be flying to Utah to select the new Atomic skis at the Ogden warehous...
The smoke continues to haunt the Valley so we took Highway 20 about 40 miles west this morning. When we leave Mazama and head up the Pass in to the Mountains there is a good 70 miles before the next town or services. This area is pretty muc...
I have been back in Lake Placid for about a week now after our three-week Germany Camp. The camp was great but it has been nice to be back in my own bed and catch up with my family and … Continue reading →
Here is some footage from our most recent DP test. We had nice conditions, fit skiers and tons of PR's. They way I spliced it together it runs pretty choppy but does highlight the top and bottom of the stroke. We can look at how high ...
Look for the black shirt and pink helmet. Go Heid Go!
In Italy there's a specific word for "grinding stone". It's "mola". In Italy (and much of Europe) the history of the past couple thousand years has had a need for terminology for milling and grinding equipment,...
I haven’t written a blog post in a long time…and I know that the last one I wrote was probably about our garden. So probably I should have written a blog about training or something in between then and now…but I didn’t, so instead this is mostly just going to be a fall garden update, [...]
September Camp at Telemark started with a huge bowl of fresh blueberries, oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, coffee, juice and just the boys. Eric, Karl and Adam and I haven been enjoying a small camp here at Telemark Lodge this week with Igor, Andy, and Kyle ...
We got some footage from our L3 skate in Stratton the other day. Basically a 8-10k continuous steady state effort This was mostly put together so the team could check their technique but also for the parents who love to see their kids in a...
Sprint Simulation. Sugarbush. Cool morning with strong headwind. Reverse pursuit starts for rounds.Skier: (Prelim - Qtr - Semi - Final = Elapsed)1. Evan Dethier &nb...
White Pine Touring is located in Park City, Utah. WPT Nordic Center has enjoyed strong retail and pass-holder growth over the last few years. There is 22k of private groomed classic/skate trails, with a solid retail/rental/service/ski school presence right on the track. We are seeking a manager who has extensive experience in Nordic hard goods product knowledge, familiarity with Nordic instruction and track grooming. Strong organization skills with an outgoing dynamic personality. Able to oversee...
Here we are again, on target for the one blog/month frequency which I've been hitting pretty consistently since March. My apologies; I'm sure there are some interesting things happening in the interim but without adequate photos it just doesn't seem ju...
It's hard to believe we are already in week two of school -- but the weather has been great and we are training hard in preparation for our annual trip to Northern Italy.Check out the forecast, which is starting to look more and more favorable:http://w...
For many years, top Norwegian and Swedish athletes have ventured north at the end of spring for extensive on snow training at the Sognefjell glacier in Norway. This spring, more US skiers have made the trip to Sognefjell than at anytime before. Sognefjell is becoming more than a backyard training facility for top Scandinavians, it is evolving into the premier place for all nationalities to come to early in the summer. It only makes sense...
Here is some skate footage from camp. Classic footage under construction and will be up soon.
The top tier of long distance ski racing across Europe will in 2013 consist of the six most prestigous long distance ski races, culminating in the Ski Classics Final in Sweden. After two seasons, the Ski Classics Series, has expanded with live TV broadcast of all races to over fifteen markets; increased prize money for the top teams, greater professional athletes and greater numbers of age-group participants. The 2013 Calendar will includes the epic Jizerska...
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Michigan Tech athletic director Suzanne Sanregret announced that former Michigan Tech student-athlete Andrew Joda has been hired as the associate head coach Nordic skiing/assistant coach cross country and track and field. “I am really excited to return to Michigan Tech,” said Joda. “Michigan Tech means a lot to me after being a student-athlete for the Huskies. I am looking forward to helping the student-athletes improve and excel.” Joda has served as a...
On Wednesday we completed our second Canadian Strength Test of the summer. We completed our first test on the second day of practice and now almost two months later it was time to look in the mirror again. (The group just getting started...