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New Gloucester, ME – The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) today announced recipients of funding for this year’s US Ski Team J1 trip, World Junior Championships, and World U23 Games.  This new funding was made possible by the recent generosity of NENSA members through its annual fund drive and online fundraising auction as well as the generosity of NENSA’s major sponsors TD Bank, L.L. Bean, and Trapp Family Lodge. NENSA’s Competitive Programs Director is...

There is also a new button added to my blog site directly to the right that has the word Donate on it. This is the first step in a project called Friends of Liz, which the hat company, SKIDA is helping me with. We have come up with a hat, which is in...

There is also a new button added to my blog site directly to the right that has the word Donate on it. This is the first step in a project called Friends of Liz, which the hat company, SKIDA is helping me with. We have come up with a hat, which is in...

There is also a new button added to my blog site directly to the right that has the word Donate on it. This is the first step in a project called Friends of Liz, which the hat company, SKIDA is helping me with. We have come up with a hat, which is in...

There is also a new button added to my blog site directly to the right that has the word Donate on it. This is the first step in a project called Friends of Liz, which the hat company, SKIDA is helping me with. We have come up with a hat, which is in...

US Nationals in Rumford, Maine just ended and it was a great event. I traveled to the event with my old club, Burke Mountain Academy, and coaches Pete Phillips and Matt Johnson were my wax techs and support squad for the week. It was great to be back...

US Nationals in Rumford, Maine just ended and it was a great event. I traveled to the event with my old club, Burke Mountain Academy, and coaches Pete Phillips and Matt Johnson were my wax techs and support squad for the week. It was great to be back...

US Nationals in Rumford, Maine just ended and it was a great event. I traveled to the event with my old club, Burke Mountain Academy, and coaches Pete Phillips and Matt Johnson were my wax techs and support squad for the week. It was great to be back...

US Nationals in Rumford, Maine just ended and it was a great event. I traveled to the event with my old club, Burke Mountain Academy, and coaches Pete Phillips and Matt Johnson were my wax techs and support squad for the week. It was great to be back...

Aukland, Hansson and Team Exspirit in the Ski Classics Lead

After a long and intense battle between Oskar Svärd, Team Exspirit, and Anders Aukland, Team Xtra Personell, the later turned out victorious in the Ski Classics event Jizerska Padesatka held this weekend in Bedrichov, Czech Republic. The two broke away after the first 10k climb and stayed together until the Smedava climb at kilometer 30. In the climb Anders Aukland went all in and showed great climbing skills. Third came Stanislav Rezac, Team Patria Direct,...

A day after a dominant performance in the classic races, Alaska once again were top dogs at U.S. Nationals, though a number of CCSA skiers turned in outstanding performances in the freestyle events at Maine’s Chisholm Ski Club. The Nanooks again swept the association’s top spots, with Raphaela Sieber and Lex Treinen finishing as the top CCSA skiers in the women’s 20K and men’s 30K races, respectively. Green Bay’s Carolyn Freeman and NMU’s Christina Turman...

The Colorado Rocky Mountain School is seeking a visiting athlete for the second week of February. This is an opportunity to share your experience as an athlete with students, and spend a week in the mountains of Colorado. CRMS students will be participating in an Interim period of intensive study during the week which you are here. The guest athlete will be asked to assist students in studying exercise, fitness, and physiology as they research...

When it comes to skiing, there's a difference between what you think it's going to be like, what it's really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.When Reed, Adam, and I headed off to Rumford I think we all had different expectations, though...

When it comes to skiing, there's a difference between what you think it's going to be like, what it's really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.When Reed, Adam, and I headed off to Rumford I think we all had different expectations, though...

When it comes to skiing, there's a difference between what you think it's going to be like, what it's really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.When Reed, Adam, and I headed off to Rumford I think we all had different expectations, though...

When it comes to skiing, there's a difference between what you think it's going to be like, what it's really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.When Reed, Adam, and I headed off to Rumford I think we all had different expectations, though...

The 2011 Equinox Ski Challenge will be held March 19-20 at the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone. The event is a springtime celebration, a season finale and an opportunity for skiers to challenge themselves to new levels.  It is focused on camaraderie and commitment to the well-being of the local community.  Skiers of all abilities are welcome. Racers complete as many laps as they can in the time division they choose: 3-hour, 6-hour, 12-hour and...

RUMFORD, ME (Jan. 9) – The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team selected 13 athletes Saturday in Rumford, ME at the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championsips to represent the U.S. in the 2011 World U-23 Cross Country Ski Championships. The World U-23 Ski Championships will be held in Otepaa, Estonia Jan. 27-31. Athletes from different clubs and colleges, from east to west, will gather in Estonia with hopes of winning a World U-23 title. The U.S....