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2009 Oregon Fall Camp Ready To Go

FasterSkierOctober 23, 2009

The ninth annual edition of the Oregon Fall XC Ski Camp is enjoying steady advance registration and is ready to go for 2009 featuring an expanded schedule stretching from Friday, December 4 until Sunday, December 13. As with the past eight seasons, the Oregon Fall Camp features on-snow morning sessions at the Mt Bachelor Nordic Center — a short, all-weather drive away from beautiful Bend, Oregon. Selected afternoon and evening programs such as training plan...

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MWSC Opens Season in Stockholm, ME
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MWSC Opens Season in Stockholm, ME

FasterSkierOctober 23, 2009

Stockholm, ME — Sure, we all get plenty of reports of early snow each year.  And this snow fall is only about 5″.  And it likely won’t last more than 24 hours on the ground.  But in Stockholm, that’s no reason not to do it right.  Thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of the Snowy Mountain Trails’ groomer/director Tom Campbell, the Maine Winter Sports Center XC squad is already 1 hour into training on groomed trails this year. Most...

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350 International Climate Day of Action

FasterSkierOctober 22, 2009

October 24th is the International Climate Day of Action, organized by Read Middlebury Ski Coach Andrew Gardner’s exhortation to participate in this day. There are many actions being organized all over the world, including a number of cross-country ski specific ones in North America, including the detailed instructions on how to to do this on the 350.org website, including organizing guides and promotional material.  But you don’t have to go big – you can also...

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Youth Olympic Games 2012 on the right track

FasterSkierOctober 22, 2009

The members of the IOC Coordination Commission for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games Innsbruck 2012 were very pleased with the progress of the preparations presented to them this week. Gian Franco Kasper, President of the Coordination Commission, is convinced: “The athletes will find the best conditions in 2012 in Innsbruck and Seefeld.” He added: “Tyrol has both the required sports expertise and the necessary commitment to secure and sustain its young talents in snow...

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Mike Smith Joins MWSC as Community Development Coach

FasterSkierOctober 22, 2009

Caribou, ME – The Maine Winter Sports Center is excited to announce that Mapleton native Mike Smith will be joining their staff as a Community Development Coach.  Smith comes to the MWSC staff with a range of outdoor and leadership experiences, and having grown up in the County, he already has a strong connection with the communities of Northern Maine. “We are thrilled to have someone with Mike’s extensive outdoor skills and experiences join our...

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Read This if You Care About Skiing
GeneralNewsOpinion

Read This if You Care About Skiing

FasterSkierOctober 21, 20099

Here’s the disclaimer:  I’ve spent a lot of time working with athletes on this cause and I’m biased.  But I also feel strongly about skiing.  There’s a passionate connection for these things that I’m barring right here so keep that in mind.  Ok.  Forget your political inclinations be they liberal or conservative.  Stop thinking that this is a divisive, non-resolvable issue.  If you are reading this you are a skier, plain and simple.  You likely...

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Willie’s 5k Run for the Environment
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Willie’s 5k Run for the Environment

FasterSkierOctober 20, 20091

Willie’s 5k Run for the Environment was held on a perfect clear crisp Saturday morning, Oct 17th. Organized in honor of Willie Neal, of Jackson Hole, WY,  who lived in Sun Valley in 2008-09,   training and racing as a Post Grad with SVSEF. Tragically, Willie was killed in June 2009 when hit by a car while roller skiing in Maine.   In his memory,  SVSEF Comp Team member Daniel Sundali organized this run as a school project. The...

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Renner and Grandi Lead 350 People on One-Day Journey

FasterSkierOctober 17, 2009

CANMORE, Alta.—Olympic and World Cup medallists, Sara Renner and Thomas Grandi, are encouraging Canadians young and old to join them in a one-day journey to stem the climate crisis, October 24, 2009 in Canmore, Alta., as part of International Day of Climate Action. With people around the world taking action in their respective communities, the Olympic couple are hoping to rally a group of 350 people concerned about the climate to participate in a symbolic...

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2010 AK Jr Champs Weekend to Feature Events for the Entire Family

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

After a two-year hiatus, the Cross-Country Alaska Junior Championships will be returning to the state-wide racing calendar March 26 and 27 and will be the first part of a weekend with family-wide ski racing appeal. The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ season-culminating marathon, the Sonot Kkaazoot, is scheduled to start in downtown Fairbanks on the Chena River the morning of March 28. The CCAK Junior Championships is an event focused on J2 and younger skiers....

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XC Champs Long Distance Race Set For Maine

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – Cross country athletes from across the map will descend on northern Maine following what promises to be an exciting Olympic season to hunt for one more season title at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) U.S. Cross Country Championships long distance event. The event will take place in Fort Kent, ME, to wrap up 2010 with a U.S. Championship long distance race and the USSA SuperTour finals. Fort...

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USACoaching.org Launches as Hub for Coaching Education

FasterSkierOctober 16, 2009

Editor’s Note:  The new website discussed below appears to serve mainly as a directory, listing organizations that offer training courses, and a list of coaching education products for sale, organized by type.  Cross-country skiing is not one of the sports on the site, though Alpine skiing is.  The USSA Alpine education programs are listed.  There is no information that would help a coach evaluate specific materials or courses for sale. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The U.S....

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Bend Nordic Team Coast Trip

FasterSkierOctober 15, 20091

Each year, Bend Nordic Team skiers travel to Newport, OR for a fall training camp coached by Ben Husaby and Brenna Knowles.  The trip itinerary is simple. Surf, eat, intervals, eat, surf, rest, repeat! This year the ocean waves were kind to new surfers and fresh, raw oysters were a perfect post workout treat.  The athletes enjoyed testing themselves at sea level. According to Dakota Blackhorse von Jess, “The roller-skiing at sea level was awesome...

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First heavy snow of 09-10 season in Europe

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

Early this week, more than a meter of fresh snow has fallen around the Alps, especially Austria. Temperatures have dropped below zero in many places around Europe and while the snow has stopped for now, more snow is expected at the weekend. The big falls come in the same week of the year as those in 2008 when the huge dumps that set up winter 08-09 as one of the best in recent years began...

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Rogge re-elected – Application deadline for 2018 Winter Olympics

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

Last Friday, the International Olympic Committee re-elected IOC President Jacques Rogge for a second term of four years until 2013, by an 88-1 vote, at the close of the 121st IOC Session. “We have much more to do,” commented Rogge and indicated one of his top priorities to be to implement the recommendations of the recently completed XIII Olympic Congress (for complete text of Congress recommendations click 

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GeneralNewsOlympics

IOC issues anti-doping rules for Vancouver 2010

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

The Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver will be the highlight of the 2009/10 season. One of the most important goals for the IOC and the International Winter Sports Federations are fair Games. In order to achieve this, the IOC has issued the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable for the XXI Olympic Winter Games held in Vancouver 2010. These rules are in accordance with the WADA Code 2009 and consist of the regular IOC anti-doping rules, supplemented...

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GeneralNewsUS Nationals

XC Championships Return To Anchorage

FasterSkierOctober 15, 2009

PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – For the second season in a row the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships will call Kincaid Park its home as the event makes its way to Anchorage, a hotbed of cross country action, during the first week of January, just over a month from the time that top athletes competing will be Vancouver Bound. The Championships will also play a pivotal role in the naming of the Olympic team...

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