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The Biggest Challenge Turns Out to be the Obvious One: Convincing People the Idea Can Work

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2023

When the Saba Ski Festival Instagram page launched, there was almost immediate reaction from a variety of ski teams, skiers, and ski clubs from North America and Europe saying the idea was fantastic. Then they tended to ask how the whole idea would work, by which they often meant how the whole idea could possibly work or whether it was, literally, fantastic. Fair question. Former Colby College Nordic Ski team captain and current head groomer...

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Saint Mary’s University Seeks Head Club Nordic Ski Coach/Director of Club Sports

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2023

Overview and Responsibilities The Head Nordic Ski Coach / Director of Club Sports is responsible for leading a club college Nordic ski program that aligns with the University mission through the promotion of character and virtue through sport and fosters academic and overall student success. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration and development of the program, including developing and managing a budget, training and competition schedule, travel, and equipment needs. The administrative...

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Canmore World Cup Tickets on Sale Now

Alberta World Cup SocietyNovember 20, 2023

The COOP FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Canmore Alberta is raising the bar for Canadian Rockies ski racing this winter, as the Alberta World Cup Society is pleased to offer a new ELEVATED VIP experience – the best way to catch World Cup ski action Feb 9-13, 2024. For those seeking the complete World Cup ski racing package, the Alberta World Cup Society is thrilled to offer the ELEVATED VIP experience at the Canmore...

News The Devon Kershaw Show World Cup

The Devon Kershaw Show: We’re back, baby

Nathaniel HerzNovember 19, 2023

We’re off. The 2023-2024 winter kicks off with season opening races across Scandinavia, and the World Cup launches next week. Devon and Nat go old-school, no guests to recap a bevy of interesting results so far. Send us your comments, questions and criticisms: devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We’ll be back next week.

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IBU World Cup 2023-2024: Scheduling and Viewing

John TeafordNovember 17, 2023

Though biathletes have already seen action in recent races in Sjusjoen Norway—and on the Schutzenski rollerski course at Soldier Hollow, Utah—the real World Cup action only begins this coming weekend. The BMW IBU World Cup Schedule begins November 25 in Ostersund, Sweden, and FasterSkier is eager to provide information on how North American biathlon fans can view those events via live streaming. IBU World Cups and World Championships According to Sara Donatello—USBA Communications Coordinator—Eurovision Sports...

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FIS World Cup 2023-2024: Scheduling and Viewing

John TeafordNovember 16, 2023

With the beginning of the FIS World Cup season less than two weeks away, we wanted to remind readers that FasterSkier will continue to post same-day race coverage of all World Cup, Senior National, Junior National, and SuperTour events this season. Like last season, we’ve found that Ski and Snowboard Live is the easiest and most reliable streaming service available for World Cup events, so we’re encouraging our readers to subscribe to this live streaming...

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Waiting for Snow

Wyatt TeafordNovember 14, 2023

Marsha Diane Arnold authored a delightful children’s book: Waiting for Snow. Lovingly illustrated by Renata Liwska, Waiting for Snow tells the story of Badger who is impatient for winter’s arrival. When we were kids, we waited impatiently for everything: for Christmas, for birthdays, for dessert, for recess, and for the first snowy day of winter. In the adulthood of Nordic skiing, the first snowy day is still the source of immense anticipation. Patience, Badger ....

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Catching up with Sadie—Fischer Brand Ambassador, Money Manager, Mom: Part II

Ken RothNovember 13, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. In part I of FasterSkier’s interview with Sadie Maubet Bjornsen, we caught up with the former U.S. Olympian and heard updates on her personal life. Today, we hear her views on the current crop of Stifel U.S. Ski Team...

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The Future of Roller Ski Festivals—Schutzenski 2023

John TeafordNovember 8, 2023

On a sunny October Saturday, the Path of the Annularity—the shadow of an eclipse—passed directly over Soldier Hollow, Utah. For nearly thirty minutes, the sky was shaded, the air cooled, and the valley got eerily quiet. But the action never stopped: races went on, heart rates remained high, sweat continued to drip, and finish lines were crossed while the solar/lunar show swirled in the heavens above. Something special was happening, that’s for sure . ....

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Catching up with Sadie—Fischer Brand Ambassador, Money Manager, Mom: Part I

Ken RothNovember 7, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. Transitioning from the life of a professional athlete to the “regular” world can be challenging. Given the heroic number of training hours professional cross-country skiers put in, they may even have a harder time of it than other athletes....

Feature News US Nationals

2024 US Cross-Country Ski National Championships Awaits At Soldier Hollow

FasterSkierNovember 1, 2023

Join us January 1-7, 2024 for the US Cross Country Ski Nationals. See schedule below. Registration is live and wax cabin rentals are now available. Please click on the link below for registration and wax cabin rental. Schedule Schedule is subject to change. Monday, January 1 Official Training Tuesday, January 2 10k Classic Interval Start Wednesday, January 3 Official Skate Sprint Training (8 am-11 am) Sit Ski Sprint (Qualifying 1pm, heats 1:45-2:15 pm) Thursday,...

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Giving It All Away—The Future of Active Backwoods Retreats (ABR)

Ken RothOctober 27, 2023

Imagine toiling tirelessly an entire lifetime to build a successful business. Decades pass. You are now in your sixties contemplating some version of retirement. Standard operating procedure in this circumstance is to put your business on the market, see what it will sell for, and sell out to the highest offer. Most of the time, that’s how the game is played. Maximize return on investment. However, a different model is being played out at Active...

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Seeking Ski Instructor & Retail Staff at Snow Mountain Ranch

FasterSkierOctober 25, 2023

Position Summary: Located on over 100 KM of world-class Nordic terrain, YMCA of the Rockies, Snow Mountain Ranch’s Nordic Center is a premiere destination for Nordic skiers! As a Nordic Center Staff member you will be an integral member of the Nordic Center team which conducts the daily operations of Snow Mountain Ranch’s Nordic Center. Our award winning center offers over 100kms of groomed ski trails and provides guest a world class Nordic experience...

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Sophia Laukli Takes Golden Trail Series Title

Ken RothOctober 22, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. When the 2023 Golden Trail Marathon series began last spring, Stifel U.S. Cross-Country Team member Sophia Laukli was viewed as a wildcard. Her chances of winning seemed improbable even to Laukli, herself. Now, with the last race weekend of the race...

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In Good Standing—Fundamental Elements of Ski Stance

Ned DowlingOctober 20, 2023

“Big motor, lousy suspension.” That’s how I often describe the endurance athletes I see in physical therapy. They have the physiology to go fast but are lacking the stability and/or coordination for efficient movement. Decreased efficiency equals increased load. And excessive load has led to injury and a visit to their friendly, neighborhood PT. I used the same description while Greta Anderson, the US Cross Country Development Coach, and I stood trackside last August watching...

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Simi Hamilton Traverses New Terrain: Retirement, Part II

John TeafordOctober 17, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. Simi Hamilton was still in top condition when he retired from his World Cup competitive career in 2021. Lucky for him that he was: he still needs that level of fitness for his day-job. Not one to kick back...

Community Feature News

Keeping the Shop Part II: Ahvo Taipale Skis On

Ben TheyerlOctober 15, 2023

Like most Midwestern states, the majority of Minnesota is an unending grid of corn and soy fields. Land isn’t so much land as it is commodity. Inhabiting that landscape tends to be a constant reminder to think in terms of economy. Life, like farming, is a series of inputs and outputs, costs, and benefits. Unlike most Midwestern states, though, things get wilder the farther North you go in Minnesota. Lakes, lots of them, jut in...

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Klæbo was dogged by a leg injury. Then he met a Utah physical therapist with NBA cred.

Nathaniel HerzOctober 13, 2023

PARK CITY, UTAH — Megan Rowlands Stowe was mostly retired from her career as a physical therapist when Johannes Høsflot Klæbo came to her Utah home for dinner last year. Klæbo, 26, is from Norway — where, as a seven-time Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing, he’s a superstar. But for weeks, he’d been training in Utah, where a lingering hamstring injury was bothering him when he arrived at Stowe’s house. Stowe, 57, has her own...

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Simi Hamilton Traverses New Terrain: Retirement, Part I

John TeafordOctober 4, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. Quintessential retirement: feet up, reclining chair reclined, beverage in one hand, remote control in the other, satisfied grin. And the more challenging and stressful the career, the sweeter the “rest” that follows it. But that’s just not the way...

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Keeping the Shop, Part I: Past, Present, and Future at Finn Sisu

Ben TheyerlSeptember 26, 2023

Finn Sisu may not have been the first place to sell skis in the Twin Cities, but it was the first “ski shop.” Ahvo Taipale, a Finnish immigrant and Agricultural Engineer, had spent a decade competing (and often winning) cross-country ski races across the Midwest before he looked around at the growing number of Twin Cities skiers doing new races like the American Birkebeiner and realized that someone would need to provide all those skis....

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