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Recipe testing from Emelie Forsberg’s “Sky Runner”

Fans of ski-mountaineering, mountain-running, or ultra events will likely have heard of Emelie Forsberg. A Swedish athlete representing Salomon, Forsberg has an impressive racing resume including, numerous ski-mo World Cup victories, World Championships titles from the Sky running ultra distance series and the women’s Fastest-Known-Time (FKT) on Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, the Grand Teton, and more. Her partner, Kilian Jornet, is a world-renown athlete whose many feats are too numerous to list here. The two...

Who Are the Greatest Alpine Skiers of All Time?

For many people, the idea of a holiday is the chance to relax and unwind, to get away from the stresses of everyday normal life, and take a good few days to rest. This could involve a beach holiday to somewhere like the Carribean or the South Pacific, Bora Bora or Maldives, which offer glorious sunshine, and picturesque views.. For others, it could be a city break, to explore the culture of somewhere like Rome,...

The Best Alpine Skiing Locations In Canada

Canadian ski resorts don’t get much notice apart from Whistler Blackcomb yet there are several top resorts that would seem like a skiers’ paradise. Blackcomb, which is the first venue on this list, is known as one of the best in the world as it is the largest ski resort in all of North America. This hardly means it’s all Canada has to offer, however. The 2020/21 ski season was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic...

CSS Assistant Coach Kristen Bourne Recognized with Women’s Sport Foundation VanDerveer Fellowship

Kicking off her second year as assistant coach at the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) in Duluth, MN, Kristen Bourne was recently named one of ten recipients of the Women’s Sports Foundation VanDerveer Fellowship. The program, named for revered Stanford University Basketball coach, Tara VanDerveer, aims to increase representation of women in coaching at the collegiate level through the development of the rising generation. This is the first time that the award has been granted...

Here’s How You Can Enjoy Betting on Winter Sports in Washington State and Types of Bets You Can Place

Let’s cut to the chase first. With so many regulations in the US regarding sports betting, and each state having its own set of rules, the average bettor can easily get confused. Bettors in “The Evergreen State” are no exception to this rule. Most of them are confused and literally have only one question on their minds – is sports betting legal in Washington, or should I  go to the neigburing state to place bets?...

YES Operation Snowsports: Engaging Youth in the Outdoors

There’s no denying that participation in a sport like cross country skiing is a privilege, from which many people are excluded. Whether it be the cost of gear, the investment of time, the inability to access a trailhead by public transportation, or simply the lack of representation in the sport, there are a number of significant barriers that would-be participants face. FasterSkier has already highlighted the fact that our sport is disproportionately white, and as...

Skiing with the Kids: How to Live the Dream

On the face of it, it seems the most ridiculous suggestion going. The thought of taking toddlers to a treacherous mountain, skis in hands, seems utterly irresponsible. Of course, for those of you who have been on a skiing holiday, you’ll know the truth. In short, the kids love it – and quite often they become much better than the grown-ups themselves. While children do seem to pick skiing up a little easier, there’s still...

Work at Snow Mountain Ranch’s Nordic Center

Spend this winter season working and living the mountain dream! Snow Mountain Ranch’s Nordic Center is located next to Rocky Mountain National Park on 120K of groomed track and trails. Choose between a variety of jobs; Nordic Center Instructor/Worker, Nordic Shop Supervisor, Nordic Trail Groomer, or Head Nordic Trail Groomer (up to $25/hour with room & board available). The trails at Snow Mountain Ranch go through thousands of acres of pine forest and wide meadows, while passing through occasional historic...

A Data Driven  Search for What Matters in Skiing: An Interview with Gus Kaeding

How many medals will the U.S. Ski Team win in the future? What, really, is perfect ski technique? Gus Kaeding — the one man team behind the US Ski Team’s analytics department — aims to provide data-driven answers to these questions. From his office in the Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah, he delves into the data that may help illuminate a path to success for both individual athletes and the greater cross country...

Season Preview: 21 Athletes in 22 Words for the 2021/2022 Season

FasterSkier often publishes long profiles of athletes. This is not that article. Instead, please enjoy precisely 22 words about each of the 21 athletes currently on the U.S. Ski Team in this extremely brief, but numerically pleasing, preview of the 2021/2022 season. Athletes are presented alphabetically within each team, with age as of this season’s first World Cup race. All photos are screenshots from the current USST roster site. Any evocation of a certain song by...

(Press Release) US Biathlon Names Rosters for Early-Season Camp and Races

This press release, written by Bill Kellick, was originally posted at TeamUSA.org. Oct. 27, 2021, 8:47 a.m. (ET) (NEW GLOUCESTER, MAINE) – US Biathlon has announced the roster for the Pre-World Cup On-Snow Camp in Obertilliah, Austria, as well as the roster for the first two IBU Cup competitions of the 2021-22 season. The Pre-World Cup Camp will begin November 11 with athletes joining National Team Coaches Armin Auchentaller and Vegard Bitnes for on-snow training ahead of the first BMW IBU...

A Beginner’s Guide To Getting Into Skiing

Long gone are the days of needing actual snow to go skiing. Yup, that’s right, you can actually ski year-round with or without snow. However, there are some pretty basic things you will need to know before you can go skiing whether you want snow or not. Any budding skier will want to make sure they have all the right ski equipment and know some of the basics they will need to try once on...

Everything You Need to Know in the Lead Up to the 2022 Olympics

If you consider yourself to be a true sports fan, then you have to be someone who loves the Olympics. It is a nearly month-long event where athletes from all over the world compete against each other, in some of the most entertaining yet difficult events, with the dream being to win a gold medal in front of an adoring crowd, and millions, if not billions, of people watching on back home. The 2020 Tokyo...

Of COURSE it’s World Cup Time

Previewing parts of the Cross-Country course at this seasons Skiing World Cup With the Cross-Country event at this season’s Skiing World Cup due to begin at the end of November, we thought it would be a good idea to preview some resorts and areas that this season’s competition will be heading to. This year’s event looks to be as closely contested as ever, and therefore may not be an easy sport to bet on in...

Lina Hultin joins Madshus USA

At the end of September, Madshus USA announced that they had hired Lina Hultin as the new Race and Service Manager. According to the press release, “Lina will work towards finding, developing, and retaining the most talented and influential Nordic athletes in every age category. She will also work closely with the rest of the Madshus team to develop, and execute, a club and coach program that supports the brand and its dealers throughout the...

Speak, Memory: Introducing our New Series, ‘From the Archives’

We’re almost as old as the SNS Pilot binding system: FasterSkier turns 20 years old this season. The site went live on February 1, 2002, a week before the Winter Olympics began in the Salt Lake City backyard of site founders Torbjorn Karlsen and Cory Smith. While the first few months worth of coverage has been lost to the sands of time, or at least to the ravages of our CMS system (2002 Olympics coverage...

Top 5 Tips to Help You Be Better in Skiing

Skiing is a great and enjoyable sport for amateur skiers, intermediate and professional ones. It is a thrilling sport with few rules if you want to learn it and become better at it. Today, there are multiple skiing spots and numerous coaches ready to train people to become better skiers. One of the things that makes this sport popular is that you can never reach a ceiling point because there are always opportunities to do...

Rollerski Clinic with Kevin Bolger

This Tuesday, October 26th we will be hosting a rollerski clinic with Wisconsin native and US Ski Team athlete Kevin Bolger! Kevin will be doing a meet and greet with a clinic and workout focusing on technique at Elm Creek Park. After the clinic, follow us back to the shop for food/drinks and a small get-together, we will be following social distance guidelines as well as requiring masks in the store for the event. The clinic...

Can’t Ski? Here are the Top Things You Can Do on Your Trip

Ski resorts are a fantastic way to enjoy a breath of fresh air and most importantly, enjoy your favourite sport. However, if you are unable to ski for some reason or another, such as an injury, how can you make the best of the trip without spoiling it for the other people you are with? Whether you have a close group of friends or a partner who loves to ski, you may wonder how you...

Northug Competes in Norwegian Poker Nationals

Wearing a white button-down shirt and dark jeans, Petter Northug entered Latvia’s biggest casino Thursday afternoon. Playing poker for money is illegal in Norway, which is why the Norwegian National Poker Championships are held abroad every year and players often hone their skills at www.jackpotcitycasino.com. Inside the casino, Northug and the rest of the Mosvik, Norway, poker team is competing for the kitty containing about 2 million Norwegian Kroner (just under $400,000) and the national...