Podiumwear Announces New and Improved Products for 2014/2015 Nordic Season
PodiumwearOctober 15, 2014
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October 15, 2014. Coon Valley, WI — Borah Teamwear, a long-time supporter and recent sponsor of the American Birkebeiner, has collaborated with the renowned Birchleggings Club, providing an exclusive custom Nordic apparel collection available to the 1300 plus members. The genesis and purpose for the Birchleggings Club was from a letter that was written by John Kotar, one of the Birkie Founders, to the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Board of Directors in 1992. Using the...
Jackson Ski Touring Announces New Leadership, Programs & National Ski Patrol Affiliation
Jackson XCOctober 15, 2014
For the first time in nearly four decades, Jackson Ski Touring Foundation has a new leader. Breanne Torrey, who has been with the organization for six years and has held the positions of Head of Ski Patrol and Director of Operations, has been named the Foundation’s new Executive Director. She is the first woman in this role and follows former Executive Director Thom Perkins, who retired in the spring of 2014 after 38 years with the organization.
Press release) MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Thirty-five nordic racing dealers arrived in downtown Minneapolis to connect, share and learn from Fischer Sports and friends of the nordic industry. “This has never been done before and it’s a really special thing,” explained Vice President for Nordic at Fischer Sports, Peter Ashley in opening remarks to the dealers, “this gathering represents the people that make racing happen in this country. We’re thrilled that you’re here.” Following Peter’s welcome,...
Prepaid trail passes are now available for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Passes are valid from November 1-30. Passes can be purchased through the online. For coaches, clubs, and teams: Discounted passes for the month of November are available now. Regularly $50 each, these passes can be purchased by college, high school and club coaches for $40 each. Passes must be paid for by check and postmarked no later than October 31, 2014 to qualify for...
www.bouldernordic.com. BNS imports and distributes the SkiGo, Holmenkol, Guru, Innovax, Gallium and Magnar brands into the USA.
HERE with a small fee. Checks payable to West Yellowstone Chamber, USSA waiver required. This race is open to ALL skiers. Competitive racers have the chance to earn points and citizen racers can test their skills against the sport’s top athletes. 1.3K course, Men and Women. Freestyle technique. 9 AM Qualifiers. 15 second intervals with 5 minute break between mens and womens races. Top 30 men and women senior/master proceed to quarterfinals; top 12 junior...
National Nordic Foundation’s Drive for 25: Are you on the map?
National Nordic FoundationOctober 13, 2014
Supporting Tomorrow’s Nordic Stars Today Monday Map Are you on the map? Color coded by the number of donations, the NNF map highlights who is doing the heavy lifting of outreach and participation. Help spread the word. Donate: Cross Country D25 Nordic Combined D25
Notch Road Entrance Gate. North Adams Ma. An approx. 7 mile roller ski race, with an approx. 2000 ' elevation gain. This race has been held for over 30 yrs. every Fall ,and sponsored by Berkshire Outfitters Nordic Ski Shop, Nensa, and the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation.
(Press release) 2014 D25 Challenge Match: Nordic Combined $20,000 for $20,000 This is simple. When the Nordic Combined side of the D25 reaches $20,000, they get a matching $20,000. Your dollar now equals two. Click Here to Donate to Nordic Combined’s Challenge Match Sharp Elbows Grit Sophie Caldwell has it. So do we. Dig in. Show the world how sharp our elbows are when it comes time for racing. Cross Country Nordic Combined 2014 D25...
Yellowstone Ski Festival XC Clinics. Great ski conditions, the Rendezvous trail system and the West Yellowstone ski culture make Thanksgiving week in West Yellowstone the best place in America to transition from dry-land training to on-snow skiing. Train with and learn from an amazing team of coaches (check them out http://www.yellowstoneskifestival.com/clinic-options-cost/ The new 5-day race focused training clinic is sure to be a popular this year. World Cup skier Matt Liebsch, Olympian Erich Wilbrecht and...
The Noquemanon Ski Marathon is gearing up for its 17th year: January 23rd-25th
NoquemanonOctober 8, 2014
Mark your calendars for January 23rd-25th–The Noquemanon Ski Marathon is gearing up for its 17th year! Not even a polar vortex can stop us from making this year’s race bigger and better than ever. We would like to announce our NEW title Sponsor, Upper Peninsula Chevy Dealers, with major sponsors Marquette General Hospital and mBank. Thank you to our community businesses for your new and continued support. This year’s Noquemanon will also feature a new lycra...
CRAFT Sportswear North America announces the hiring of Ming Tan as its sales rep for Northern California. Tan will represent all Craft categories, including Cycling, Run, Nordic, and Custom. Tan has nearly 20 years of experience in the outdoor sports industry, having served as vice president and general manager for companies such as Ritchey Design and Upland Sports Group. Tan also established LOOK Cycle USA, a stand-alone subsidiary to LOOK International, and managed that startup until 2010. “With...
Supporting Tomorrow’s Nordic Stars Today 2014 D25 Get on the Train The Drive for 25 is the US #skiingnation supporting itself. We opened the country’s largest grassroots sport fundraiser with a record day. Just like nordic results, the Drive for 25 is getting more attention, more driven and a greater reach. If you haven’t, sign up to be an NNF fundraiser today and reach out to 10 people to donate to the...
Madshus, the world’s leading performance Nordic ski company, will kick off a three-stop dealer tour to announce the launch of its new Madshus empower™ program and accompanying consumer app. The tour is scheduled to run early October at US Nordic retail shops in Park City, Burlington, and Minneapolis. Madshus first introduced the ISPO award winning empower™ program to the industry at last January’s ISPO and SIA tradeshows, however the dealer tour will be the first...
Woodski is now making three shafts for their skate roller skis matching the shaft to the skier. The shafts are based on skier weight – the lightest shaft is for skiers up to 125 lbs, the middle shaft is for skiers up to 185 lbs and the heavy shaft is for skiers up to 240 lbs. Learn more about the new shafts at the website www.woodrollerski.com