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Rossignol’s New Nordic Manager Shakes Off Alpine Stamp
Alex KochonOctober 12, 2011
When Rossignol first hired Ryan Green back in 1998, the field sales associate felt he should hide his nordic ties a little bit – at least when dealing with alpine companies. A nordic rep as well, he had picked up the sport in college to stay fit during the cycling offseason. He developed his skill sets in both markets, and in 2006, delved further into downhill as product manager for Lange and Dynastar. “I’ve always...
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Preseason discount trail passes available for Yellowstone Ski Festival *Order by October 31, 2011 for the best rate Prepaid trail passes are now available for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Passes are valid from November 1-30. 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...
The Finnish Nordic Sports brand ONE WAY has signed today a contract with the European cross country long distance event series EURO-LOPPET to become the official partner. ONE WAY is one of the leading Nordic Sports brand with a unique product range for Nordic sports for hard goods and textiles. The Euroloppet event series with 13 well-known ski marathon events all over Europe is an import platform to connect our key customers in Nordic Skiing...
Silver Star: Self Inspiration
FasterSkierOctober 5, 2011
With fall now here, the weather is predictably starting to turn cool and inclement. This change, coupled with less daylight hours, can pose a challenge to the motivation needed to carry on one’s summer cross training campaign or to start your pre-season conditioning. As human beings, we often turn to an external source for support. Whether we are looking for some inspirational words to help get us up and out of bed and to the...
Mt. Borah Releases New Nordic Apparel Line
FasterSkierSeptember 29, 2011
www.mtborah.com. By moving to an MTO system, Mt. Borah will utilize resources only when products are ordered, eliminating waste and valuable production time, and ultimately moving to a greener production platform. For the Nordic program, Mt. Borah will offer three exclusive Pro XC Suit designs, along with matching Pro XC Thermal Jackets and Tassel Hats to complete the skier’s ultimate package for training and racing. The Nordic MTO designs are intuitively named Retro 1, 2 and 3, due...
First Tracks at the Yellowstone Ski Festival
FasterSkierSeptember 28, 2011
The Yellowstone Ski Festival offers a diverse schedule of events, with one to five day Nordic ski clinics offered throughout the week. Classic and skate specific options, as well as multi-day combination clinics, provide an opportunity for all skiers to kick-start their season on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. West Yellowstone will also host the USSA SuperTour opener, beginning with the “Sprint Showdown,” on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The 10/15 kilometer freestyle race and 5/10 kilometer classic...
The Best Returns: International Race Director Returns for Midwest and Montana Events
FasterSkierSeptember 15, 2011
Atomic’s International Race Director, Roman Toferer, will return to the Midwest to fit US consumers at major sales in the Twin Cities September 16 – 18 and he will attend a special Team Night in Ely, MN on September 20. He will then fly to Montana for a special presentation at Nordic Ski Source in Bozeman. Roman has selected, fitted and tuned skis for dozens of Olympic, Worldcup and World Loppet medalists including Claudia Kuenzel,...
Mt. Borah Extends “Gear For A Year” Design Contest Deadline
FasterSkierSeptember 10, 2011
www.mtborah.com/gearforayear , both graphic design templates and easy sketch templates are available for quick download. On November 28th, Mt. Borah will announce the winning college, high school and junior nordic clubs. The winning teams will then work with Mt. Borah’s customer service department to determine sizing and other order details. For more information, please visit
Why is it when a summer time cross-training endeavor such as trail running offers such enormous physical & cardio benefits that more Nordic skiers don’t do it? For some it is a physical dilemma with joint issues. For others the issue is not actually physical but mental. Unlike other summer cross-over sports which can greatly benefit a Nordic skier, trail running seemingly has no glide, no free lunch, no apparent opportunity to look around and...
Madshus Invests in New Technology Roger, Nathan and Patrick went to Norway in June to test Madshus skis, boots and poles on snow at Sognefjell. The BNS crew got to test out some of Madshus’s new ideas for wet skis that we expect to see in production down the road. For this season, skis and boots remain mostly unchanged with some minor tweaks from last year. Madhsus’s pole offering for this season, however, is dramatically...
Changes Coming Fast at the New Boulder Location Our old location closed at the beginning of June and we opened for business at the new store July 10. It’s huge. With a split-level arrangement, the new store is nearly three times as large as our former location-including the old sheds and storage containers out back. Moving is never easy, but the new store will make it well worth it. There is still a great deal...
Ahvo Taipale, head of Marwe USA,said “We are bringing these skis to the US to offer an economical choice for beginning roller skiers and young skiers. Without sacrificing quality, you can still get the great durability that has made Marwe the choice of elite skiers. We want to offer a less expensive alternative to help support junior skiing and allow more young skiers to train year-round.” The new “A-series” roller skis feature lightweight and durable...
Annual salary: $30,000. The West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation is seeking a Program Director and Yellowstone Ski Festival Coordinator. Duties of the job include planning, coordinating, and executing cross country ski events, marketing cross country skiing in and around West Yellowstone, and assisting in the management and maintenance of the Rendezvous Ski Trail System. A detailed job description is available at
Morrisville, VT – Just in case you’re curious, or have a competitive streak, here are the fastest SkiErg times recorded for a variety of distances since the Concept2 SkiErg was introduced in June of 2009. Some of these times come from competitive Nordic skiers; others come from the fitness/cross-training community. antabuse To see all the ranked SkiErg performances, with athletes’ names and home country, visit www.concept2.com/ski and click on Logbook. Need a bit of inspiration,...
MarweRollerSkis.com 2011 Team Marwe Kikkan Randall-#1 ranked skier in the US; World Cup Winner! Andy Newell-#1 ranked skier in the US; #5 ranked Sprinter in the World! Sadie Bjornsen-2011 World Championships 9th Place, 2011 US Nationals 10k Classic Champion Jessie Diggins-2011 World Championships Team, 2011 US Nationals Skate Sprint Champion Simi Hamilton-2011 World Championships Team, 2010 Olympian Liz Stephen-2011 World Championship Team, 2011 US Nationals 20k Skate Champion Tim Burke-2-Time Olympian, 2010 Biathlon World...
Are You Game? PodiumWear Kicks Off A “Summer of Contests” Campaign to Celebrate Their 2011 Cycling Line
FasterSkierMay 19, 2011
St. Paul, MN – Opportunities abound to win free custom-designed cycling gear all summer long from Podiumwear Custom Sports Apparel. Have you been on a ride that beats all others? Submit your Map My Ride route and tell us about it in our Epic Ride Contest. Do you think you’ve got the worst road rash photo or story? Enter it to win the Road Rash Contest. Do you know someone who’s riding in gear from...