We just got back from two days in the White Mountains. It was a great way to start off our volume week (we do not have classes this week while our alpine team is in Chile). We started with a ski up the Kangamagus Highway, skiing up to the to...
Stay tuned this week for a bunch of video and photo updates from our two week training camp in the Sud Tirol region. We had a great camp with alum Antoine St-Louis, Bend Nordic's, Ryan St.Clair, and our current team.We were able to ski on the Ste...
The pace has already picked up, but I'm ready. This autumn is busier than ever at Nordic Ultratune. Service work is in full swing NOW! It's a good time to tune up the skis.I'll be flying to Utah to select the new Atomic skis at the Ogden warehous...
The notion of an athlete preferring distance races of a particular length is pretty familiar, but what about sprinting? The differences between a 0.8km and a 1.8km sprint course may not seem like much compared to the differences between a 15km and 30km race. But (while I’m not a physiology expert) it seems likely to [...] Related posts:
We’ve been waking up by alternating some short morning jogs and easy yoga. On Tuesday we went out for a distance rollerski. Sweetser started things off with a few body position drills: The boys heading up some classic Western terrain – long, steady...More »
Okay, I grew up in Washington (Seattle specifically) but moved North to Alaska shortly after I graduated from College. Since that day, I have considered myself closely associated with Alaska if not, purely Alaskan. Many times this has put m...
I had a great time with my mom, dad, and sister over the weekend. My parents drove in from Aspen and my sister flew from the Bay area. We stayed at a Bed and Breakfast outside of Park City. Here … Continue reading →
Training 9/24 - 9/30: "Volume Week" with 0-2 running races dependent on athlete & team.Tuesday 9/25: 4-6pm at the Range. Continuous skate skiing with focus on technique + strength.Thursday 9/27: 4-6pm at the Range. Continuous classic skiing with fo...
The smoke continues to haunt the Valley so we took Highway 20 about 40 miles west this morning. When we leave Mazama and head up the Pass in to the Mountains there is a good 70 miles before the next town or services. This area is pretty muc...
The smoke continues to haunt the Valley so we took Highway 20 about 40 miles west this morning. When we leave Mazama and head up the Pass in to the Mountains there is a good 70 miles before the next town or services. This area is pretty muc...
The smoke continues to haunt the Valley so we took Highway 20 about 40 miles west this morning. When we leave Mazama and head up the Pass in to the Mountains there is a good 70 miles before the next town or services. This area is pretty muc...
The smoke continues to haunt the Valley so we took Highway 20 about 40 miles west this morning. When we leave Mazama and head up the Pass in to the Mountains there is a good 70 miles before the next town or services. This area is pretty muc...
We took off for a longer OD on Monday morning up high. Way up, a loop between 10 and 11k feet. We chose terrain that was a little bit flatter to avoid the “up and down” effect of mountain climbing workouts. Sarah Dominick...More »
We woke up at the 7D Ranch on Sunday morning with the MWSC crew. Having come in late on Saturday night, waking up was our first real look at the scenery. We took a short morning hike up a nearby mountain to get...More »
It's been a super busy last couple weeks. My plan with school this year is to take a larger load now in the fall semester, so that I can take an easier load this winter when I will be traveling a lot. That means if I'm not working out there is a pretty...
The smoke in easter Washington is the worst I have ever seen it. It is late in the season for forest fires but some lightning strikes almost two weeks ago have been fueld by high temperatures, low humidity and no rain. The smoke has been cl...
Yesterday we took our girls to a race in Bellows Falls. Tim Eno, the BF coach always runs good races and there were 7 girls teams there so it was a fun event. After a warm up and a pep talk from Liz, the girls got under way. Our girls t...
I’m going on vacation with my family. I won’t be posting this weekend.
I had an early morning flight out of Boston. I caught a cab at 4:45A.M. (2:45 here in Park City.) There’s nothing better than flying directly over your final destination on your way to a layover! My second flight was … Continue reading →
Our community experienced a very difficult loss this week with the passing of SMS junior Megan Ives. Meg was an alpine skier, a soccer player, and a dear friend to many. Our school is small and with the absence of our alpine ski team in Chi...