With the end of the fall rowing season upon us and Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s time for the rowers to put up their oars and try their hand at skiing. In the words of Coach Roock: “Your rowing future depends on this, no pressure.” Temperatures have started dropping to the point where the [...]
Gunnar Caldwell, Zach’s son, drilled me in one of the toughest interviews I’ve ever done. Zach put together this video:
I didn’t achieve the result I was looking for in the first race of the season yesterday, a 10 km classic race in Muonio, Finland. I executed my plan well, so I am not too disappointed. I finished in 30th place, one … Continue reading →
Apparently everybody loves Noah. We always get a positive response when we post stuff about him. Well, we’re pushing the boundaries here with two videos totaling 25 minutes and 51 seconds of the Hoff. Think you can take it? Our first video is a compilation of ski technique video shot over the three days of [...]
Hi everyone! I am resurfacing from blog absence in order to give you some Canmore highlights. Canmore is about an hour north of Calgary, just east of the Rockies. It is a gorgeous town reminiscent of other Rocky Mtn ski towns, minus a destination alpine resort. Here, the Nordic center, home of the 1988 Calgary [...]
Hey everyone — All winter long, GRP skiing results will be compiled in this post. As our racing takes us across the US and Europe, this will hopefully help you keep tabs on how we’re doing! WEEK of NOV 12-NOV 18 Muonio, Finland (World Cup tune-ups: Ida) Friday CL sprint: Ida 6th, 1st American [...]
As the hoards descend upon West Yellowstone and the snow guns are blowing in Crafstbury, racing has begun in earnest in Scandinavia. It is an exciting time of year!Our SMS high school skiers just finished up Nationals week and a volume week and are hea...
As we wait for the winter to trickle in to the West, here is a fun little video I made in 2008 when I was trying to ski the Catamount Trail between races and training.The team is currently in Sun Valley taking a rest day as we prepare for the first rac...
I traveled to Muonio, Finland, a small town 2 degrees North of the Arctic Circle last Sunday where our season begun this weekend with some FIS Openers. These are the races where you blow some cobwebs out before hitting the World Cup next weekend....
The Muonio 10km classic race, my first race of the year, starts in a couple of hours. I took a bunch of photos of the sprint race rounds yesterday afternoon. My teammate Andy Newell ended up 4th and Simi Hamilton … Continue reading →
Sovereign Lake Nordic Center at Silver Star MountainI got a quick report and a couple pics from Sam Naney (Methow Olympic Development) today. Sam went to Silver Star early to get some solid training days on snow, and then he'll head for W...
I took a trip into the town of Muonio yesterday with my teammates Liz Stephen (left below) and Holly Brooks. Town is about 3 miles away from the ski hill where we are staying. It was a beautiful sunset at 2 p.m. … Continue reading →
Over the past several years, I've made an effort to travel to Silver Star, B.C. for a week or so prior to the opening Super Tours in West Yellowstone. Training at Silver Star gives me an opportunity to spend several days at moderate altitude (~5500ft) ...
Brian showing the Ultratune love.I got a short note from Brian and Caitlin. They're skiing at Bohart Ranch near Bozeman, MT. Conditions are great there, but to the south at West Yellowstone things aren't quite ready for pr...
Our last team practice before Thanksgiving break! We classic skied out to Grout Pond and then swapped for running shoes and headed up and over the mountain - which now has a few snow-covered trails, thanks to some recent snowmaking! ...
Quick post, continuing on from Tuesday, with the race snapshot graph for the men’s race: Strong race for Will Brandenburg, I’d say. Related posts:Week In Review: Friday Mar 11th Performance Trends In US Alpine Skiing Alpine World Cup – Soelden Related posts:Week In Review: Friday Mar 11th Performance Trends In US Alpine Skiing Alpine World Cup – Soelden
After arriving in Ostersund, Sweden yesterday evening, we were able to get out for the first combo session this morning. There is no natural snow to speak of right now, but there is an ample 2 to 3-ft layer of artificial snow on a 4km loop. The weather looks warm but only in the high [...]
Afternoon skiing here in Muonio, Finland means skiing in the dark. Here’s my teammate Kris Freeman heading out for a session: Most of the trails around here are lit. The US Ski Team has been having fun since being back … Continue reading →
Today was a perfect day for intervals at BMD - sunny, cool, blue skies, no clouds. We did some harder L4 intervals and it was a good chance for everyone to ratchet it up a bit and figure out how to put their head down and just go. Tomorrow ...
Monday morning in Mazama, WA.Monday morning was greeted with our first snow on the valley floor. A blanket of 4 inches covered the Methow Valley pretty uniformly from Lost River to Elbow Coulee. There's not enough to ski yet, althoug...