First on-snow J4 practice !
Pangaea River RaftingDecember 9, 2010
Scott's Scotts ... love those reflector seams!
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First on-snow J4 practice !
Pangaea River RaftingDecember 9, 2010
Scott's Scotts ... love those reflector seams!
First on-snow J4 practice !
Pangaea River RaftingDecember 9, 2010
Scott's Scotts ... love those reflector seams!
First on-snow J4 practice !
Pangaea River RaftingDecember 9, 2010
Scott's Scotts ... love those reflector seams!
Winter Wonderland
Sadie BjornsenDecember 9, 2010
ahhhhhhh!The past week I have spent in the Canadian version of "Winter Wonderland"-otherwise known as Silver Star B.C. From the day we arrived, last tuesday, we have been lucky enough to have clear cold sunny days every single day. A sunny day in Silve...
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Mad River BKL / NENSA "Kilometers for our Climate"
FasterSkierDecember 9, 2010
Kilometers for our Climate:
A Nordic Skiing Event for Skiers of All Ages and Experience Levels
The Mad River Valley Bill Koch League Program invites you to join us for a fun Nordic skiing event on Sunday, December 12 from 1 – 3:30 pm at Ole’s Cross Country Center in Warren. No experience is necessary and ski gear will be available for rental to young skiers at no charge and adult skiers at a nominal charge.
Skiers will have the opportunity to tally the kilometers they ski and to secure pledges per kilometer. The event supporter, TD Bank, will match participant pledges, with all monies raised going to support energy efficiency projects at Oles XC Center. The event will include a variety of activities for skiers of all ages and abilities: there will be measured courses for tallying kilometers, as well as relay races, bean bag activities, limbo, and much more. Dress as your favorite arctic animal, and add to the fun! Coaching will be available to help all skiers learn, have fun, and contribute some K’s for winter. Hot chocolate and donuts will also be provided.
This event is sponsored by the New England Nordic Ski Association and the Mad River Valley Bill Koch League, and is intended to welcome families into the sport of Nordic Skiing. There is no charge, although donations are accepted. Contact Kate Williams for kilometer pledge forms, with questions, and to RSVP: kate [at] northernforestcanoetrail [dot] org. Pre-registration requested so we can make sure we have enough donuts.
MSA OD
Sverre CaldwellDecember 9, 2010
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MSA OD
Sverre CaldwellDecember 9, 2010
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Weekend FIS Races: Andrew Musgrave
JoranDecember 9, 2010
As I was perusing some of the other assorted race results from last weekend, the FIS races in Norway caught my eye. Of course, most of the press went to Petter Northug, with his victory in Saturday’s 30km skate race, presumably indicating that his fitness is returning. A little further down the results sheet, but [...] Related posts:
As the sun was setting this evening and my kids were returning home from school, I was waxing five rather dull looking skis. Yes, I ignored the golden rule of ski care and left the skis unwaxed since last spring! My husband returned home from work as I was finishing the last pair. An hour later all the kids (ages 2-11) were dressed for one digit temperatures and had a snack that would hopefully tide them over for a couple hours. After loading up all the gear, we drove to our local high-school ski course and unloaded. The kids fought over who would wear the three headlamps we had in our possession. Five minutes into the ski my nine year old fell to the ground complaining of cold hands, feet, and skis that were too soft. I was still feeling optimistic, four of the five were still not complaining. The nine year old and my husband headed back to the car. I was now in charge of keeping the other four from getting lost in the complete darkness that was lit only by a fingernail moon. My two year old kept a steady pace, even as his five year old brother tried repeatedly to run him over head on. Keeping the younger two together, I watched as the darkness seemed to swallow my seven and eleven year olds as they skated away along the trail. After nearly an hour had passed the young crew was ready to share the car with their sister. My husband and two boys skied one last loop before calling it a night. divbr //divdivTo save time we drove directly to a Burger King for dinner. We raised a few eyebrows with our attire, and shared a good conversation about family with a restaurant patron. Years ago, when I was in my twenties, I never would have imagined that a night like this would be fairly typical. Life is a ton of work, but unexpectedly good./divdiv class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1572647974447867713-8455500230009844222?l=vakavaraceteam.blogspot.com' alt='' //div
Andrew Newell: Qualification vs Heats Part Deux
JoranDecember 8, 2010
Yesterday I posted some data looking at a popular hobby horse within the US skiing community: Andrew Newell’s alleged tendency to ski really fast in the qualification round and then not advance far (or not far enough) in the heats. Last night a friend emailed me to let me know that I kind of screwed [...] Related posts:
Sun and Clean Water!
FasterSkierDecember 8, 2010
Things are looking up here in Austria and I can finally drink the tap water and feel my fingers again! Last week was definitely not exactly the start that I was looking for, but it could have been much worse. I feel like I had quite a few issues to deal with, such as parasites [...]
Back Burners: Northug, Hjelmeset Saarinen
JoranDecember 8, 2010
A couple of big names were doing some smaller FIS races this past weekend. Petter Northug is trying to regain his form after a rough start to his season mixed with some illness, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen is recovering from a shoulder injury and Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset is trying to work his way onto the Norweigan squad for [...] Related posts:
Dusseldorf World Cup
Lenny ValjasDecember 8, 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting this update, the internet situation at our hotel in Düsseldorf was not good. Our team left Kuusamo Thursday morning to race at the WC sprints in Düsseldorf on Saturday and Sunday. ...
Dusseldorf World Cup
Lenny ValjasDecember 8, 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting this update, the internet situation at our hotel in Düsseldorf was not good. Our team left Kuusamo Thursday morning to race at the WC sprints in Düsseldorf on Saturday and Sunday. ...
Dusseldorf World Cup
Lenny ValjasDecember 8, 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting this update, the internet situation at our hotel in Düsseldorf was not good. Our team left Kuusamo Thursday morning to race at the WC sprints in Düsseldorf on Saturday and Sunday. ...
Dusseldorf World Cup
Lenny ValjasDecember 8, 2010
Sorry for the delay in posting this update, the internet situation at our hotel in Düsseldorf was not good. Our team left Kuusamo Thursday morning to race at the WC sprints in Düsseldorf on Saturday and Sunday. ...
A shout out to my teammates
Holly BrooksDecember 7, 2010
Yesterday we had a team photo session. Seeing that I was in the full team and girls team shots, I didn't get those on my camera. But, I did get my own copy of the boys team - or at least those who are here in Silver Star right now..... Left...