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(Press release) Don’t miss out! Online Registration closes at 9PM sharp this Wed 12/17. There is NO DAY OF RACE registration for Sunday’s mass start race so if you miss the online deadline you will not be able to race. Click here to register. Read on for a note from the organizers. The opening weekend for the NENSA Eastern Cup series is fast approaching. The crew from Frost Mountain Nordic and Rikert Nordic Center are putting together a great event....

  Torin Tucker Trail Dedication Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 10 a.m. Lake Creek Cross Country Ski Trails The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) Cross Country Ski Team will conduct a Trail Dedication in Memory of SVSEF Team Alumni Torin Tucker on Saturday, December 27th 2014 , 10.00 am at the Lake Creek Ski Trails. Torin passed away suddenly last winter while participating at a cross country ski race in Craftsbury, Vt., where he was...

When: Saturday November 29, 12:00PM Start Time (approximate) Where: Rendezvous Trails Who: Open to all skiers – 5k Freestyle   Details: 15-second intervals $15.00 per skier through 5pm, Friday, November 28 Online registration available with a small fee.  Checks payable to WYSEF, WYSEF waiver required Details of the race will be covered at the Friday 5:30 PM coaches meeting at Race Headquarters (Chamber Visitor Center) CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE REGISTRATION *** Grover: Support the NNF Over the next few week’s we’ll be reaching...

Press release) HAYWARD, Wisconsin (November 11, 2014) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is proud to www.BirkieStore.com. The same great Birkie apparel and much more will then be available at the 2015 Birkie Expo and in downtown Hayward during Birkie Week, February 19-22. The company has also come on board as a Gold Level sponsor of the ABSF, to develop and produce new signage for the Birkie race course and finish-line festival areas, host...

(Press release) What do Matt Whitcomb (USST), Chris Hall (Swix), Sverre Caldwell (SMS), Patrick O’Brien (SMS T2), and the Stratton T2 Team all have in common? Other than being huge contributors to our sport and to our New England Nordic community, they’ll all be at Stratton Mtn. School for the 2015 NENSA Coaching Symposium November 15-16. Join NENSA for two days in Vermont with presentations from USST Women’s Head Coach, Matt Whitcomb, Swix’s Chris Hall (yeah,...

National Nordic Foundation, Fast & Female, and According to organizer Randy Gibbs, former chief of glide for the U.S. Ski Team (who retired this spring after eight years with the team): “We are going to arm participants in our camp with the very same routines and simple drills and nuances currently used on the World Cup. The camp will focus on both classic and freestyle techniques, training tips and ideas and of course, World Cup waxing...

Ski For Light Seeking XC Guides to Help Blind and Disabled Skiers

GRANBY, Colo. — Ski for Light, Inc. (SFL) is an all-volunteer organization that enables blind, visually- and mobility-impaired adults to cross-country ski.  Founded in 1975, it seeks to enhance the quality of life and independence of those adults and encourages participants to recognize they can accomplish more on the snow and in everyday life than others may have told them was possible. Each year, SFL conducts a week-long event that attracts more than 250 blind...

CLOSING TODAY at MIDNIGHT We have reached our participant cap for the 2015 Swix American Birkebeiner. Registration for both the Birkie and Korte events will close tonight  (Thursday 10/23/14) at 11:59 pm CDT. The Prince Hakkon 13K will remain open. Take Advantage of This Last Day to Register!   Click HERE to Register Now  Click Here for Event Details

(Birkie Alert) Only 100 Spots Left! We’re really excited about all the final registrations coming in from people all over the country, including plenty of first-time Birke skiers. We are in full Birkie “Go Mode” here, getting ready to see you all again in February for the big day on Saturday, Feb. 21, and for all the other events and happenings going on Birkie Week, from Thursday to Sunday. * If you know someone who...

Gearing up for its 41st ski season, New Hampshire’s largest ski area, Hobbits Ski and Snow Board School where guests ages 4 – 12 can learn the basics for hitting the slopes. In total, the ski area has devoted more than $2 million in capital improvements to its snowmaking system over the past three years and is committed to growing the sport of skiing and snowboarding. Improvements to the Ski and Ride School along with a $100,000 investment in...

Stump Farm Trail Race – Oct. 26, 2014 Reforestation Camp • 4418 Reforestation Road • Suamico, Wis. Hosted by the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST) in Green Bay, Wis.  The annual fundraiser for the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team will take place this year on Sunday, October 26th. The 2014 event will include a trail 1/2 marathon, a trail 5 k, and a 15-mile mountain-bike race!Come on out and help support a great group of kids. Registration is...