From Dartmouth Ski Team press release: It was a long time in coming, but for the Dartmouth Big Green it was worth it. Dominating the classical cross country events, the Big Green roared past first-day leader Vermont to win the 93rd Dartmouth Winter Carnival in Hanover. Dartmouth's first win at it's own carnival since 1984. At the end of Saturday's racing, Dartmouth stood atop the standings with 801 points. Vermont was second with 768; Middlebury...
This weekend’s central collegiate points race took place as part of a FIS/ USSA NRL race hosted by Northern Michigan and Superiorland Ski Club at Al Quaal Trails, site of this year’s Spring Series. This was the first opportunity to compete on this new and challenging system designed by John Morton. The “Olympic Loop” is steeply rolling and very twisty, technical course, which lacks any long climbs, but is still relentlessly difficult. Because Marquette has...
Eldora, Colorado: CU Invite By Duncan Callahan Wind and tricky waxing conditions turned this weekend’s CU invite into an exciting challenge for all. The ladies’ 5km Skate and the men’s 10km skate led things off on Friday morning with the Men starting at 9:30am and the women at 11:00am. The men’s race was a battle between some new faces and some old hands. Jimmy Vika, New Mexico’s latest sensation squeezed out a victory by 1/10th...
Central NCAA Racing By Corey Coogan The St. Olaf Ski Team hosted this weekend’s NCCA qualifying race at Wolverine Trails in Ironwood, Michigan. Wolverine is located just east of the Wisconsin-Michigan border (on the Upper Peninsula) in an area known for lake effect snow. The trails roll gently, twist and turn, and have a few long, gradual climbs. Racers appreciated the course’s good rhythm and excellent grooming. Just as was the case the weekend before,...
The Central Collegiate Skiing Association is allowing advanced racers to petition into their races this season, and I am taking advantage of this opportunity. I’m delighted because it allows me to do a lot of relatively short-distance racing among very competitive fields. As I plan to race in these events many of the coming weekends, I’m planning to bring you reports of the weekends’ racing action on fasterskier.com. This weekend’s race was the first qualifier...
Bohart Ranch Nordic Center, Bozeman, Mt. Jan. 17th and 18th For any of you who have ever spent any time in Bozeman, or raced at Bohart, you know what I mean when I speak of the beauty of Bohart Ranch. It is without a doubt my favorite place to ski, and oh yeah, they have some great terrain for racing. The Western Ski circuit traveled to Bozeman on the 14th of January after some races...
It was a long haul for many eastern college teams this past weekend, as the St. Lawrence Carnival was held in Gatineau Park, near Ottawa. Anyone starting to complain about the drive, however, was quickly reminded that St. Lawrence regularly makes treks that distance! UVM was very strong as usual, but there were some surprises. Both UNH and Williams surprised a lot of people with some very strong team results. The conditions were cold, but...
University of Utah/University of Alaska Anchorage Invite Results The Western collegiate skiing season was underway again last weekend at an Invitational meet that was jointly staged by the University of Utah and the University of Alaska Anchorage. The cross-country events were held at Soldier Hollow. The Olympic venue has not seen that much natural snow this year, but the Soldier Hollow staff put together a beautiful 4.2 km loop on man-made snow based around the...
Dec. 25th: Another week in the books. Finals week is over, the semester is over, and after a cross-country journey, I am back home in Glens Falls, New York. The above mentioned is a common trend for multitudes of collegiate ski racers. This past two weeks has been exciting for me as it as for the other college racers in the country. It is a time to head home and see family and friends, which...
Hello, I am Duncan Callahan. I currently race for Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, which competes in NCAA division I ski racing. I am in my third year at school and my second year of college racing after a red-shirt year. I am coached by Kendall Butts. I am very happy with where I am. Originally, I am from Glens Falls, NY where I started skiing six years ago, as a freshman in High...