The 2005 Colorado International Spring Series opened up with the Devil's Thumb Ranch Duathlon under perfect conditions Saturday 27th. It was the final individual event of the 2005 North American Continental Cup Super Tour. Race organizers and racers were pleased with cold, consistent conditions and excellent snow that made for a great race with lots of action from a strong international field. Kris Freeman of the US Ski Team, making a rare appearance on American...
You do not want to miss this race! The 2005 edition of the Colorado International Spring Series (CISS) starts on Saturday, March 26th and this year’s event is set to deliver great snow, plenty of fun, and a stellar field from all over the world. The field is set: skiers from Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Russia will join a full slate of North American’s elite teams. Representatives from team Brazil and Thailand will...
RACE CONDITION REPORT: Colorado International Spring Series March 26-April 2, 2005 Tuesday, March 22, 2005: With four days to go until the first race, snow conditions for second edition of Colorado International Spring Series (CISS) are excellent. During the past six days nearly 12 inches of snow have fallen at the twin race venues of Devil's Thumb Ranch and Snow Mountain Ranch. Overnight low tempatures are dipping into the teens, creating solid skate lanes and...
Ten (really good) reasons why skiers and spectators should participate in the Colorado International Spring Series, March 26-April 2, 2005 TABERNASH & WINTER PARK, Colo., Mar. 17, 2005…This year’s Colorado International Spring Series (CISS), Mar. 26 — Apr. 2, 2005, means excitement for elite and recreational racers as well as spectators. Presented by Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Colo., six races, seven parties and eight days of springtime skiing and partying will transpose the Tabernash...
Colorado International Spring Series presented by Devil's Thumb Ranch The inaugural 2004 CISS saw a spring meltdown not seen in over 100 years in Colorado, yet we had a World Class event and a thrilling close to the ski season. This year we’re proud to be the North American Continental Cup Supertour finals. Thanks to the support of Devil's Thumb and our many generous sponsors, we’ve got more cash and more merchandise to give away...
The Colorado International Spring Series (CISS) is making a return engagement to ski areas in Grand County, Colorado for the 2005 edition of the week-long event. Nordic athletes from around the world will test themselves against North America's best skiers from March 26-April 2. Devil's Thumb Ranch, the title sponsor of this year’s series, will host three days of racing on their 125-kilometer trail system. This winter marked the opening of the Broad Axe Barn...
NorAm SuperTour standings as of Feb 14, 2005.These are the final SuperTour standings prior to the Colorado International Spring Series in late March. Men Overall Nation Total Earnings Ivan Babikov RUS 455 $12,175 Leif Zimmerman (U23) USA 332 $5,225 Chad Giese USA 308 $3,525 Lars Flora USA 257 $1,325 David Chamberlain USA 245 $2,225 Chris Cook USA 202 $1,800 James Southam USA 192 $3,200 Thomas Oyberg NOR 179 $1,600 Not accepted for NCAA eligibility reasons...
NorAm SuperTour standings as of Feb 14, 2005.These are the final SuperTour standings prior to the Colorado International Spring Series in late March. Women Overall Nation Total Earnings Karin Camenisch SUI 455 $7,275 Rebecca Dussault USA 387 $6,250 Lindsay Williams (U23) USA 274 $3,950 Not accepted for NCAA eligibility reasons Brooke Baughman USA 238 $1,650 Kikkan Randall (U23) USA 199 $2,300 Kate Whitcomb USA 184 $1,300 Anna McLoon (U23) USA 182 $1,225 Wendy Wagner USA...
The 18th annual Patagonia Owl Creek Chase was held under ideal conditions as Russia's Ivan Babikov continued his winning ways in North America while Austria's Irene Eder scored her second major victory of the season. Representing the Subaru Factory Team, Babikov set a new course record from Snowmass to Aspen in 1:07:03 for the 25km course, besting a top field that saw the U.S. Ski Team pick up second and third place with Justin Freeman...
Karin Camenisch (SUI) sealed up the overall SuperTour sprint title last weekend by winning a downtown sprint in Minneapolis. The 800m sprint, which took place on the Uptown street of Hennepin Avenue, brought 2,000 spectators to the start and finish line to cheer on the skiers, including locals Chad Giese and Lindsay Williams. Giese won the men's competition over Zach Simons, winner of the downtown sprint competition three weeks prior in Madison, WI. Williams, the...
In Saturday's SuperTour sprint races in downtown Minneapolis, local resident Chad Giese (Subaru Factory Team) topped the SuperTour men's field ahead of recent SuperTour sprint winner Zack Simons (Atomic) and Kevin Hochtl, who had the fastest time in the preliminary qualification round. Maine Winter Sports Center athletes took care of the next two places, with Tim Weston finishing fourth in the A-final and Colin Rodgers winning the B-final for a fifth place overall. US Devolopment...
With typical unpredictability, Mother Nature has dealt a tough blow to several Nordic race courses around the country this winter, however, The Patagonia Owl Creek Chase is a go and the signature trail, the Owl Creek Trail from Snowmass to Aspen is in immaculate shape. For the first time the Owl Creek Chase will be a part of the U.S. National Nordic Super Tour and will also serve as an Olympic Qualifier for next year’s...
2005 SuperTour Overall Standings Men Overall Rank Name Nation Total Earnings 1 Ivan Babikov RUS 415 $6,850 2 Leif Zimmerman (U23) USA 296 $4,350 3 Chad Giese USA 278 $2,525 4 Lars Flora USA 257 $1,325 5 David Chamberlain USA 245 $2,225 6 James Southam USA 192 $3,200 7 Chris Cook USA 188 $1,700 8 Thomas Oyberg NOR 179 $1,600 Not accepted for NCAA eligibility reasons 9 Colin Rodgers USA 160 $825 Not accepted for...
Tami Kochen of NMU won Saturday's SuperTour race in Cable Wisconsin. The race was a 10K Classic. PLACE LAST FIRST TEAM TIME BACK 1 KOCHEN, Tami NMU 36:27.9 2 CAMENISCH, Karin Team 36:31.2 00:03.3 3 WILLIAMS, Lindsay NMU 36:56.8 00:29.0 4 TURUNEN, Johanna UAF 37:26.1 00:58.2 5 SMYTH, Morgan NMU 37:43.7 01:15.9 6 WEIER, Lindsey NMU 37:49.5 01:21.7 7 WHITCOMB, Kate MWSC 37:55.5 01:27.7 8 OWEN, Kristina MTU 38:28.1 02:00.2 9 STUBER, Maria NMU 38:36.7...
Thomas Oyberg of UAF won Saturday's 10K Classic cross country ski race at Telemark Resort, ahead of Chad Geise and Erik Wickstrom. PLACE LAST FIRST TIME BACK TEAM 1 OYBERG, Thomas 31:50.4 UAF 2 GIESE, Chad 32:13.7 00:23.3 Factory 3 WICKSTROM, Erik 32:34.2 00:43.8 UAF 4 COOK, Bryan 32:47.0 00:56.6 NMU 5 FREEMAN, Justin 32:49.6 00:59.3 US 6 COOK, Chris 32:51.1 01:00.7 US 7 GREENE, Marshall 32:51.7 01:01.3 Alpina/ 8 ZIMMERMAN, Leif 32:58.6 01:08.2 US...
Ivan Babikov (Subaru Factory Team) managed to hold off a hard-charging Leif Zimmerman in the 15km mass-start freestyle race which capped off a week of SuperTour competitions at the Telemark Resort in Wisconsin. Babikov's winning time was 34:52.88, just five seconds clear of Zimmerman, who is a member of the US Development Team. At the mid-race time check, it was yesterday's champion of the 10k classic, Thomas Oyberg, who led the field. Zimmerman lurked in...
The last of three SuperTour races held this week at the Telemark Resort in Cable, Wisconsin, resulted in an impressive show of strength, speed, and team depth from the Northern Michigan University ski team. NMU racer Lindsey Weier sped clear of Rossignol's Brooke Baughman, winning the mass-start freestyle 10km race by less than 3 seconds. Weier's NMU teammates were involved in a four-way sprint with Baughman, and swept 3rd, 4th, and 5th places which gave...
Up-and-coming star of the US Development Team, Leif Zimmerman found the necessary speed to come home first in the SuperTour freestyle sprint race held today at the Telemark Resort in Cable, Wisconsin. Just behind him, the battle for second place resulted in one of the closest SuperTour finishes in recent memory. Zimmerman's teammate Chris Cook out-lunged former National Sprint Champion Lars Flora by less than two inches in a photo finish.
Ivan Babikov followed up his previous day's victory by winning the 10k classic SuperTour race in Minnesota today. After finishing runner-up to Babikov in yesterday's 10k freestyle, Lars Flora managed to cut down the winner's margin to 15.61 seconds today. Justin Freeman (3rd) managed to out-ski U.S. development team members Leif Zimmerman (4th) and Chris Cook, who finished less than two seconds apart.