The registration deadline for the inaugural edition of the World Winter Masters Games is coming up in just one short month on 25th October 2009. Scheduled for 25th-31st January 2010 in Bled (SLO), the World Winter Masters Games offers recreational athletes in Alpine or Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, Ice Hockey and Indoor Football who are older than 25 or 30 years the perfect chance to experience the excitement of the biggest sport events. So...
Kick off your ski season with area’s top coaches helping you improve your skills. A remarkable collection of coaching talent including former Nordic Olympian Sarah Konrad, special guests and top area coaches will assemble for the 2-day instructional camp to take place Friday evening at Ski Haus, and Saturday at The Lake Catamount Touring Center and Sunday at Steamboat Ski Touring Center The Camp caters to all ability levels: true beginner to advanced and race oriented. Clinic groups are...
Urban legend has it that Bill Koch roller-skied up Mt. Greylock pulling his school-age daughter on a mountain bike. A rope around his waist, Koch supposedly double-poled eight miles straight uphill with a seventy-pound child behind him. Was this an extreme new strength-training concept, a fulfillment of childcare duties, or both? Even if the story isn’t true, it illustrates the lengths some parents will go to get a workout. TIME The number one limiting factor...
2010 Potato Cup Pursuit – same format as the 2009 race. 10K mass start classic followed by a 10K skate individual start based on fastest classic times. Both races use the traditional Potato Cup course with classic clockwise and the skate course in a counter-clockwise direction. The race will start at 9AM with awards ending around 2PM. Total distances are 20K/10K and a 4K kids race. This race is part of the Idaho Nordic Series. More info...
CXC Masters Team was established two years ago as an outreach mechanism to promote cross country skiing and as a fundraising opportunity for the CXC Youth Program while providing unique opportunities to Master skiers around the region. This year the CXC Masters Team is expanding programming by establishing specific chapters around the region. CXC coaches will be assigned to each chapter to work with Master skiers in group and individual settings. Each chapter will have...
Featuring the apt slogan of “Welcome to the Kingdom of Skiing” and an incredible “two for one” XC ski vacation, the 2010 Masters World Cup in Falun, Sweden next February is likely to be an irresistible draw for masters around the XC ski world. Recognized as the world’s largest wintersport traveling championship event, the Masters World Cup (MWC) provides over 1,000 adults 30 years and up a full week of racing and social events at...
A fantastic 2009 AXCS National Masters (NM2009) long weekend in Anchorage, Alaska was capped off Sunday with a picture-perfect Tour of Anchorage 50/40/25km fleet of races under ideal conditions. As the finale to the NM2009, the Tour of Anchorage served as the distance freestyle National Masters Championship with official distances for each masters age/gender category. With a pad of fresh packed powder from a Thursday evening storm, skiers departing from three different start locations were...
It’s not too late to join the fun and excitement of participating in three National Championship races, including the Tour of Anchorage. Plans are in place for an informal, enjoyable and highly competitive race series.
Master skiers from across the U.S. are gearing up for a long weekend trip to Anchorage, Alaska in just a few weeks time as the 2009 AXCS National Masters Championships returns to the great white north — March 5-8, 2009. The AXCS (American XC Skiers) National Masters is North America’s largest championship event and features official age groups starting at 25-29 up until 90+ years young. No qualification or licenses are necessary. Skiers sign up...
After yesterday’s events, we will remember the cheers from the crowds who came to support their teams. The stadium looked like a beehive and created a great atmosphere. Despite Tuesday’s dull weather, snow conditions yesterday were surprisingly good. Relay racers claimed the supreme title of Masters Nordic Team World Champions. The show was impressive and the crowds enthusiastic throughout the day. In the F1 female category, the Russian team won Gold with the Italian team...
Classical Style Races: 30km, 15km and 10km A large crowd of people gathered to attend a very solemn prize giving ceremony on the village square, ending the first day of competitions. The youngest medalist was just 30 years old, the oldest was 89 and came from Finland. He raced the 15 km event in only 48’39’’! The sun from the first day turned into snow on the Vercors for the women’s classical events. The second...
Race distance was not clear on organizers website, be sure to check in with the race organizer for more information.