The bike, running and rollerski season is already in full motion however some Utah XC enthusiasts are still skiing. With a lot of snow up at high altitude the skiing is still great in the Utah Mountains! Low night temperatures and an inch of fresh snow over night on top of the crust made for great skiing on May 6 when we (Lauri Humbert, Dave Knoop and Meiko Hoemke) skied from Guardsman Pass above Park...
Its getting to be late Spring, which means that crust skiing in the Sierras is just about perfect. Here are some photos and comments from Far West Nordic's Mark Nadell. Here are some photos from the latest Sierra Spring Skate Trip. Temperatures around here have been pretty warm in the evening, so we’ve not been able to do a lot of local trips, but this week it got a little cooler, and the conditions today...
At World Anti-Doping Agency's Executive Committee meeting this coming Saturday, the committee will discuss the use of 'artificially-induced hypoxic conditions', such as altitude tents, and whether they should be included on the 2007 list of banned substances and methods. If WADA was to ban hypoxic chambers it would have a wide-spread effect in all endurance sports, including cross-country skiing. Many top cross-country skiers, as well as cyclists, runners and others use hypoxic chambers to simulate...
Good technique (i.e. good work economy) and endurance are the two most important factors in ski training and ski racing for optimal performance. It’s important that each rollerski workout is used to make technical improvements. This will greatly improve your race efficiency. Here are some ideas for how to do that: What to work on Focus on relatively short rollerski sessions in the beginning of the summer. Increase the length of your rollerski workouts when...
A little over a week ago, a reader in Fairbanks alerted us to a story about a local skier, Alan Kendall, who had quite a story to tell regarding a recent ski. We emailed Alan to get his first-hand account. Here is his story. An account this story also appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and the Anchorage Daily News This past Saturday (Apr. 8, 2006) I was skate-skiing again down at Nenana on the...
Tim Kelley is always looking for new places to explore on his cross country skis. To him, cross-country skiing is all about skiing across the country. And the country he enjoys the most is the Alaskan wilderness, along with its remote villages and people. http://crust.outlookalaska.com/SpringSkiing2006/Kusko/
Post Season: Crust Skiing in Utah The racing season just ended for Utah's XC enthusiasts but instead of taking a lazy break it is the crust that attracts them. Once addicted to it you cannot pass on a great crust ski day! The crust ski conditions this weekend up at Strawberry Reservoir (30 miles from Soldier Hollow next to Daniels Summit) were just amazing. Plenty of sun and fun by skiing super fast through the...
That’s what Anders Aukland believe is the reason why the season didn’t start well. Source: Langrenn.com
Rebecca Dussault and her Mom won the womens race in the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse last weekend, while John Brown and Brian Smith won for the men. This extreme backcountry Nordic race starts at the Crested Butte, Colorado Community School at midnight, climbs over and around Crested Butte Mountain Resort over Death Pass, to Friends Hut, and over Star Pass. From Star Pass, the race continues through the Taylor Basin and over Taylor pass, which...
Hosted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Federation (IF) / National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) Anti-Doping Symposium was held in Lausanne on 30th — 31st March, 2006. Approximately 125 IF/NADO representatives, including FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis and Madeleine Erb, administrator of FIS Anti-Doping activities, came together to discuss the current and future activities in the fight against doping. The main themes for presentations and subsequent working group discussions included effective in- and out-of-competition...
For those who feel that the Birkie and other XC skiing events aren’t challenging enough we can highly recommend Reindeer racing! We asked on of our readers in Finland, former biathlon skier Ari Niittyvuopio (41) to tell us about his latest passion — Reindeer racing: – We are training the reindeer from beginning of December, and the race season usually starts at end of February and last until end of April. We are training the...
The USSA Coaches Education Department is launching its new Coaches Resource Center at
Source: Nettavisen Marit Bjœrgen and Svein Tore Samdal were both tearful after Bjorgen’s impressive 30-kilometer gold at the 2005 Worlds. . Photo: Stian Hœgland
In light of the recent start prohibitions that were issued as a result of FIS pre-competition blood testing at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Professor Bengt Saltin, Chairman of the FIS Medical Committee provided answers to some of the most common questions related to the FIS blood testing program: What is the purpose of the FIS blood testing program and the FIS haemoglobin (Hb) limits of 16.0 g/dl for ladies and 17.0 g/dl for...
Axel Teichmann must undergo surgery because of a hair root inflammation and will not be able to compete in the Olympics. Teichmann was the 2004-2005 World Cup champion, but has struggled to find consistent form this season. Franz Goering, who was scheduled to replace Teichmann, will not be able to start on Sunday due to a cold. Andreas Schluetter will take over the starting position. After the restriction on Evi Sachenbacher yesterday, this is the...
German skier Axel Teichman, a medal favorite in all the distance events, is sick a few days ahead of the start of the Olympics. He is not going to start in Sunday’s pursuit. The German star Axel Teichman missed a big part of last year’s World Championship in Oberstdorf and is now sick with fever and pain. – He has struggled a lot all season and I feel sorry for him, says German head coach...
Lots of new snow, the big track setter had not showed up yet, but a large forest service “belt machine†had packed it nicely for classic uphill powder skiing. Here are some photos from a Tuesday morning workout in Mill Creek Canyon outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Tuesday January 31, 2006: – The temperature was around 30 Fahrenheit (-1 Celsius), 6-8 inches of new snow last night and a lot more expected the next three...
There will be tests for new designer steroids at the Torino Olympics next month according to the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Dick Pound won't reveal the names of the new drugs. He says he wants to keep that a surprise to catch athletes who cheat. But as CBC Margo Kelly reports, there are still ways for athletes to use drugs and avoid detection. Read a transcript of the CBC's interview with Dick Pound...
Here is the December issue of the FasterSkier Club newslettter. These articles are sent to our club subscribers each month via email. To sign up, see the end of this article. FASTERSKIER CLUB SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE – 2005 December, 2005 Volume 2 Issue 8 The Club! This is the eighth issue of the 2005 season Fasterskier.com’s subscription service covering in-depth, modern and interesting issues in the sport of Cross-Country skiing. The subscription service runs from May...
Marit Bjorgen has been diagnosed with bronchitis and has started a seven day antibiotic cure. What looked like a cold that started on Saturday was diagnosed as bronchitis by an Italian doctor on Tuesday, according to the Norwegian team’s physician Hans Petter Stokke. Bjorgen has as part of the treatment been moved from the altitude camp at Seiser Alm (Alpe di Suisse) to lower elevation in order to speed up the recovery 7 day antibiotic...