USST Level 100 Technique Clinic, CXC
FasterSkierJune 16, 2009
Hayward, WI. Instructed by CXC. Contact
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Site and instructor TBD. NENSA Gaining Ground Clinic. The technique course is only one component of this multi-day clinic. Contact
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT. Instruction from U.S. Ski Team’s Andy Newell and NENSA’s Janice Sibilia. The technique course is only one component of this multi-day clinic. Contact
USST Level 100 Technique Clinic – Eastern REG
FasterSkierJune 16, 2009
1 p.m. Eastern REG. OTC, Lake Placid, NY, with U.S. Team coach Matt Whitcomb. Meet in the lobby prepared for both FR and CL roller ski instruction. Contact
The following list is a nation-wide look at the U.S. Ski Team’s Level 100 technique clinics offered for the 2009 season. All clinics are taught by U.S. Ski Team coaches or USSA-trained instructors. Participation in a Level 100 technique clinic satisfies one of several basic criteria established for a USSA coach to become certified at the 100 level. See the following link for details. Clinics are offered for all coaching levels, regardless of whether or...
Start your ski season off with one of the best citizen skier camps in the world! Features reliable early December skiing at Mt. Bachelor, top coaching, evening lectures, and (optional) world-class physiology testing. New formats for 2009 to offer maximum flexibility over a longer time span! Designed specifically for citizen nordic skiers with skills anywhere from high beginner to expert. December 6-13, 2009 (tentative dates) This camp is open to the public. Registration opens in...
Andy Newell, USST member and one of the fastest men in World Cup Sprint racing, will join some of New England’s top coaches to provide insight into effective training, racing and speed building strategies. This summer the USST heads into its final push for the 2010 Olympic Games. Andy will be joined by some of New Englands top coaches,Get first hand knowledge of what it takes to ski at this level, and how you can...
BEND, OR – Following a season of incredible success, including Kikkan Randall’s (Anchorage, AK) World Championship silver medal, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team reunited this week in Oregon to begin its training season in the lead up to the 2010 Olympics. “It’s an early camp, so we’re really trying to lay down base fitness. We’re also working on technique with each individual working on their weaknesses at the moment,” Cross Country Head coach Pete...
The Canadian National Cross Country Ski Team Enjoys Excellent Conditions at SilverStar
FasterSkierMay 18, 2009
The Canadian National Cross Country Ski Team is enjoying amazing ski conditions on Silver Star Mountain. The team on snow camp started May 10 and continues until May 18th. The team is enjoying the Okanagan weather with skiing in the morning and biking, running, beach volleyball, etc in the afternoon. Note: Today was sunny but it has been snowing almost daily during the training camp, with 20 centimeters on Thursday morning. The snow base on...
SMS Summer Program
FasterSkierApril 29, 2009
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of a press release run several days ago. More information on the program is included. NENSA is excited to announce a collaboration with a new summer program at Stratton Mountain School While SMS is continuing to offer a summer training program for their students, this year they are also opening the program to a limited number of additional athletes. This is an ideal opportunity for college skiers without...
SMS is continuing to offer a summer training program for our students. This year we are opening the program to a limited number of additional athletes. This is an ideal opportunity for college skiers without access to a summer training group and coaching. Andy Newell will be around in June and August and SMS skiers will be here all summer. Our goal is to have a dedicated group of high school and college age skiers...
Sun Valley, ID – Take advantage of ideal summer training for your mind and body this summer at the foot of the Sawtooths in Sun Valley, Idaho. The Community School and the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation announce a rare opportunity for Nordic student athletes. SVSEF’s Dryland Training Program runs from June 8th to August 15th with multiple workouts available through out the week. This flexibility enables student athletes to enroll in The Community’s School...
Olympian Nina Gavrylyuk will coach an on snow camp in Ramsau, Austria this summer for Gunstock Nordic Association.
Last Chance For Spring Sweden Trip!
FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2009
The Spring Sweden Trip currently does not have enough people to make a go of it. Before we cancel the trip however we want to put out a little more information in case some have missed it. We know that times are hard and wages low…cost and timing are the main issues but if it comes together it will be an exceptional opportunity to race at a top international level. All races are on the...
There are several races in the North this spring that coincide with April break and Easter. We’ve arranged for a small group to do a two race series that includes a continuous pursuit in Pitea in Northern Sweden, two races in Tornio, and Rovaniemi, in Finland and three more in Bruksvallarna, Sweden in a fun wrap up to the season. The Pitea and Bruksvallarna races will likely be of a very high standard as most...
US Ski Team Gives Back
FasterSkierDecember 24, 2008
Burke Mountain Academy’s Nordic Christmas Camp was made special by the presence and enthusiastic help of US Ski Team Coach Matt Whitcomb and athlete Liz Stephen. Both Liz and Matt are Burke alumnae; Liz as a student and Matt as the former Head Nordic Coach. Each is also deeply committed toyoung athletes all across the country improve and enjoy the challenging ride of a cross country skier. Matt was with the camp for the first...
They come from all over: Michigan, Wisconsin, California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Utah. College ski teams: Montana State, Michigan Tech, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado/Boulder, Dartmouth, Middlebury… Club ski teams: Sun Valley, Mt Bachelor, Far West, Bogus Basin, Steamboat Springs… They come even though the snow lies a scant foot deep, and only high on the plateau above the Rendezvous ski trails. They come for the first on-snow training camp and races of the 2008-09...
CXC Skiing
CXC Team Elite Team Athletes Kristina Owen and Heather Zimmerman Report On The Two Week Training Camp At The Lake Placid Olympic Training Center: The CXC Elite Team recently completed a two week monthly camp in Lake Placid, NY. We stayed and trained at the Olympic Training Center, which provided an ideal environment to make huge gains in both fitness and technique. The weather was excellent for the first couple days: chilly, but clear skies....
US Ski Team Goes East
FasterSkierOctober 14, 2008
At the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center a banner in the foyer greets patrons: The US Olympic Committee wish America’s best continued success as you challenge yourself to be the World’s best. Remember always that “the will to win is nothing without the will to prepare.†With this mission in mind, the U.S. challenged themselves and teammates in a thirteen day training camp in Lake Placid. For the fourth consecutive year the US team has...