With so much hype over the Yellowstone “Skiapalooza” Thanksgiving Camp, I figured a story about one of the “other” Thanksgiving camps might be of interest. Since I'm not really among the nation's elite level of Nordic skiers, I just couldn't justify making a long trip from my home in Los Alamos, NM, all the way up to West Yellowstone. It may only be two states away, but that is some serious geography (and in this...
Finally — a world-class Nordic training camp in the High Sierra. For years Nordic skiers have made the early ski season pilgrimage to West Yellowstone. The High Sierra Nordic Camp is the alternative to this long travel and its high gas prices for the early season shake out the summer-cobwebs ski camp. It is ideally timed, in between holidays, yet still early in the season to provide that all-important jump start to your ski season....
3-day cross-country program designed for all ability levels A huge snow storm has delivered winter to the Colorado Mountains before Haloween this year and things are looking great for the Boulder Nordic Sport Thanksgiving Camp Nov 24-26. Devil’s Thumb has begun grooming trails in preparation for an early opening and conditions look excellent for Thanksgiving week. WHAT: 2006 Boulder Nordic Sport Thanksgiving Cross-Country Ski Camp WHEN: November 24-26, 2006 CAMP COST: $239 per person before...
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Sept. 25) – An expanded program, fresh coaching staff and an all-new approach to training is propelling the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team toward completion of another successful training camp in the 1932 and 1980 Olympic Village. http://ussa.smugmug.com/gallery/1919352 For audio of Lake Placid Camp:
With one month to go before the World Cup opener in Dusseldorf, Germany the U.S. Ski Team preparations have moved east to the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center in upstate New York. The two-week training camp has taken advantage of Lake Placid’s low altitude, rolling terrain and U.S. Olympic Committee-funded accommodations. Athletes from XC Oregon, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, CXC, and New England’s top juniors have joined the U.S. Ski Team in Lake Placid....
The CXC Team August camp started in Hayward in Mid-August and then joined MN Nordic Project for a four day camp on the North Shore of Lake Superior to wrap up 2 weeks of quality training. The Hayward section of the camp concluded with a skate rollerski time trial. Week one included more intensity, while the second week focused on aerobic endurance training. WEEK ONE: Day 1: We started with an easy jog, short strength...
On snow skiing and volume is the main focus for the Norwegian team’s Ramsau, Austria training camp. But Jens Arne Svartedal is warning about pushing too hard. The Norwegian sprint and distance teams arrived Ramsau before last weekend, while the women’s team arrived on Monday August 28. The nationalteam skiers have not been on snow since early June, so on-snow skiing is the main focus at the seven day long camp. Curious about the conditions...
From the 12th to 16th of July the 6th Annual Trout Lake Ski Camp was held in scenic Trout Lake Washington. Nestled at the base of Mt. Adams in the Cascade Mountain Range and billed as a “dry-land training dream,†the training opportunities in Trout Lake did not disappoint. First discovered by Bill Koch, Trout Lake has been a summertime training destination for a couple generations of elite level American skiers. The combination of generally...
Far West Nordic juniors skiers recently returned from this summer’s first High Sierra training camp, held in the Sierra Nevada region of June Lake, near the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park. At 7,600 ft., June Lake has proven over the past years to be a perfect location for high altitude training, with excellent access to hill bounding, roller skiing and mountaineering (not to mention some great lake swimming). This year’s camp was once again...
July 12th through 16th saw approximately 25 junior skiers from around Colorado gather on the Western State College Campus to take part in the Western State College/Crested Butte-Gunnison Nordic Summer Training Camp. The camp provided young skiers with the chance to work with an impressive group of coaches who have 7 trips to the Olympic Games between them. 3 time Olympian Ingrid Butts shared her insights on training, racing and preparing for a career as...
Cross Country Alaska (CCAK) and the US Ski Team hosted a dry-land training camp in Anchorage July 11 – 15, 2006 for elite junior and senior skiers. This was a step toward fulfilling CCAK’s mission “to create and support a cross country skiing culture and environment that allows Alaskan cross country ski racers to succeed in regional, national, and international competitions.†Invited athletes included those that qualified for the 2006 Alaska Junior National Team, NCAA...
Central Cross Country Ski Association recently completed a week long testing and technique camp for CXC Ski Team, Regional Development Group, and State Development Group athletes. 38 junior, collegiate, U23 and top senior athletes from across the Central region attended this camp. www.cxcskiing.org for comparison by athletes not able to attend. “This is the best camp we have ever done by far. Three years ago we set the bar where we wanted to be today,...
June 30 to July 6, 2006 Lake Placid Olympic Training Center Compiled by NENSA Program Directors Janice Sibilia and Stuart Kremzner The NENSA Elite Camp was held at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid June 30th — July 5th. Twenty-six of the regions top junior and senior skiers participated, along with 8 regional coaches, USST coach Pat Casey, and University of Utah’s Eli Brown, on hand to guide and educate. The OTC is one...
Cross Country Alaska is pleased to announce its July dryland training camp for developing elite skiers. The camp will begin on Tuesday morning, July 11 and run through Saturday, July 15. The camp, to be held in and around Anchorage, is being run in cooperation with US Ski Team development coach Matt Whitcomb. Matt will be on hand to help lead all the camp workouts. He will also give a talk about the US Ski...
The REG Camp in the beautiful Wood River Valley was attended by 40 of the top junior racers from all over the west as well as 15 top coaches from around the region. Day one kicked off with skate video technique work and a great bounding workout with blood lactate monitoring. A couple of the girls weren't so happy to see the blood, but they got back up and got the job done none-the-less. Everyone...
Athletes from around Aroostook County and Southern Maine gathered in Ft. Kent for the summer’s first training camp. A well energized staff from the Maine Winter Sports Center and U.S. Biathlon Team greeted the athletes as they arrived at the Lodge, the newer apartments on the campus of the University of Maine-Ft. Kent. Focusing on the basics, body position in both classic and skate skiing as well as biathlon shooting position were high on the...
Source: Langrenn.com The Norwegian junior national team completed their second camp for the season last week. The first camp was dryland training in Oslo in May. Six days with skiing was this time on the agenda. Coach Fredrik Aukland had this to say: – We chose Sognefjellet since we wanted a period with volume and technique. It’s important to spend time on technique when we are together Aukland was especially impressed by the girls test...
TECHNIQUE AND TRAINING CAMP FOR MASTER/CITIZEN SKIERS July 6-8 Cresthill Resort, Hayward, WI CXC Skiing is pleased to announce a technique and training camp for master/citizen cross country skiers. This camp will offer valuable information for all amateur athletes; first through eleventh wave Birkie skiers and off season cross trainers. Train shoulder to shoulder with CXC Ski Team athletes. Learn from the CXC Team coaches and well known guest coaches. CXC has purchased, and several...
Western State College and the Crested Butte Gunnison Nordic Team will be hosting a summer dryland camp this July 12-16 at Western State College of Colorado and throughout the Gunnison Valley. The camp is headlined by Olympian Coaches and will take advantage of the great training opportunities found in the Gunnison Valley. Scheduled to coach at the camp are Olympic Skiers, Wendy Wagner, Abby Larson, Ingrid Butts and Rebecca Dussault. In addition, NCAA and Rocky...
Madison Technique Rollerski Clinic and Workshop Recap Last Monday and Tuesday CXC Skiing provided learning opportunities for high school, college, and master/citizen skiers in the Madison, WI area. Andre Watt conducted a two day clinic for skate and classic techniques with dry land and rollerski drills as well as answering questions about training and cross country ski equipment. Monday Skate Clinic “I was very excited to see the enthusiasm and energy that the Madison community...