Camps

Swedish Skidsport.com reports that the Swedish men’s team completed a very successful ten day long Ramsau, Austria camp on Thursday this week. National team captain Per Erik Ronnestrand says that the team experienced perfect ski conditions throughout the entire camp, with hard tracks and sun every morning on the Ramsau glacier at 2700 meters. In addition to skiing, the skiers did quite a bit of rollerskiing on the closed-to-traffic rollerski course, and on the nearby...

Norwegian national development team coach Morten Aa Djupvik “put the breaks” on his skiers during their first high altitude camp with the elite team.

World Cup skier Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset got sick with a cold already during the first week of the Norwegian national team’s altitude camp in Stelvio, Italy. A sore throat and chest made Odd-Bjorn return to Norway last Friday, after only four days in Italy. -I have been to altitude so many times that I know that I would not have gotten healthy again when we are living as high as we do at this camp, says...

Fasterskier’s annual September rollerski and dryland training and technique camp is coming up during September 16 – 19 in Park City, Utah. New for this year’s four-day camp is the opportunity to select and take part in individual sessions. E-mail Fasterskier coaches Torbjorn Karlsen and John Aalberg at

The Norwegian cross country national teams left for altitude training camps in central Europe on Monday this week. The plan is obliviously to become better, but the women, the men’s regular team and the sprint team are all using different theories for how to utilize altitude and become better. The women’s team left for Seiser Alm, Italy and 1800-meters altitude. They will do no on-snow skiing. The plan calls for only dryland training. The men’s...

Editor's Note: This article, from USSA, was originally published on 8/13/04 WANAKA, N.Z. (Aug. 13) – U.S. cross country skiers have hit pay dirt (again) in New Zealand, finding great snow and outstanding training conditions at The Snow Farm, according to Head Coach Trond Nystad. Development Team athletes arrive on the weekend. “This is our third year here and it's been working out fantastic,” Nystad said Friday after another few hours of training. “Every year,...

Far West Nordic just completed it’s Eastern Sierra Junior Training camp. Set in the spectacular surroundings of June Lake, California (on the eastern edge of Yosemite Natl. Park near Mammoth Lakes), 26 juniors rollerskied, hiked, ski-walked, climbed and swam ‘til near exhaustion for four days. The camp was run by former 2-time Olympian and multiple national champion Nancy Fiddler, along with 5 additional Far West and Auburn Ski Club coaches. Highlights of the camp included...

BRIEF UPDATE ON THE CENTRAL CROSS COUNTRY SKIING REGIONAL ELITE CAMP AT CRESTHILL RESORT, HAYWARD, WI JULY 3-10, 2004 DAYS 3-6 July 9- FROM THE COACHES: Some vacationers have considered the unseasonably cool weather here in the Northwoods to be less than optimal, but the weather has been excellent for training.  Our focus on Monday was strength.  The morning session included an easy run on the Birkie trail with explosive ski-specific lower body strength on one of...

New Zealand: Where the USST turns training into results Our skiers spent the early spring recovering from the racing season, the late spring building back up to training and starting in May they are training full-bore. With three months of training behind them the team heads to New Zealand aiming to connect the dots between rollerskiing, general and specific strength, running, bounding with the specifics of skiing on snow. Since we ski right from the...

The next Fasterskier.com training and rollerski camp will be on September 16 — 19, 2004 in Park City, Utah.  The coaches Torbjorn Karlsen and John Aalberg will focus on technique and specific strength, ski-imitation and quality training for Cross-Country skiers. September is a crucial time of the year for ski training and we will help you prepare most effectively for the upcoming season. More details on camp schedule will follow in a few weeks. Make...

Participants that hadn’t followed Fasterskier.com’s recent discussion of modern intensity training got surprised at the June 10-13 Fasterskier.com’s training camp in Park City, Utah. The camp schedule for last week’s training camp started with a high intensity rollerski intervals including lactate testing and video filming on Thursday morning at 9.00 AM. We didn’t call the June FasterSkier.com an intense rollerski camp, but we could have. Five rollerski workouts, including interval, distance, technique (both classical and...

Gear West Ski & Run Presents a US Ski Team technique clinic fundraiser for Team Today. Saturday & Sunday, September 11-12 2004 at French Regional Park, Plymouth Minnesota. All proceeds from this event directly support Team Today and the athletes of the US Cross-country ski team and their goal of becoming the best in the world. Team Today is a nonprofit organization started and run by the athletes of the US Cross-country Ski Team. Team...

A BRIEF REPORT ON THE CENTRAL CROSS COUNTRY SKIING REGIONAL ELITE CAMP AT CRESTHILL RESORT, HAYWARD, WI JULY 3-10, 2004   FIRST TWO DAYS July 5- FROM THE COACHES:Central Cross Country Skiing is hosting the Regional Elite Group training camp for the top junior and senior athletes in the Central Region (athletes from MN, WI, MI). This is a very unique opportunity for athletes to train together for the whole week without any costs to the athletes or coaches. Financial...

Grand Rapids, MI For the second year, John Aalberg visited the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team for a dryland and rollerski clinic. Over two days, we were again treated to in-depth personal attention from one of the top coaches in North America. We are extremely fortunate for this opportunity because John is a talented skier who can teach effectively, and has many “real life” requirements of his time; among them his young family and serving...

The focus on more altitude training toward the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy started already last season for the Norwegian national teams. They are making additional adjustments this year. The 2006 Olympics is an “altitude event” and correct altitude training will be of utmost importance for the skiers results. Norway has relatively young skiers on their team and the reason for the high number of skiers sent to altitude camps last season was to (among...

The training season has started for members of the various US cross country teams. Many of the skiers are currently training on their own at various locations around the country, while Justin Freeman, Wendy Wagner and Andrew Johnson are training in Park City, Utah. The “official” US Ski Team Camp program starts July 15. New this year is a low altitude, high intensity camp in San Diego, California. The traditional Fairbanks camp is not on...

Park City/Heber Valley, Utah At the 2002 Olympic Venue – Soldier Hollow/ Heber, Utah FasterSkier summer camp – June 10-13, 2004 - individual technique reviews, learn the newest and most efficient training methods for Cross-Country skiers. Join us for some great altitude camps on the Olympic trails. Top international teams have raved about the dryland training (rollerskiing and running) and skiing at Soldier Hollow and the surrounding areas in Heber and Park City. Great terrain, scenic...

Fasterskier.com coaches Torbjorn Karlsen and John Aalberg are hosting their annual on-snow camp Thursday — Sunday December 4 — 7 in Park City, Utah. The camp can be taken either as a 3-day or 4-day camp, with skiers divided into groups based on ability and skill levels. The focus of the camp is on enhancing the participants’ individual abilities in classical and skating techniques, as well as increasing their understanding of proper training methods and...

FasterSkier December 4-7, 2003 On-Snow Camp in Park City and Soldier Hollow How sure are we about snow? Well, we can't guarantee snow at Soldier Hollow, but they have a state of the art snow making system and should be ready to go in early December. We have four other possible ski locations; all are within a 5-25 minute drive. We have skied at several other areas within a short drive from Park City on...

September is the time of year to kick your training into high gear. The snow will be only a couple of months away! Join FasterSkier.com for a training camp on the Olympic trails of Soldier Hollow. These camps are suitable for all ages and abilities. John Aalberg makes a presentation at the June Camp