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U.S., Canadian National Teams Mix It Up with Club Skiers in Relays (Photo Gallery)

BEND, Ore. – It may have been spring at Mount Bachelor this weekend, but by the time Wednesday rolled around, it was more like winter. Snow had fallen overnight and stuck to the mountain’s flanks, and flurries continued to drift from the sky as the U.S. and Canadian national ski teams competed in relay races with several club teams. Canadian Olympian and current Alberta World Cup Academy coach George Grey skied the course before the...

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Interview: For Diggins, Big Changes While Trying to Keep Everything Else the Same

Chelsea LittleMay 23, 2012

BEND, Ore. – Jessie Diggins had a big year in 2012. After thoroughly dominating the domestic racing scene in the fall and early winter, the CXC and U.S. Ski Team athlete headed to Europe, where she immediately made a splash on the World Cup. In her first race there, in Milan, she finished 18th in the freestyle sprint, then followed it up with a second-place finish in the team sprint with Kikkan Randall. Diggins went...

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U.S. Biathletes Leave Their Rifles At Home and Get Ski-Specific in Bend – With Photo Gallery

Chelsea LittleMay 22, 2012

BEND, Oregon – Even though the U.S. biathlon national team did not compete in the Pole Pedal Paddle on Saturday morning like their skiing counterparts, the athletes still didn’t get to sleep in for their weekend. After all, this is training camp. Instead, they headed up to Mount Bachelor to do intervals, and had to start early so that they could be off the race trails before the five-sport extravaganza began. “Early in the morning...

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After Years Spent Hoping To Race Pole Pedal Paddle, USST’s Freeman Finally Enters – And Wins

Chelsea LittleMay 19, 2012

BEND, Oregon – It’s hard to imagine Kris Freeman as an underdog in a race that involves cross country skiing and running. But to this city’s residents, that’s exactly what he was on Saturday morning before the start of the 36th annual Pole Pedal Paddle: some Olympian who was trying to unseat the hometown favorite, Andrew Boone. Boone had won the race – which combines downhill skiing through gates, roughly eight k of nordic skiing,...

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After Skiing Across America, Ocarizes Take Next Step

Alex KochonMay 16, 2012

When Carolyn and Santi Ocariz clicked into their rollerskis slightly more than two months ago, neither really knew what they were in for. The Wisconsin couple heard plenty of stories about the places they’d travel through. They took to heart the warnings about crazy drivers, snakes and treacherous temperatures while crossing America’s heartland. It might not be hot when they left, but it could get brutal, and the elements could change 180 degrees by the...

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Mt. Bachelor again offers Longest Nordic Ski Season in North America

FasterSkierApril 23, 2012

BEND, Oregon – Mt. Bachelor, known for immense snow pack and one of the longest Alpine ski seasons, will be offering North America’s longest Nordic season again this year with a commitment to keep groomed operations open through June 29, 2012. Having strategic natural attributes such as the highest resort peak in the Cascades, not to mention seasonal snowfall of 483” to date, Mt. Bachelor has the unique position to offer Nordic skiing and grooming...

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Get Wintergized for Women’s Health in Bend January 28th

Chelsea LittleJanuary 12, 2012

On Saturday, January 28 a brand new XC ski & snowshoe event will take place at Oregon’s Mt Bachelor Nordic Center. The inaugural Tour for the Heart presented by Heart Center Cardiology & St Charles Health System is a 5km celebration of women’s winter fitness created to educate and fundraise for women’s heart disease — America’s #1 killer. The Tour features a gentle and scenic 5km route starting from the upper Mt Bachelor Nordic trails...

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Canadians Tackle First Training Camp In Bend

Kieran JonesJune 4, 2011

The Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) has kicked off its training season with its second annual camp in Bend, Oregon. According to newly-minted CNST World Cup team member Len Valjas, the entire World Cup team was present for the 11 day camp, with the only exception being Alex Harvey, who is currently finishing up exams at home in Quebec. While the weather in Bend had been less than ideal – in a recent interview with...

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Fun and Fast at The 2nd Annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 2011

The 2nd annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge 14.1 mile cross country ski race around Crescent Lake race was held Sunday, January 16. Bend skiers dominated the standing but much of the Willamette valley was represented as well as skiers from as far away as Vancouver,Canada. Ages ranged from Wally Ceccanese of Eugene, 11, up to Reider Peterson of Bend, 71. Race director Jim Hill summed it up by saying: “It was wet but really fun, and fast.” The men’s overall winners, both...

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Update from Bend: Relay Time Trial

June 1, 20101

There was no rest for the weary on day 7 at the USST camp in Bend, Oregon. The scheduled event for the morning was a team time trial consisting of two person teams, each person racing two, 5 kilometer legs. “It was a fairly open-ended workout, and it was really fun,” said U.S. Ski Team coach Matt Whitcomb, who noted that because some athletes were feeling “a little beat up from the camp”, they opted...

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The 2010 Bend Camp

FasterSkierMay 27, 2010

BEND—Come join the best skiers in North America for a 40-year tradition of late spring skiing at Mt. Bachelor. This year, Bend Camp will have two blocks of camps: June 8-13 with clubs and teams from Idaho and Colorado and the second block is for athletes with school ending later in June and will run from June 18-22. Camps are available for juniors age 12-18 years, youth age 8-11 years and masters. Campers will learn...

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