The Yellowstone Ski Festival means many things to many people. The five-day cross-country ski festival can be a time to brush off the storage wax and ski for the first time each season. It can be a chance for professional racers to earn valuable points towards the World Cup. It can be an opportunity to demo new gear before the holiday season. It can be a new Thanksgiving tradition for you and yours. The Yellowstone...
Thanksgiving might have been last week, but why not celebrate the world’s greatest holiday twice?! Given a hefty race schedule last week, we were unable to truly indulge on Thanksgiving number 1–not to mention we didn’t even have pumpkin pie. With a big volume training week coming up, it’s important to pack in as many [...]
The week of the West Yellowstone camp is always one of the craziest of the ski season and this year was no exception. From skiing on roller skis into the Park our first day, to postponing the sprints because there was so much snow that the timer could not get over the pass, it was [...]
Skis are waxed, laundry is clean, and snow is falling. Life’s good in West Yellowstone. Now that winter is here, it’s time to start dreaming about summer. Check this out for a little inspiration. . .
The Rendezvous ski trails in West are groomed and ready to go. We got out for the first skate of the season (well, in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway) this morning and I went for a chill classic ski in freshly groomed tracks this evening. Even though the trails are in good shape, there are hardly [...]
Looking for snow? These photos should speak for themselves. . . We received some much needed snow in West Yellowstone last night. They even rolled the Rendezvous Trails, but we opted to drive up to the Plateau for some classic intervals on the access road. Getting out of the van, we stepped into one of the [...]
Day One. Made myself a new pair of rock skis on the Plateau this morning, but still pretty sweet to be skiing on snow. Even cooler to be getting snow reports from folks back home in Hayward and Minneapolis. The ground is frozen and it won’t take much more snow to make the skiing a lot [...]
As the final send-off before a winter on the road, I spent a week back in Minneapolis catching up with friends and getting skiers fired up for the season ahead. A highlight of some of the events during a full tour include: the CXC Hoigaard’s SuperFit getting skiers outfitted with new equipment, leading a USSA [...]
Big weekend of SuperFits, presentations, and clinics in the Twin Cities. I’m kicking back tonight to watch the Packer Sunday Night Game. Check back tomorrow for a recap of the weekend’s events. For now, plan to swing into Finn Sisu tomorrow (Monday night from 6-7pm) for an Olympic Slideshow and stories from last winter–and get fired [...]
Tossed on my snow skis for the first time in North America this season. Temps in Hayward have been getting well below freezing during the cold, starry nights. That’s made conditions perfect for early morning frost skiing. Just 15 minutes of kicking around on classic boards this morning make the real season feel even closer [...]
Tossed on my snow skis for the first time in North America this season. Temps in Hayward have been getting well below freezing during the cold, starry nights. That’s made conditions perfect for early morning frost skiing. Just 15 minutes of kicking around on classic boards this morning make the real season feel even closer [...]
Interested in picking up some cool winter gear and supporting a rad cause? Check out the Middlebury Ski Team online auction, going on now. It ends Tuesday night, so check it out! While you’re there, you can bid on, among other things, two Olympic UnderArmour pull-overs: You can also pick up alpine skis, lift tickets, bike jerseys, bike [...]
The first flakes of the fall are falling outside and it’s cold and wet. Occasionally, when nothing gets posted for a while, it’s because not much exciting is going on. Other times, it’s because there’s so much going on that I simply can’t sit around on the computer. Here’s a quick recap of recent events: First of [...]
How do you end a successful rest week? Go grouse hunting. It’s harder for me to keep my training down on an easy week than it is to hit big hours on a big week. The past week was nice and relaxed. I took advantage of my time “off” to spend more time working at [...]
Got out for a night ride tonight. . .for the first time in about 10 years. I forgot how much fun riding single-track is with a light. It’s like discovering a totally new sport, chasing the crescent moon rising in the south, with the sun setting behind the hills to the west. Every Thursday night, [...]
Wow, October 14 is the one year anniversary of www.garrottkuzzy.com. It was built in one long afternoon waiting for a flight in the Albany Airport. CXC’s design specialist, Irina Komarova, is responsible for the banner graphics and technical advice for getting the site going. It’s been a great way for me to keep friends, family, and [...]
. . .to Placid Lake, Wisconsin. Great to be back home after a solid 3 week training camp. After 22 hours in the van, it felt good to wake up at home this morning to a spectacular sunrise.
Clear and windy day for the Whiteface time trial. 5 miles, all uphill. Oh, yeah. The women’s field was much smaller than the men’s, but still included the fastest women in the country. Things were a pretty tight in the men’s pack, especially off the start. Tad Elliott (two l’s, two t’s — gotta love the double letters), [...]
Beautiful view from the finish of the Whiteface TT 2009. Maybe it’ll be a little nicer tomorrow!
One of my favorite workouts is bounding. One of my favorite places to bound is Whiteface. One of my favorite seasons is Fall in the Adirondacks. Needless to say, it was cool to get out and hammer up the mountain this morning with the crew. Crisp, dialed, fast, and fun. Great day to be a [...]