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FasterSkierJuly 12, 2017
The following recap was written by Justin Beckwith, info@fasterskier.com. The
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GeneralInterviewsNewsRegional / LocalQ&A: Beckwith’s Return to Skiing as NENSA Competitive Program Director
Ian TovellJune 22, 2017
About a year and a half after Colin Rodgers. GMVS went through some transitions. I am staying in the Mad River Valley, which is amazing; another great part of the job is that I get to stay where I am and sort of create some of that vision and move it in a way. It’s a pretty cool job, it’s a very cool lifestyle, it’s something that I am so passionate about. I was just...
GeneralInterviewsJuniorsNewsBeckwith Leaves GMVS, Kuzzy and Howe Hired to Run Academy’s Nordic Program
Alex KochonOctober 8, 2015
After nearly nine years with the Green Mountain Valley School nordic team, Justin Beckwith decided to leave his post as head coach and program director in August and has been aiding in the transition with coach Katrina Howe and new director Garrott Kuzzy.
XCFeedsGMVS goes West: Bozeman to Sun Valley
EvanNovember 19, 2012
The other day we skied at Lindley Park in the morning, then drove to Sun Valley by way of West Yellowstone. The first stop on the trip was a vantage point of Big Sky, which looked pretty triumphant at midday when we drove by.We stopped off at West brie...
XCFeedsGMVS Western tour: Bozeman to Sun Valley
EvanNovember 19, 2012
Here are a few photos from last week's stay in Bozeman. We're actually in Sun Valley now, and found some awesome snow conditions up at Galena pass this afternoon. More pictures from that (and our epic hike to Pioneer Cabin two days ago) will follow. Fo...
XCFeedsReflections Of Old Snow.
FasterSkierNovember 17, 2012
As we wait for the winter to trickle in to the West, here is a fun little video I made in 2008 when I was trying to ski the Catamount Trail between races and training.The team is currently in Sun Valley taking a rest day as we prepare for the first rac...
XCFeedsSnowy hike up Sugarbush on Voting Day
EvanNovember 6, 2012
We woke up to snow in the mountains, so we decided to shift our rollerski workout to a ski walking threshold workout at Mt. Ellen. The morning was super cold, and we started on bare ground looking just uphill at snow. Some of it was natural, but we wal...
XCFeedsEnd of October
EvanOctober 30, 2012
It's been a busy couple of weeks here at the end of October. We have settled into a nice training rhythm and everyone is doing a great job balancing skiing, school, soccer, play, college applications, and everything else that is happening right now.Thi...
XCFeedsEnd of October
EvanOctober 30, 2012
It's been a busy couple of weeks here at the end of October. We have settled into a nice training rhythm and everyone is doing a great job balancing skiing, school, soccer, play, college applications, and everything else that is happening right now.Thi...
XCFeedsSettling into Fall in Vermont
EvanOctober 12, 2012
See below for more bounding pictures!We've had great and varied training since returning from Italy to Vermont. It is nice to settle into the daily routine, and we have a great rhythm going with the team firing on all cylinders. Below are photos from a...
XCFeedsFirst Snow of 2012 – Mad River Glen Bounding
FasterSkierOctober 8, 2012
The classic photo: stolen from Mad River Glen Facebook Page.
XCFeedsNational Week Foliage
FasterSkierOctober 7, 2012
Here is a picture to sum up the week and mood of the GMVS team for the past week. Our new mascot, "Tiroler," pronounced, Tirol--E, is keeping the stoke up! We had a solid week -- the recipe for the week included a Nationals Simulation: Clas...
The group pauses at the edge of the trail looking down over Switzerland.The skies were sunny for our second day up above 10,000 feet on the Stelvio Glacier. An inch or two of fresh snow made the skiing slow but we couldn't have asked for better conditi...
XCFeeds4km Roller Test with Italian Sud Tirol Team
EvanOctober 2, 2012
On the second week of camp we had a test with the Sud Tirol Team. Skiers from throughout the region get together several times throughout the year and it's worked out nicely that they have visited Mals while we have been there the past three year...
XCFeedsAnnual Smuggler’s Route Hike: Italy to Switzerland
EvanSeptember 28, 2012
Every year one of the highlights in the Italy trip is a long hike along a smuggler's route from Italy to Switzerland. After a legendary bad weather excursion two years ago, we have had pristine weather for the trek, which affords unbelievable views in ...
XCFeedsBack in the USA.
FasterSkierSeptember 25, 2012
Stay tuned this week for a bunch of video and photo updates from our two week training camp in the Sud Tirol region. We had a great camp with alum Antoine St-Louis, Bend Nordic's, Ryan St.Clair, and our current team.We were able to ski on the Ste...
XCFeedsGMVS On Snow in Italy!
EvanSeptember 19, 2012
The groomer put down some fresh tracks for us and we skated in paradise at the Stelvio Glacier on Monday afternoon. We had mostly sunny skies and it was warm but not too warm for 3-4 loops of the switchback trails up at 10,000 feet.For half of the grou...
XCFeedsGMVS in Italy: Baseball, Rollerskiing, Kayaking
EvanSeptember 17, 2012
A happy group on the water! Make sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page for more kayaking photos.It's been a whirlwind here in Italy, with a great variety of training. We are about to drive up to the Stelvio Glacier for our first day on snow, bu...
XCFeedsHeidi at Lake Placid
FasterSkierSeptember 15, 2012
Look for the black shirt and pink helmet. Go Heid Go!