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First Tracks and Timeless Traditions: Inside the West Yellowstone Ski Festival & Clinics

Matthew VoisinNovember 7, 2025

When the first real snow falls in West Yellowstone, everything changes. The sound of car tires gives way to the swish of skis; coffee shops fill with cold hands and red cheeks; and this small Montana town of 1,100 becomes the epicenter of cross-country skiing in North America. A Small Town With a Big Nordic Heart Each Thanksgiving week, thousands of skiers descend on West Yellowstone for the Yellowstone Fall Ski Festival—an event that blends...

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Corners and Confidence: Kate Oldham’s Steady Rise to the U.S. Ski Team

Matthew VoisinOctober 27, 2025

At the World Championships last winter, a slushy, rutted corner near the finish line became a proving ground for precision and poise. The turn was taking down skiers all week — an icy edge here, a soft patch there — the kind of technical trap that can shake even the most seasoned racers. On the U.S. team’s final course preview, Jessie Diggins, Julia Kern, Rosie Brennan, and newcomer Kate Oldham took turns testing different lines....

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Erika Flowers Balances Life and Wins

Jason AlbertSeptember 23, 2019

Just shy of thirty-years-old, Bozeman’s Erika Flowers stills revs her aerobic engine up and over the big hills. The news that she had won the 50-kilometer The Rut mountain running race at Big Sky Resort outside Bozeman, Montana was a surprise to some — primarily to Flowers herself. She pulled away from full-time ski training last winter, but the 9,951 feet of climbing during The Rut proved she’s a multi-sport talent. Even with her reduced...

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Glacier Nordic Club Seeks Head Coach

FasterSkierMay 1, 2018

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Who’s Still Skiing? More People Than You May Think

Gavin KentchApril 25, 2018

This article has been updated with additional information on pro skiers who volunteered with Skiku, and additional pictures from Montana and New York. * * * It’s the last week of April. Skier New Year, May 1, looms next Tuesday. It’s roughly six months till So, caveat lector: Just because your favorite skier has been taking a well-deserved break from finding and curating Instagram-worthy content for your enjoyment, this doesn’t mean that they’ve been sitting on their...

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Former Olympian Comes Out of Retirement to Race at Seeley Lake

FasterSkierDecember 20, 2016

(Press release) Seeley Lake ROCKS is pleased to announce that John Morton, former Olympic Nordic Skier, will participate in the Peter Hale Memorial Race to be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017, in Seeley Lake, MT. Morton is very familiar with Seeley’s ski trails. He knows the existing Seeley Creek Nordic Trails system well, and worked on the proposed Fawn Creek trail system that is bringing such excitement to the regional ski community. “We are...

General Lifestyle News

The Wedding Proposal: SMST2 Teammates Flowers and Newell Get Engaged

Gabby NaranjaJuly 15, 2016

After four years of dating, Stratton Mountain School teammates and couple Andy Newell and Erika Flowers are engaged. "So much can happen in professional athletics and Erika and I wanted to enjoy each other’s company before we have to grow up and get serious," Newell said.

General Lifestyle Resources Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Backyard Climbing Endurance and How to Make Your Own Wall

Gabby NaranjaJune 22, 2016

The call to climb can be strong, especially if the place to climb is located in your backyard. This week, we caught up with avid rock climber Jason Brenden for a Wednesday Workout that involves traversing the holds and building strength, all on a homemade wall. "I just didn't want to pay for a gym membership," he explained.

General News

Small Montana Town Working to Create a Big Nordic Ski Vision

Mark VosburghFebruary 10, 2015

Inspired by the Maine Winter Sports Center, a small Montana community formed the Seeley Lake Regional Outdoor Center for Kinetic Sports (ROCKS) in 2010, and this spring, ROCKS will file an application to build a new Seeley Lake nordic-ski venue. If all goes according to plan, the area would be one of six venues with D-category homologation.

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Abundant Snow, Big Smiles at 2014 Yellowstone Ski Festival

FasterSkierNovember 24, 2014

The trails were bustling in West Yellowstone, Mont., on Monday, as skiers from across the country gathered on the Rendezvous Ski Trails for the 2014 Yellowstone Ski Festival.

2014 Yellowstone Ski Festival Race Invitation

West YellowstoneOctober 13, 2014

HERE with a small fee. Checks payable to West Yellowstone Chamber, USSA waiver required. This race is open to ALL skiers. Competitive racers have the chance to earn points and citizen racers can test their skills against the sport’s top athletes. 1.3K course, Men and Women. Freestyle technique. 9 AM Qualifiers. 15 second intervals with 5 minute break between mens and womens races. Top 30 men and women senior/master proceed to quarterfinals; top 12 junior...

Dryland Lifestyle Opinion Reviews Training

Rollerskiing for the Rest of Us? A Beginner’s Guide

Mark VosburghJune 2, 20143

Are your a winter warrior but springtime sally when it comes to skiing? This author asks the question that several not-so-elite skiers might be dying to ask: are rollerskis right for us mortals, and if so, how do we use them without risking road rash?

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West Yellowstone by the Numbers

Alex KochonNovember 27, 20133

You don't have to be a ski nerd or history buff to think this stuff is interesting. A century ago, West Yellowstone was just getting its starts as a tourist town -- one that had to deal with excessive cold and ever-piling snow. What to do? Ski!

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Ski Clinics & Kids at the Yellowstone Ski Festival

West YellowstoneNovember 12, 2013

November 26-30, 2013 There is snow in the air and on the ground in West Yellowstone, and now is a great time to check out the ski clinic options over Thanksgiving week at the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Great coaches, video technique review, and more. Whether you are an avid recreationalist, racer, or new to the sport, the goal is to make you a better skier. The YSF clinics provide a solid understanding of technique,...

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The 34th Annual Rendezvous Race will be held on March 2, 2013

West YellowstoneFebruary 20, 2013

There are just over two weeks until the cannon fires for the 34th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race, on March 2, 2013. Make plans now to participate in this historic race, and experience some of the best skiing the world has to offer in West Yellowstone, Montana. Race organizers are already busy marking the course and making final preparations for the event. If you have been to West Yellowstone at any time this season, you’ll know that the Rendezvous Ski Trails are in outstanding shape!

Continental Cup Racing

Liebsch Triumphs at Yellowstone SuperTour Opener

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2012

Weeks of altitude training clearly paid off for Matt Liebsch (Borton Volvo XC United) in the first race of the year. The pride of the Midwest won the SuperTour 9 k freestyle on Friday morning on a fast but challenging point-to-point course looking like he had gas left in the tank.

Continental Cup News Racing

Brennan Attacks Grueling Course to Win Yellowstone SuperTour Opener

Alex KochonNovember 23, 2012

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. – The distance course on the South Plateau wasn’t too bad if you didn’t think about it too much. The 9-kilometer freestyle race – the first of the 2012/2013 U.S. SuperTour series – netted a slight elevation gain of about 300 feet from start to finish. A course profile indicated that the terrain was rolling. No problem. Try racing it. The individual start began around 7,260 feet above sea level, which is...

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Grooming the Plateau (Exclusive Video)

Alex KochonNovember 22, 2012

There's only one nordic groomer in West Yellowstone and that's Doug Edgerton. Founder and president of the world-famous Yellowstone Track Systems, Edgerton let FasterSkier ride along while he groomed South Plateau early Wednesday morning.

Continental Cup General Regional / Local

West Organizers Work Hard to Get Skiers on Snow

Alex KochonNovember 21, 2012

A week ago, Yellowstone Ski Festival organizers saw the writing on the wall and started planning ahead. They might not get much snow, but they were going to get people to the white stuff somehow. For the first time, they offered a shuttle system to the South Plateau, which required some timely logistics.

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Canadian Women, World Cup Academy Start Camp in Whitefish

Alex KochonAugust 17, 2012

Welcome the land of fried chicken. That’s what Alberta World Cup Academy and Canadian development team skier Kevin Sandau saw on his drive down to Whitefish, Mont., when he tweeted a photo of a license plate: Montana. Treasure State. FRDCHKN. The entire World Cup Academy (AWCA), with two weeks in Sweden, where she trained with the U.S. and Swedish national women’s teams in Sälen and Torsby. She’s taking a little breather in Canada first. In...

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