Noah Hoffman

It’s been a long day. I started this morning at 8 with a three hour classic ski with my Team Homegrown teammates. Here’s the group after the ski: Here’s my teammate Sylvan Ellefson: I drove directly from the ski to … Continue reading →

This morning I went on an hour and a half skate roller ski with my Team Homegrown teammates. From left to right above: Sylvan Ellefson, Ryan Scott, Christian Shanley, me, Max Scrimgeour, and Tony Ryerson. Here’s Tony after the ski: This afternoon … Continue reading →

This morning I went to the Aspen Rotary Club Meeting with my dad. It was fun to see a lot of people I had not seen in a while. Plus the breakfast is fantastic. When I go with my dad … Continue reading →

I had the day off of training today. I spent the day trying to get organized before leaving tomorrow for Vail. I won’t be back in Aspen (except a quick trip on Saturday for the fundraiser!) until after the first … Continue reading →

There was a bear getting into our neighbor’s trash this morning. He didn’t seem to mind all the people around. Apparently the bear-proof trash cans around here aren’t very effective. My workout this morning was a three hour run on the Hunter … Continue reading →

I classic roller skied for two hours this morning up the beautiful Castle Creek Valley. To my pleasant surprise, they repaved the entire 12 mile length of the road since I last skied it. I tend to talk about how … Continue reading →

I haven’t been in Aspen since mid-August. I had a good low key day at home. I skate roller skied for two hours by myself this morning and went for an hour run this afternoon. I spent the middle of … Continue reading →

I have not yet achieved my goal of qualifying for the US Ski Team’s A Team. The US Ski Team does not fund B Team athletes for any flights, room, or board while travelling and competing on the World Cup. … Continue reading →

We left the hotel at 5 this morning for the Calgary airport. The airport is an hour and a half drive from Canmore. After dropping us off, our great coaches drove (or are driving) all the way back to Salt … Continue reading →

Today was the Frozen Thunder Classic Sprint Race put on by Cross Country Canada. It was professionally run and super well organized. I didn’t ski as well as I have in the past. The top 16 skiers from the individual … Continue reading →

This morning the US Ski Team did a skate speed session. The workout was two hours long with 18 by 15 second speeds. Here’s my teammate Kris Freeman before the session: Speeds are continuously a struggle for me. My sprint … Continue reading →

This morning I did an hour and a half double pole only (a classic technique using only my arms) by myself. Some of the hills on the 1.8 kilometer loop are tough to double pole up. It was a bit … Continue reading →

Kris Freeman and I skate skied for three and a half hours this morning on the 1.8 kilometer loop here in Canmore. We did somewhere around 38 laps. It was again cold enough to make snow, and we are hopeful … Continue reading →

This morning the US Ski Team did a 10 kilometer individual start classic race on the 2 kilometer loop here in Canmore, Alberta. I had a pretty good day. I lost to my teammate Kris Freeman, but I was closer … Continue reading →

It was cold enough to make snow here in Canmore, Alberta today! This morning’s workout was a 2.5 hour classic ski. The loop was crowded and we did a lot of laps. There were some near collisions (and some actual … Continue reading →

It snowed on and off all day here in Canmore. Kris Freeman and I got up early to do a skate intensity session before the two kilometer loop got too crowded. Even though we started skiing in the dark at … Continue reading →

We woke up in beautiful Canmore, Alberta today. Canmore, like other places around the world, saved snow from last season to provide an on-snow training opportunity before there is natural snow and before it’s cold enough to make snow. They … Continue reading →