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.
Madshus, the world’s leading performance Nordic ski company, is thrilled to announce Erin Moening and Conner Truskowski as the winners ofthe inaugural Peter Hale Memorial Scholarship. With nominations received from all across the country, the selected recipients were chosen based on exemplifying the following criteria: • High school-aged athlete (14 to 18-years-old) • Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to Nordic skiing within his/her community • An exceptional ambassador for the sport • Demonstrates great potential as outlined...
Peter Hale didn't just sell skis: he gave them out, discounted them, and made sure that enthusiastic young skiers had them if they needed them. Madshus is offering a scholarship to do the same thing, based not on a young skier's speed but also on their involvement in the ski community.
SATURDAY FEB. 8, 2014 Location: RICH RANCH, SEELEY LAKE, MT Welcome to the first Peter Hale Memorial Race & Tour. Peter was a dearly loved figure here in the American Nordic ski community. His love of the sport, determination and genial nature made him an industry icon. He was generous with his time and knowledge with new ski programs, promising Nordic racers, ski shops, and just anyone that loved this lifetime sport. We are thankful...
Mention the name 'Peter Hale' and you'll be hard-pressed to find someone that doesn't think he was one of the nicest, most giving people in the U.S. nordic industry -- and it wasn't because he was a salesman. In fact, making money might have been least important to Hale; he was in it for the athletes.
Peter Hale, a fixture in the US Nordic community for decades has been battling with cancer for several years. The group of friends who have been caring for Peter has the following update on Peter's condition and instructions on how to send good wishes.
Note: This is the last piece in a three-part series following several groups of biathletes as they negotiate the college question. part two looked at USBA’s 2007-2010 Development Team. In November, 2011, Casey Smith was named Junior Biathlete of the Year for 2011 by the United States Biathlon Association (USBA). In a European country, that might mean a pat on the back from a coach at practice, perhaps an honorary celebration thrown by an athlete’s...
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Three quarters of the way through Saturday’s U.S. national championship in the 50 k classic, when the men’s pack began the process of whittling itself down, an unfamiliar figure emerged from the mix into the lead group. Tucked into a sea of U.S. Ski Team and club uniforms, it was easy to miss the tiny form of Yuma Yoshida, who can’t stand much taller than five-and-a-half feet. But by the time the race wound down,...
