Coon Valley, WI – Mt. Borah Custom Nordic, based out of Coon Valley, Wisconsin will again be supplying Steinbock Racing with their 2011 custom race kits. In its inaugural year, Steinbock racing had an incredibly successful year of race results, and thanks to Mt. Borah Custom the herd could not have looked any better. “The material, fit and performance of the custom suits was second to none and the design was outstanding. Across the country...
Steinbock Racing is down to one skier: Chris Cook. Entering its second season the team has seen some major changes. For starters, two-thirds of the team is pursuing other careers.
What do you do when you can’t keep up with Andy Newell? For most of us, the answer is that we continue on with our normal lives, content to compete for a spot in the elite wave at the American Birkebeiner rather than the top spot on a World Cup podium. But Steinbock Racing’s Chris Cook was not so easily deterred. Instead of giving up, he turned to a sprint workout: sets of all-out 30-second...
By Zack Simons, 2010 Boulder MT Tour Champion This past weekend marked another spectacular weekend in Ketchum, Idaho- home of the Boulder Mountain Tour. The BMT is an exceptional race. The weather is typically perfect, the snow abundant and the scenery is unbeatable. The 32km, point-to-point course, trends downhill and the gradual terrain provides ample challenge for the novice and an exciting, high-speed finish for many of the country’s top racers. This past weekend I...
Sun Valley, ID — Zack Simons successfully defended his Boulder Mountain Tour title, while Evelyn Dong improved on her third place finish in 2009 to take the title in 2010. Simons captured the title in a tight race that saw the top four places separated by less than three seconds. Edged to second place was Didrik Smith, finishing just three-tenths of a second behind Simons. Marshall Greene, 1.4 seconds off Smith’s pace, finished third. The...
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to ski in the Noquemanon Ski Marathon in Marquette, MI. If you have not yet had the opportunity to ski this race, and you have a propensity for long ski races, you should put this event on your calendar for next season. The terrain, excellent snow, technical and demanding trails, and the one-of-a-kind U.P. scenery all combine to create a memorable weekend. This year’s Noque featured some transformed,...
Midway through the season, Steinbock Racing is charging ahead at full-throttle. The Steinbock crew has had some great results thus far, and big plans are in store for the rest of the season. Chris Cook has raced every SuperTour venue thus far. After a successful weekend in the Methow Valley, Cook is now the proud owner of the SuperTour overall leader’s bib. The Methow saw some interesting conditions for the weekend of racing, and a...
Mother Nature continues to vex me. I wait all year for snow and instead of providing a blizzard of epic proportions where I can wake up to a thick blanket of white stuff, I have to deal with m.n. putting just enough snow on the ground to make it ...
Mother Nature continues to vex me. I wait all year for snow and instead of providing a blizzard of epic proportions where I can wake up to a thick blanket of white stuff, I have to deal with m.n. putting just enough snow on the ground to make it ...
Chris Cook Interview at Soldier Hollow from Andrew Johnson on Vimeo. The first, of a potentially weekly, segment featuring Wisconsin fashion and football insights.
Chris Cook Interview at Soldier Hollow from Andrew Johnson on Vimeo. The first, of a potentially weekly, segment featuring Wisconsin fashion and football insights.
If you have 10 minutes, it won't be wasted on this video. This is an ESPN segment from 1985, which covers a 30 k freestyle World Cup race in Biwabik, Minnesota. It's real cold on this day (-5 F) and these guys are just getting into skating. But the sn...
If you have 10 minutes, it won't be wasted on this video. This is an ESPN segment from 1985, which covers a 30 k freestyle World Cup race in Biwabik, Minnesota. It's real cold on this day (-5 F) and these guys are just getting into skating. But the sn...
“On 24 October, people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history. At over 5200 events around the world, people gathered to call for strong action and bold leadership on the climate crisis” (www.steinbockracing.com. More information on 350.org, including thousands of pictures from events around the world, can be found at
PARK CITY, UT – On Saturday, October 24th, Steinbock Racing will host the 350.org/Steinbock Invitational, a rollerski race at Soldier Hollow, in Midway, UT. While the 350.org/Steinbock Invitational will provide a great racing opportunity for rollerskiers of all abilities, it’s also one of over 3500 actions taking place in over 160 countries around the globe as a part of the 350.org International Day of Climate Action. Founded by author and environmentalist Bill McKibben,