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Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy Appoints Will Sweetser Director of Nordic Programs

FasterSkierAugust 16, 2018

(Press release) Outgoing Director Martin Benes to coach for US Paralympic Nordic Skiing Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy (SBSTA), a youth development ski team and college- preparatory high school for competitive skiers, announces the appointment of Will Sweetser as Director of Nordic Programs. Sweetser, who served as a coach for SBSTA last season, brings over 25 years of coaching experience to the position, including serving as Program Director at Carrabassett Valley Academy, Maine Winter...

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Halvorsen Accepts D-Team Nomination, Defers College for a Year

Jason AlbertMay 6, 2016

Opportunity has come knocking for Sugar Bowl Academy's 18-year-old Hannah Halvorsen. Her recent nomination to the U.S. Ski Team brings Halvorsen closer to her World Cup dreams, but she maintains she'll continue to take it day by day.

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Sugar Bowl Academy Accepting Applications for Elite Team

Sugar Bowl AcademyApril 9, 2016

Sugar Bowl Academy is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for their Elite Nordic Team for the coming 2016/2017 season. The team will provide world-class coaching and training opportunities to its athletes. Head Sugar Bowl Nordic coach Martin Benes will oversee the program along with the Sugar Bowl Academy coaching staff. Athletes will be based out of the Royal Gorge-Sugar Bowl resort and have access to the wealth of training sites in the Truckee-Tahoe...

Sun Valley SuperTour Field Reports

TokoDecember 15, 2015

(Press Release) Sun Valley SuperTour Field Reports – What the teams used in their own words: Classic Sprint Super Tour December 5, 2015. Conditions: Hard track with cold temperatures in the early morning ~7 degrees Fahrenheit warming to mid 20s during the middle of the day. Mid- low humidity and tracks set very nicely despite the warm temps the proceeding days before. Waxes Used: HF Black paraffin base. Toko HF Red. Topcoat: Toko Red 2.0...

Job Postings

Sugar Bowl Seeks Assistant Nordic Coach

BrainspiralMay 27, 2015

Sugar Bowl Ski Team and Academy on Donner Summit, Calif., is currently seeking an assistant Nordic ski coach.

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Wednesday Workout: The Drifter Time Trial at Tahoe Donner XC

BrainspiralJune 18, 20141

This week's workout comes from Far West coach Mark Nadell on the very day that his athletes, as well as the Auburn Ski Club and Sugar Bowl Academy skiers, will be doing the “Drifter Time Trial” at Tahoe Donner XC in Truckee, Calif. Course records have some weight; they were set by Noah Hoffman in 2007 and Caitlin Gregg just last year in 2013.

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SuperTour Finals Extras: Quotes from the Climb

BrainspiralApril 9, 2013

After heaving themselves up Mt. Disney at Sugar Bowl Resort, several of top finishers were pretty animated about the 6 k hill climb on the last day of SuperTour Finals. Here are some of the best quotes outside of the men’s and women’s race reports.

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Bjornsen Digs Deep, Bests Freeman in Hill Climb for First SuperTour Finals Title

Alex KochonApril 8, 2013

Erik Bjornsen thought he was done for. The 21-year-old U.S. Ski Team and APU skier had gone out too hard, too early in Monday’s 6 k freestyle hill climb before the real ascent up Sugar Bowl Resort even started. Somehow, he found at least three more gears and beat Kris Freeman to the top for his first SuperTour Finals title.