News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Labor Day: Roller Ski Clinic, Yoga, Nordic Walking, Sale at XCHQ
Cross Country Ski Headquarters to host Roller Ski Clinic, Yoga for Skiers, Nordic Pole Walking Demo, and Giant Close-Out Sale over Labor Day Weekend Mark your calendars for the annual Labor Day Weekend Sale at Cross Country Ski Headquarters! August 30th
By Mariah Frye
Aug 22, 2013
50K is back for 2014 White Pine Stampede; 20k finish moves
The 50K is back for the White Pine Stampede. And there's a new finish for the 20K: the 20K finish will finish along side the 50K at Summit Village at Shanty Creek.
By Mike Muha
Aug 21, 2013
Rollerski breaks record for longest rollerski
Venezuela's Cesar Baena smashed his previous record distance of 2,246.21 kilometres from Stockholm, Sweden, to Oslo, Norway, between 11 May and 5 July 2012, by travelling over 2,500 this time, although the new record still has to be ratified by Guinness.
By Laurie Blake
Aug 7, 2013
Birkie Registration over 7,000 ... Almost 75% full
The number of registrations for the 2014 Swix American Birkebeiner events on February 22 has jumped to over 7,000, heading toward the cap of 10,300 skiers.
By American Birkebeiner
Aug 6, 2013
Michigan Cup skiers need for 100k relay running race
John Gravlin had a fun idea of trying to get a Michigan Cup team of men and women or a co-ed team together to run the Top of Michigan 100k relay race from Gaylord to Mackinaw. It is a six legged race of varying distances from 7 miles to 16 miles.
By Ann Wagar
Jul 18, 2013
Swix signs as title sponsor of American Birkebeiner Ski Events
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is proud to announce a two-year commitment from Swix Sport USA as title sponsor of the American Birkebeiner cross country ski events.
By Andy Canniff and Susan Kendrick
Jul 11, 2013
Downhill in cross country skiing
Downhill skiing is thrilling challenges in high speed that doesn't cost that much energy and gives you a great feeling for the snow, but still a lot of skiers are afraid of the technique and very few are actually focusing on it.
By Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre
Jul 2, 2013
Know where you're starting from
It makes good sense to test at the beginning of the training year so that you have a baseline from which to measure your progress.
By Suzanne Hudson
Jun 24, 2013
USSA Level 100 Technique Clinic on July 7
CXC Skiing is sponsoring a USSA Level 100 Technique Clinic on July 7, 2013 between 2:00pm and 4:30pm CDT at Lake Owen Resort (14580 Resort Rd, Cable, WI 54821 - Meet at 1:45PM).
By Yuriy Gusev
Jun 23, 2013
Screening for cross country skiing
Do you have the optimal flexibility, stability and mobility for cross country skiing? Curious to find out? We will bring you the tools you need in this video. Let Anders Södergren, HC Holmberg and Kim Hébert-Loiser be your guides.
By Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre
Jun 14, 2013
The role of the pole in cross country skiing
What do we know about the modern ski-pole? Well it's important for power transfer in upper body work. So which pole is the best pole? Can we measure this in any way other than length?
By Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre
Jun 13, 2013
Birkie hosts 16-Nation Worldloppet Annual Meeting
On June 13-16, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation will host delegates from all 16 nations of the Worldloppet Ski Federation at the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting in Hayward/Cable, Wisconsin.
By Susan Kendrick
Jun 12, 2013
