News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
2011 Southern Ontario Training Camp
Check out the dryland exercises in the second half of the video. This 5 day camp featured over 100 athletes and 30 coaches from Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland.
By Jim Mihell
Sep 6, 2011
Athlete Spotlight: Simi Hamilton
I have a very competitive personality, so cross country racing seemed like a great thing to start doing when I was about 12 or 13. That and my mom basically forced me to do it...
By USSA
Sep 1, 2011
Elite cross-country skiing linked to increased risk of subsequent arrhythmias
A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training.
By European Society of Cardiology
Aug 31, 2011
Tech Trails now one of nation's top six cross-country ski courses
Thanks to recent improvements, the Tech Trails now qualify for national and international cross country ski races, one of only six such systems in the nation, according to the team that did all the hard work.
By Dennis Walikainen
Aug 30, 2011
Giant Labor Day Weekend Sale & Free Ski Walking Clinic
A hot summer is usually followed by a cool winter! Get ready this Labor Day weekend as we present the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Labor Day Weekend Sale!
By Bob Frye
Aug 29, 2011
Czech skier Petr Novak wins Kangaroo Hoppet
The first skier across the line in the premier 30km Freestyle event was Petr Novak from the Czech Republic, making it the third time in the event’s 21 year history that a Czech skier has won.
By FIS
Aug 29, 2011
Kangaroo Hoppet on 27 August 2011
Unusually warm weather over the last four weeks has affected snow conditions. With fine weather expected for the next week it has been decided to use an alternative course on the plateau above Falls Creek village.
By FIS
Aug 25, 2011
NTN to remove XC ski trail lights
The Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) has been unable to raise money to continue lighting a cross country ski trail at the Forestville trailhead in Marquette, Michigan.
By Mike Muha
Aug 24, 2011
The mechanics of ski walking and ski bounding
An excellent CXC Skiing video showing how to ski walk (one foot always on the ground) and ski bound (some air time) with correct technique.
By Mike Muha
Aug 23, 2011
Photos of the Kensington-Milford Connector path contruction
The paved "rollerski" connector between Kensinton Metropark's bike path and the Milford-Kensington Bikeway is almost done...
By Mike Muha
Aug 22, 2011
Rollerki race up Whiteface Mountain, Sept 17
The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the 5th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Saturday, September 17 at 8:00 am.
By NYSEF
Aug 16, 2011
CXC-Salomon Super Fit Weekends
Get your cross country skis superbly fitted and selected on the state of the art 3D pressure mat by CXC Team athletes and coaches. (Minnesota and Wisconson only...)
By CXC Skiing
Aug 15, 2011
