News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Time to plan for the Yellowstone Ski Festival

The West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the dates for the 2008 Yellowstone Ski Festival. Join over three thousand other Nordic ski enthusiasts in West Yellowstone during the Thanksgiving week.

By Yellowstone Ski Festival
Sep 14, 2008

Optimizing the Olympic legacy: A brief look at the 2010 Nordic venue

For the brand new Nordic venue, the initial layout already included not only the Winter Games requirements, but also additional components that might be critical for successful operations in the future.

By FIS
Sep 12, 2008

XC Calls Whistler Second Home

"Home course advantage is pretty high. So, we've had a lot of camps here to try to gain that advantage," said Cross Country Head Coach Pete Vordenberg.

By US Ski Team
Sep 11, 2008

CXC Skiing announces a membership rush

Central Cross Country Ski Association encourages members to sign up within the next week to receive valuable benefits.

By CXC Skiing
Sep 11, 2008

2009 Distance Champs Set For Fairbanks

For the second consecutive year, the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks, AK, will host the 2009 U.S. Distance Cross Country Championships at Birch Hill the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced Sept. 8.

By US Ski Team
Sep 10, 2008

Building the Dufour Tri-Bike

My idea for making a bike frame originated while I was experimenting with carbon fiber rollerski prototypes. I decided to shelve the rollerskis so that I could make a bike frame in time for the triathlon season.

By Yvon Dufour
Sep 10, 2008

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Sugarbomb

He beat his July time trial time - so what’s the problem? The problem is that Kris finished with his blood sugar over 300, and felt absolutely terrible during the test.

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 9, 2008

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FIS Tour de Ski preparation in full force

Lead persons with the Tour de Ski inspect the four Tour host venues for the 2008-2009 edition of the Tour.

By FIS
Sep 9, 2008

XC Trains With Yoga and Kayaking

The U.S. Disabled Cross Country Team took part in some fun and innovative training near the home of Head Coach Jon Kreamelmeyer in Frisco, CO: Yoga and kayaking

By US Ski Team
Sep 9, 2008

Whistler Sprint Relay

Today was one of a number of events and training sessions that will be considered in picking the team in the represent the US in the sprint relay at World Championships..

By Zach Caldwell
Sep 8, 2008

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Canadian Home Course

Today my fellow US Ski teammers and I traveled out to the 2010 Olympic cross-country venue, Whistler Olympic Park (becoming affectionately known as WOP), for a team sprint simulation on skate roller skis.

By Kikkan Randall & Pete Vordenberg
Sep 8, 2008

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The new direction of Nordic Combined

The new format of only on jump and a 10km race is hoped to solve problems trying to find sponsors and organizers - which also impacts chances for prize money.

By Sandra Spitz
Sep 7, 2008

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