News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Tour de Tart in Two Weeks

Are you ready to hit the trails for an evening ride to Suttons Bay! Now in its 7th year, Tour de TART – a one-way bike ride from Traverse City to Suttons Bay – will take place Friday, July 27.,

By Missy Luyk
Jul 14, 2007

16 Named to 2008 US Cross Country Ski Team

World Cup podium performers Andy Newell, Torin Koos and Kikkan Randall will lead the largest U.S. Cross Country Ski Team in 16 years. Three Northern Michigan University skiers make the team.,

By US Ski Team
Jul 13, 2007

40 Top Midwest Athletes Spend Week Training and Testing

Great sunny weather and over three dozen committed athletes highlighted the week in the Central Region. Top regional coaches and US Ski Team coaches led athletes through a week of testing, education and training.,

By CXC Skiing
Jul 12, 2007

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'Can't miss' Ski and Snowboard Hall, says Rand McNally

The U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is highlighted as a 'can't miss' stop in Rand McNally's new Midwest Getaway Guide. ,

By US Ski Team
Jul 12, 2007

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Biathletes cross border, share training

'These athletes were probably doing 32 to 36 [miles per hour] on the steep downs,' Sweetser said. 'They all hit above 18 mph on the gradual down and flat.',

By Julia Bayly
Jul 12, 2007

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Photos of Junior National Team Rockin’ the Colorado Rockies.

The Minnesota members of the Junior National Team have been training in Winter Park, CO. The goals of the two-week high altitude training camp were high volume and pushing themselves to the next level.,

By US Biathlon Association
Jul 11, 2007

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CXC Birkie Summer Cap at Telemark

Central Cross Country Ski Association with the support of the American Birkebeiner is pleased to announce the 2007 CXC/Birkie Big Summer Camp at Telemark Resort. This camp is open to all levels of XC skiers; Middle/High School through Masters.,

By CXC Skiing
Jul 10, 2007

Biathlon Training Camp Wraps Up with Competitions

New Gloucester, ME, July 9. The US Biathlon Team concluded its second major training camp of the season over the weekend with precision shooting tests and a rollerski biathlon competition at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, VT.,

By US Biathlon Association
Jul 10, 2007

Smigun, Ulvang, The USST and You on World Cup

Check this out - you guided by Smigun in Estonia and Ulvang in Norway on the World Cup with the US Ski Team...,

By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
Jul 9, 2007

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Vancouver Boasts New Cross Country Facilities for 2010 Olympics

Work to build a brand-new 2010 Olympic Cross-Country, Biathlon and Ski Jumping venue in Callaghan Valley is on schedule. While the British Columbian wilderness has posed some very unique challenges, the project should be complete by this autumn.,

By FIS
Jul 9, 2007

Wall-mounted Vasa Ergometer much more ski-like

So what's the difference between using the Vasa Erg as it ships (horizontally) versus mounting it on the wall? Everything!

By Mike Muha
Jul 8, 2007

National Junior Biathlon Team Training in Colorado

Six members of the National Junior Team are in the midst of a two-week high altitude training camp in Colorado.,

By US Biathlon Association
Jul 7, 2007