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Year: 2007 ×

Headquarters builds bigger hill

The enlargement of the West Hill will result in higher elevation and it will change the south face to an east face where the winter sun will not be as direct.,

By Bob Frye
Nov 1, 2007

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Go Faster Demo Center announced for southern Wisconson

The Bicycle Doctor Nordic Ski Shop in Dousman, Wisconsin will be an official Demo Center for the new cutting edge Go Faster ski skating boot and binding system for the southern Wisconsin region this winter.,

By Joseph Gollinger
Nov 1, 2007

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CXC Team joins US Ski Team at Lake Placid

There was a balance between group workouts and individual team sessions. Our goal was to train on steeper and longer ascents in some of our threshold and higher intensity sessions, so many of these efforts were done on our own.,

By Bryan Fish
Nov 1, 2007

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All Up (almost)

Kris is on his way back home from Utah right now. Earlier today he did his VO2max test and the numbers look very interesting.,

By Zach Caldwell
Nov 1, 2007

Married and Pregnant on the World Cup

The new season is about to start! Here is a summary of some changes in the family lives of the World Cup athletes since last season as provided by the different National Ski Associations. (Must be something in the snow...),

By FIS
Oct 31, 2007

A as in Abandonment

An athlete may only be entered once for all Tour de Ski Stages. If she or he abandons the race in the middle of a Stage, he/she will be excluded from the rest of the Tour de Ski.,

By Tour de Ski
Oct 31, 2007

Nordic UltraTune Newsletter Out!

In this issue: Preparing for Altitude, Picking Mashus Skate Skis, dhesion: A description of Ski Drag in Wet Conditions, and Choosing Grinds / New Grinds,

By Mark Waechter
Oct 31, 2007

The Master Skier: Pre-Season 2007 in the Mail

Got my first issue of The Master Skier in the mail this weekend. You get yours? No? You belong to American Cross Country Skiers? No?

By Mike Muha
Oct 30, 2007

Toko Wax Team Offers Seminars at West Yellowstone

The Toko Tech Team will be in force at the Yellowstone Fall Camp. We'll offer a waxing kit, be at the nightly expo, and have seminars on three days during the Ski Festival.,

By Ian Harvey
Oct 30, 2007

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5th Annual Steamboat Nordic Camp

Olympians Todd Lodwick and Sarah Konrad set the tone for the top notch coaching staff. The 2-day format is an action packed, fun filled way to kick the ski season.,

By Emily Lovett
Oct 30, 2007

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Testing Camp Coming

On Monday Kris will fly out to Utah for a very quick (he flies back Tuesday) testing camp at the USST sports science facility in Park City. He may do a handful of tests, but the reason he’s flying out is for the treadmill rollerski MaxVO2 test.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 30, 2007

T as in Team Standing

The Tour Team Standing premieres at the second Tour de Ski. The Tour Team Standing is a team scoring whereby the racing times of the two best women and two best men per nation each day count for the Team Standing.,

By Tour de Ski
Oct 29, 2007