News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Vasa Ski Club doublepole time trial results

Here are the results from last Thursday's (June 17, 2011) rollerski double pole time trial...

By Eli Brown
Jun 21, 2011

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Skate Sprint Speeds: 10 seconds to faster skiing

USST and Canadian National Team do a skate sprint speed session at Mt Bachelor in Bend Oregan on May 26, 2011.

By Bryan Fish
Jun 20, 2011

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T-Rex Tri Series: 2011 Triceratops Tri ranked results

The official T-Rex Triathlon results page doesn't provide rankings for each leg of the triathlon, so I've done the sorting for last nights 2011 Triceratops Tri.

By MIke Muha
Jun 16, 2011

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Traverse City: Beach town, foodie town, now a cycling town?

Know for decades as a beach town, and more recently as an up-and-coming “foodie” destination, Traverse City is becoming a serious bicyling city,

By Michael Norton
Jun 15, 2011

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FIS Congress makes World Cup changes

Decisions of interest from the FIS Congress meetings held during the FIS meetings that took place in Portoroz, Slovenia June 1-4, 2011. Here is a summary of the most important approved items affecting cross country skiing.

By USSA
Jun 14, 2011

Nordic updates from the USSA & FIS Congress

At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Sport Committee approved the following changes

By USSA
Jun 13, 2011

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Rollerski doublepole time trial in Traverse City this Friday

The first of a series of open rollerski "races" takes place this coming Friday nite. 6pm in Williamsburg on Bates/Sayler Road. The time trial is about a quarter mile long gradual uphill double pole only individual test race.

By Eli Brown
Jun 13, 2011

Fire & Ice: Summer on snow XC Ski Camp

Fire and Ice, the latest cross country ski camp on groomed trails in the US will take place from June 16-20 on the trails of Mt. Bachelor, the only camp in the US offering the opportunity for skiers to ski on World Class trails with impeccable grooming.

By MBSEF
Jun 10, 2011

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CXC XC Ski Camps begin

CXC Skiing summer camps for cross country skiers - juniors, masters, coaches - are about to being.

By CXC Skiing
Jun 9, 2011

Ahmed, Dubay, lead incoming St. Scholastica skiers in 2012

The St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing team goes into its sixth season with some impressive new fire power on both the women's and men's sides.

By St. Scholastica Nordic Skiing
Jun 7, 2011

Too late to enter the 2012 Vasaloppet...

This week the number of entries for the 2012 Vasaloppet reached the registration ceiling, set at 15,800 participants. This means that Vasaloppet is once again fully booked and perhaps more popular than ever.

By FIS
Jun 7, 2011

Freeman named NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year

Following an impressive senior campaign in 2010-11, Green Bay Nordic skier Carolyn Freeman (Ely, Minn.) has been selected as the NCAA Central Region's Female Athlete of the Year. The award was voted on by the region's coaches.

By Green Bay Athletics
Jun 6, 2011

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