News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

First Michigan ski race of the season: Oct 23

The Vasa Ski Club in Traverse City is going to hold the first ski race of the year on October 23. We have permision to use ice shavings from a local skating rink (where the Detroit Red Wings train) to set up an out-and-back course.

By Eli Bown
Oct 13, 2010

Russian skiers's power training, Part 1

Russian skiers Legkov, Vylegjanin, Chernousov, Belov, Jmurko, Besmertnyh doing core and abs training in Oberhof (Germany).

By Maya Guseynova
Oct 12, 2010

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Utah Honors Skiing Olympians

Olympic medalists who shared a piece of history with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding's record performance in Vancouver will reunite on stage in Salt Lake City Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Utah Ski Archives' annual Ski Affair

By US Ski Team
Oct 12, 2010

Freeman and Spector overcome 50 mph winds to win Race to the Castle.

Clear sunny skis but high winds interfered with racers as they roller skied 5 miles up Whiteface Memorial Highway, a climb with an average grade of 8%.

By Mike Muha
Oct 11, 2010

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Fitting Atomic skis

Last year Atomic spent over $400,000 on a new flex testing machine to help our dealers select the right ski for a customer.

By Rick Halling
Oct 11, 2010

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World record: 257 roller skiers in one place

Just got official confirmation from Dennis at Fresh Air Experience: There were 257 registered skier for the world record attempt for the greatest number of rollerskiers at one place and time.

By Mike Muha
Oct 8, 2010

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The Michigan Cup Sprints live!

Todd Vigland of the Vasa Ski Club announced that the club will host the Michigan Cup Sprints after the White Pine Stampede.

By Mike Muha
Oct 8, 2010

Euro road trip for US Nordic Combined

Bikes, beaches and skiing, oh my! Billy Demong led the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team around central Europe for a three stop adventure.

By US Ski Team
Oct 7, 2010

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Liz Stephen on the treadmill

Liz Stephen keeps USSA's High Performance Team busy as she runs through a threshold test and two subsequent threshold intervals of 12 minutes a piece

By Matt Whitcomb
Oct 7, 2010

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Nordic Walking Poles Welcome at 2010 VASA Trail Run

Participants at the 2010 VASA Trail Run will have the opportunity to run or walk the beautiful VASA ski trails. Nordic Walking Poles will be provided by www.SKIWALKING.com and the American Nordic Walking System.

By Pete Edwards
Oct 7, 2010

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Demong supports hometown trails

Olympians Billy Demong, Taylor Fletcher and Andy Newell join Congressman Bill Owens and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey to help launch a fundraising campaign for Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake, NY.

By US Ski Team
Oct 6, 2010

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Vote for NTN and more singletrack!

The Noquemanon Trail Network is excited to announce a chance for trail enthusiasts to help build more trail. Our organization is competing for one of 10 $25,000 grants from Pepsi as part of their RefreshEverything campaign.

By Noquemanon Trail Network
Oct 5, 2010