News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Headquarters has new trail map
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters has a new color map with both miles and kilometers marked for each trail and combination of trails.
By Mike Muha
Aug 21, 2009
The Master Skier becomes annual publication
The Master Skier’s “Cross Country 2009-2010 Ski Annual” will hit the newsstands in October with a shelf life that will carry through the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, where the publication will also be sold.
By Nancy Gregg
Aug 21, 2009
Record number of skiers registered for 2010 Birkie
"We are currently 1400 skiers ahead of last year's registrations at this time," said Executive Director, Ned Zuelsdorff.
By Birkie
Aug 21, 2009
Summer Training Equipment for Para-Nordic Skiers
Although double poling ergometers have been shown to be sport specific in able-bodied skiers, marked physiological differences may exist between able and disabled skiers.
By Jeff Whiting & Margaret Barron
Aug 20, 2009
University of Nevada Ski Team 1936-????
Next year the University of Nevada will continue to support skiing on the level of the coaches’ salaries and tuition waivers only. All the operating cost and any scholarships for room/board/books will need to be privately funded.
By August Teague
Aug 20, 2009
Calculating training load
From the Coach's Corner at CXC Skiing: How to calculate training load.
By CXC Skiing
Aug 19, 2009
Open letter from Women Ski Jumpers to IOC President
Dear Dr. Rogge: The world would cheer even louder if you took the final step to allow women ski jumpers to compete in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in 2010.
By Deborah Folka
Aug 19, 2009
Polar official timing partner for Nordic Combined
Polar is the "Official FIS Timing Partner for Cross-Country Skiing" and the "Official Heart Rate Training Computer Partner for the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup." Toni Roponen, Sports Marketing Manager, elaborated on his company's involvement in sports.
By FIS
Aug 18, 2009
CXC Academy releases period 5 training program
Period 5 is the first period of the pre-competition phase of the year. More attention is placed on ski specific activities in intensity and distance training. We will shift back to max strength half way through this period after 6 weeks of power velocity.
By CXC Skiing
Aug 18, 2009
Toko Tech Team starts blog
Our hope in creating this blog is to establish a resource for the general public to learn about waxing as well as to provide some interesting ski related reading.
By Ian Harvey
Aug 18, 2009
This is what I like
The National Training Group (NTG) wraps up, USST back from New Zealand, and coaches conference info...
By Pete Vordenberg
Aug 17, 2009
Swix Sport USA Joins CXC
Starting on, August 1, 2009, CXC Elite Team will rely on the proven technology of Swix to provide them with the lightest and strongest composite ski poles.
By CXC Skiing
Aug 17, 2009
