Plans are being made now for a shortened White Pine Stampede event, which may include a single distance and a single start. Conditions will NOT be good; your 'rock' skis will be the order of the day.,
On the final day of the Telemark NorAm SuperTour weather and snow conditions shifted towards winter. Saturday evening a light rain began to fall in the region, but as temperatures dropped that rain changed over to 5” extremely wet snow.,
Pictures from the CXC FIS SuperTour Classic Races at Telemark Resort on Saturday January 29.,
The boilerplate was absolutely shocking in the first K’s of the race. The way the skis rattled in the tracks made so much noise you couldn’t hear anything else.,
They were interesting times. Friday saw temperatures above 50F in Marquette but all that warm, wet snow froze overnight. Skate skiers had it easy; classic skiers had a waxing nightmare.,
Cassidy snags a gold for Middlebury College at St. Lawrence Carnival at Lake Placid.,
The course is essentially flat. What the profile fails to show, however, is that the first 30 kms are down the valley and the last 30 kms are back up the valley often into the teeth of a 20-30 mph wind.,
Here is the current Junior Olympic Points List for the Great Lakes District (GLD) as of Janaury 28, 2006.,
Rain and record temps turn into icy rails for tracks and frightful descents on the technical World Cup Trail at Telemark Resort before temperatures rose again into the high 30's.,
Ernie - Read your article about the first White Pine Stampede on NordicSkiRacer.com and really enjoyed your recounting of that memorable event. I was proof that you can dress the part but that doesn't really mean anything.,
The Wednesday afternoon schedule meant that spectators were few. Also, this being a midweek day in post-Olympic selection times, the field size was small. However, what the field lacked in size was more than balanced in quality.,
Look out, Baic coming through: Brendan Baic picks up his first win!! Great job.,