Cross Country Ski Training News and Tips

Sport in its Simplicity

11/27/2008 - By Liz Stephen

One foot in front of the other, over and over. A foot clipped into a pedal that goes in circle after circle. A day of free throws, the glide of a ski, the volley of a ball, hitting a home run. The simplicity of sport.

Nordic Walking Clinics Coming to Glen Arbor, Nov 28-29

11/26/2008 - By Pete Edwards

Free Nordic Ski Walking Clinics are coming to the Holiday Market Place Preview at the Glen Arbor Town Hall on Friday and Satuday, November 28th and 29h.

Thanksgiving training - How to train well on short holidays

11/26/2008 - By Matthias Purdon

Every thanksgiving I make my way to my cottage near Parry Sound to see family, eat, sleep, recuperate a bit, and as always do some ski training.

Burke Interview with Swedish TV

11/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Ostersund, Sweden. Biathlete Tim Burke drew a big audience when he got on the treadmill at a lab in Ostersund Sweden earlier this week.

WSTC hosts free Nordic Walking clinic on Dec 2

11/24/2008 - By Pete Edwards

The Washtenaw Ski Touring Club will host an introduction to Nordic Walking and FREE Nordic Walking Clinics on Tuesday, December 2nd at Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Concert House starting at 7:30 pm.

P (for Plateau)

11/23/2008 - By Sara Hoovler

We are excited to announce that we have close to a foot of snow on the South Plateau near West Yellowstone, MT. Twenty kilometers of trails were groomed yesterday morning.

Yellowstone Ski Festival

11/22/2008 - By Yellowstone Ski Festival

We are skiing!!! South Plateau has 20k of groomed trails.

Yellowstone Ski Festival: A week away!

11/20/2008 - By Sara Hoovler

The trail conditions as of today are good on the South Plateau. We have begun to see Nordic skiers in town and are looking forward to visiting with old friends and making new ones.

CXC Academy: High school and masters training plans

11/17/2008 - By CXC Skiing

The highly acclaimed CXC Academy now provides day to day training plans and technique progressions for high school and masters skiers at all levels, with easy to follow on-line coaching.

Fall Update

11/15/2008 - By Leif Zimmerman and Alexa Turzian

It was almost too perfect to be true, every skiers dream, with the exception of the rocks, sagebrush, dirt and the occasional creek crossing.

Nordic walking clinic in Traverse City

11/15/2008 - By Pete Edwards

Free Nordic Ski Walking Clinics are coming to Traverse City's Hagerty Insurance Health And Wellness Fair on Tuesday, November 18th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

NENSA early winter Gaining Ground Clinic

11/14/2008 - By NENSA

It's amazing the way that these three-day clinics help both new and experienced coaches open their eyes to new ideas while reinforcing the fundamentals of coaching communication, technique, and physiology.