Cross Country Ski Training News and Tips

I want to feel like that all winter…

7/29/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Today was the last intensity session of Kris’s July intensity camp here in Whistler. He finished up with a 30K pursuit time trial, and he looked great.,

Whistler Hill Climb

7/28/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Today’s effort on the hill climb test was quite good. The course is 3.7K with 500 meters of climbing at quite a steady grade - no downhills or flats at all.,

Randall Pushes Limits on a Glacier

7/28/2008 - By US Ski Team

Weather would not allow for a helicopter so Randall, along with a group of APU athletes, hiked three hours to reach the glacier for their second time there in a month.,

Whistler Olympic Park Bounding

7/25/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Kris and Dan hit the Olympic Red Course at WOP today for natural bounding intervals. The red course is the 5K designed primarily for classic skiing, and the guys ran it with poles, bounding the uphills...,

Whistler in July (& July Testing)

7/21/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Kris and Dan Roycroft both arrived in Squamish Thursday for the much-vaunted July intensity camp. The first intensity session came today on the rollerski track at Whistler Olympic Park. So far so good. But first things first.,

Technique Development Camp, July 28-31

7/21/2008 - By CXC Skiing

This is an open camp for all level athletes, from novice to advanced. The camp goal is introduction to structured training and technique improvement. All sessions are organized in small groups of similar levels.,

A Larger Group of Biathletes Return to the Colorado Rockies

7/18/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

After acclimating for a few days in Winter Park (9,000 ft and above), these junior and senior athletes were able to post 23 hours in three days.,

CXC Camp concludes week of testing, training, and technique

7/15/2008 - By Molly Burger, Libby Ellis, Erik Fagerstrom

It was an early morning start on Independence Day as athletes prepared for the infamous 5km skate time trial up County Road 00 from Seeley to the Birkie Tail. There was plenty of nervousness as the athletes saw the course on the drive in..., ,

Athletes in Summer Training: Cross-Country Skiing

7/15/2008 - By Sandra Spitz, FIS

While the masses are enjoying their summer holidays, Cross-Country skiers remain hard at work to be in top shape for the upcoming season.,

Demong Helps Young Athletes Succeed

7/14/2008 - By US Ski Team

This summer, Demong, with help from Spillane and Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett, will put on two camps in Steamboat Springs, CO, and in Park City, UT where they will train junior athletes ages 16-20.,

Skiing the Callaghan Valley (on wheels)

7/11/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Today was threshold rollerski intervals on the rollerski track at Whistler Olympic Park. I haven’t seen much posted about rollerskiing at WOP, so I figured I’d put word out.,

Wall-Mounted Vasa Ergometer Much More Ski-Like

7/8/2008 - By Mike Muha

Greg and I met to set personal bests on the Vasa Ergometer after I mounted it on the wall.