Great week end of Nordic skiing in Park City: Sat feb 15th 10:00am: round valley round up (5, 20, 40k). You will ski right by USSA Center Of Excellence http://mountaintrails.org/trail-post/round-valley-roundup-set-for-february-15th/ Sun feb 16th 10:00am: silver ski tour (from White Pine Touring Center to newpark, 10k or 5 k starting at willow creek): noncompetitive, fun event for the entire family, with great community involvement Sun feb 16th 1:00pm: NEW UOP “king of the Mountain”....
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Enjoy Vermont’s Historic Ski Culture at Catamount Trail Association’s 6th Annual Ladies Nordic Ski Expo
Ski CenterDecember 3, 2013
Women in the United States are starting to make a name for themselves in the Nordic skiing world. Last winter, two members of the US team took home the top honor at the Quebec World Cup Relays. This summer, Olympian Liz Stephen set a new course record at the Catamount Trail Association’s North Face Race to the Top of Vermont as she began her path to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. The Catamount Trail Association is welcoming all women to join the Nordic ski world, whether to hone their skate technique, practice their tele turn, or simple learn to kick and glide, at the 6th Annual Ladies Nordic Ski Expo, happening this year on January 11th at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. The spectacular location draws participants to the event, and helps women of all ages find their niche within the Nordic skiing culture.
Annual Birkie Warrior + Inga Contest Open for Applications
Ski CenterNovember 11, 2013
(Press Release) Re-enact historic ski of the original “Birkebeiners” at this year’s Birkie! The annual Birkie Warrior & Inga Contest is now open for entries! The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is searching for three cross country skiers to depict the two Birkebeiner Warriors and Inga, the mother of baby Prince Haakon, at this year’s 41st annual American Birkebeiner ski race. Each year a trio is selected to ski the 54 kilometer journey from Cable...
PARK CITY, Utah (Nov. 11) — Women’s Ski Jumping USA athletes will be well prepared for the World Cup season and the Olympic Winter Games thanks to the exciting new support of the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), better known as the got chocolate milk? campaign. Chocolate milk has been named the Official Refuel Beverage of Women’s Ski Jumping USA, whose athletes will be featured in the new national BUILT WITH CHOCOLATE MILK™ campaign, which debuts...
USSA Press Release: PARK CITY, UT (July 15) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, has announced a multi-year alliance with the online fundraising platform RallyMe.com as the Official Crowdfunding Platform for the USSA, U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding, and U.S. Freeskiing. The innovative program is designed to help athletes raise funds to offset travel and training costs over and above the $20 million the USSA...
(Press release) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lars Flora, two-time Olympian and executive director and founder of NANANordic, is one of three U.S. representatives chosen to participate in the International Olympic Academy (IOA) from June 11 – 25, 2013, in Athens and Olympia, Greece. The other two are U.S. Olympic Committee staffers. The IOA’s goal is to educate and motivate young people to use their experiences and knowledge gained from the session productively in promoting the Olympic...
The Board of Directors of Fast and Female is pleased to announce that Casey Peirce will join the organization in the role of Executive Director. Peirce brings a wealth of amateur sport knowledge, passion and experience to Fast and Female, the innovative organization founded in 2005 by Olympic Champion Chandra Crawford dedicated to empowerment through sport of young women ages nine to nineteen.
When millions of fans are riveted to the NCAA Final Four basketball games, viewers will also catch the remarkable story of a Vermont ski racer who rebounded from tragedy to start a foundation for paralyzed athletes.
U.S. Masters 2013 Team Named
Ski CenterFebruary 6, 2013
The 2013 AXCS National Masters overlaid on the Boulder Mountain Tour weekend in Sun Valley, Idaho, wrapped up on Saturday, February 2 with the naming of the honorary 2013 U.S. Masters XC Ski Team. Based on the top individual in each masters age group, the team is selected using a modified World Cup point system over the best 2 of 2 individual events at the National Masters. The skiers named to the U.S. Masters XC...
On Sunday Feb. 3 (Feb. 10 is the no snow date), there will be a 2 hour recreational event that is a fundraiser for the Notchview Trail Improvement and Maintenance fund called "Nordic Ski-Fest". $20 donation.