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NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race

Ski CenterSeptember 23, 2010

The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the 4th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8:30 am. The course starts at the Whiteface Toll Booth, climbing for 5 miles with an average 8% grade up the Whiteface Memorial Highway to the castle on the summit of Whiteface Mountain, New York’s 5th highest peak with an elevation of 4,867 ft. The...

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NCCSEF Invests $5000 in Racing Trip to Finland for FIS Opener

Ski CenterSeptember 20, 2010

Salt Lake City, Utah-September 20, 2010: In its continuing effort to aid the development of American cross country ski racers, the National Cross-Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) will help support a racing and training trip to Finnish Lapland this coming November. The trip will offer select racers and coaches an opportunity to experience European racing intensity at the very outset of the 2010-11 competitive season. Will Sweetser, Director of Cross-Country Skiing at the Maine Winter...

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Roller Skiing Season Nearing Finale

Ski CenterSeptember 15, 2010

The 2010 FIS Roller Skiing World Cup season will soon be over. Only two of a total of 13 competitions for each gender are left and they will take place in Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece on 25th-26th September. The schedule foresees a mass start uphill competition and a sprint, both in free technique. The best chance for the ladies’ overall victory belong to the Norwegian Cross-Country skier Guro Stroem Solli who dominated...

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U.S. Ski Team Officially Names 2010-2011 Squad

Ski CenterSeptember 14, 2010

SUN VALLEY, ID (Sept. 14) – World Championship medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) was among a group of seven athletes, including six Olympians, named to the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. Aspiring future stars in Sun Valley got a chance for a sneak preview of the squad this weekend when the U.S. Ski Team spent an afternoon with young athletes from the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Headlining the Team are three-time World Cup podium...

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American Birkebeiner® Announces T-Shirt Design Contest Winner

Ski CenterSeptember 2, 2010

HAYWARD, Wis. – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has determined a winner of the Birkie T-Shirt Design Contest for the 2011 event. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event. “We created the t-shirt design contest last year as a way to allow artists and those who love the Birkie a creative way to participate in the event,” said Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation....

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MWSC Biathlon D2R2 – One of the Hardest Century Rides Around

Ski CenterAugust 26, 2010

Sometimes you hear about a special hike, cook bike route, or just plain cool event and you think to yourself, “I have to do that”. The Biathlon Team heard about D2R2 through some local riders and we thought that this was one of those “I have to do that” events! Started as a fundraiser for a local Land Trust company called the Franklin Land Trust, the D2R2 has grown year after year, even after riders...

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MWSC Biathlon Sugarloaf Camp

Ski CenterAugust 26, 2010

Just finished up a great week of training in Sugarloaf last week. After a big intensity week in Jericho it was a welcome change to hang out in the Western Maine mountains and put in some easy volume with our X-C Team. Fall was in the air with some really nice evenings where you welcomed the warmth of an extra blanket on your bed. We only took out the rollerski for a couple workouts, otherwise...

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USSA Nordic Combined Juniors Train in Europe

Ski CenterAugust 26, 2010

Here is the summary of the recent training trip to Europe for some top U.S. NC Juniors. First, let me explain why we recommend a trip to Europe in the summer. There are several important reasons: The majority of the World Cup and Continental Cup (COC) events are held in Europe. It is important for aspiring WC & COC athletes to travel in Europe, to experience the time changes, different languages, foods, cultures, climates and...

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Perspectives on the Nor Cal Nordic Camp, Via Bend Endurance Academy

Ski CenterAugust 23, 2010

Kara Doescher and Ben Grasseschi provide overviews of the PNSA/Far West Nor Cal Nordic Camp near Mt. Lassen. Kara is a high school skier from Corvallis and Ben coaches for the Auburn Ski Club. Nor Cal Nordic Camp, by Kara Doescher As a high school skier the Nor Cal Nordic Camp was my first XC ski training camp. It was a wonderful experience, I really learned a lot, and I met some great new people....

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Happy faces at end of Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix

Ski CenterAugust 19, 2010

At the end there were (almost) only smiling faces. Magnus Moan was happy about his second victory in a row in the Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix and admitted that he had become more relaxed after the birth of his second child in April. Johannes Rydzek, the athlete with the most consistent performances in all four events, was all smiles: “I’m really very happy that I had such a good streak – one victory, three...

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