July 13, 2009 (Boulder, CO) – Here’s the latest from the Boulder Nordic Club’s QuickNews including CAT Ski Clinics coming to Colorado, the Bjorn Daehlie Auction for Mahon Fund, and the Birkie Open Track Event scheduled for Saturday, January 23, 2010.

C(lassical) A(ll) T(errain) Ski Clinics Coming to Colorado
Instructor: Dale Niggemann the inventor of the Catski and Master’s ‘World Champion and Master National Champion in 2007. Dale has taught 1000’s of people to Catski and is excited to share his innovative training ideas with you.

CAT ski Clinic (Focus is on classical technique with cross over to skate technique)
– Try out the Classical All Terrain Roller CAT ski
– Learn how to cross country ski with good technique in less than one hour.
– Easy to use for all abilities, if you can walk you can CAT ski.
– You will learn to go down hills safely and easily.
– Equipment provided. Please call or email to reserve equipment. If you have your own equipment such as boots, poles or CAT skis please bring them.
– We will make you faster and more efficient with essentially one simple drill and we can prove it.
– We will look how maintaining momentum is crucial in ski technique.
– You will learn several workouts that will teach you how to ski faster
– Skate skier improve by incorporating classical skiing in their training.
– Do not miss your chance to improve your skiing from 5-15%.
– Clinic will last 1.0-2.0 hours depending on number of people participating.
– Cost $15.00
– Please email sales@planetxc.com or call 1-800-380-8412 to confirm that you are participating

Note: Do not forget your RUNNING SHOES, ski boots, and poles so you can learn the latest and greatest drills on core conditioning and strengthening ski specific muscles. (We can supply equipment but please call to confirm that we have your size. Cat Skis will be supplied if you don’t have them.)

Aug 1/09 – Breckenridge – 6:00 PM Carter Park 1-970-547-7191 Lowel McCoy 1-800-380-8412
Aug 2/09 – Grand Mesa – 2:00 PM Powderhorn Main Building 1-970-268-5022 Toni Davis 1-800-380-8412
Aug 5/09 – Breckenridge – 10:00 AM Carter Park 1-970-547-7191 Lowel McCoy 1-800-380-8412
Aug 6/09 – Boulder – 6:00 PM Harlow Platts Park 1-720-771-7978 Adam Chase 1-800-380-8412
Aug 16/09 – Hayward WI – 9:00 AM Fish Hatchery Lodge 1-715-634-8685 Joel 1-800-380-8413

Bjorn Daehlie Auction for Mahon Fund
During a visit to Norway to ski and see some friends, a BNC board member had the fortune to meet a friend of their friend’s, Bjorn Daehlie. By chance, the death of Brian Mahon came up in subsequent conversation and Daehlie voluntarily offered several items of Bjorn Daehlie clothing and some memorobilia as items for charitable auction for the Mahon memorial fund.

Consequently, this autumn, probably at the annual Expo, the BNC with help from its partners like Boulder Nordic Sport will auction off these donated items with 100% of the proceeds going to the Mahon Scholarship Fund. More details will follow. Boulder Nordic is grateful to Mr. Daehlie for his kind gesture and Boulder Nordic will send a formal thank you to Mr. Daehlie as well.

Birkie Open Track Event
Skiers have asked for it and now the American Birkebeiner Foundation announces a new “Open Track” event, the Birkie Trails Ski Tour scheduled for Saturday, January 23, 2010. The “Tour” is freestyle and includes several distance options from 23K to 50K. It is untimed and non-competitive. It is designed to be a fun event with no pressure!

The tours begin at the Birkie start line, with skiers taking off anytime during a one to two hour window, depending on the distance they’re skiing, and finishing at “OO” or further down the trail at Hatchery Park. There will be food at the end of each tour, and buses waiting to take you back to your vehicle at the start line.

This is your chance to enjoy a supported, low cost “tour” of the great Birkie and Birkie Classic Trails, whether you’re preparing for the 37th American Birkebeiner or are just looking for a fun, recreational ski! In fact, the 50K Birkie Tour qualifies as a Worldloppet Gold Event. More info is available at http://www.birkie.com/?page=1154.

BNC Sponsors: Thank You to These Partners!
Visit www.bouldernordic.org and click on “Member Benefits” in order to learn more about what these valuable BNC partners offer Boulder Nordic members:

– Boulder Nordic Spor
– Devil’s Thumb Ranch
– The Boulder Running Company
– Snow Mountain Ranch
– Podium Custom Footwear
– Eldora Mountain Resort
– Broadway Eye and Vision Clinic
– Grand Lake Touring Center
– SkiTrax Magazine
– Liz La Femina, structural intergration/rolfing
– The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine
– Fitness Bootcamps