June 29, 2013 (Toronto, ON) – The final countdown is now on for the SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards honouring top skiers from across Canada and the USA for the 2012-2013 season as determined by votes from readers at skitrax.com.

There are still some VERY tight battles in many categories so make your voice heard – these awards recognize Elite, U23 and junior skiers, along with Conti Cup, collegiate, biathlon, Nordic combined, jumping competitors plus Paranordic skiers as well.

Logan Hanneman is now battling with Raphael Couturier and Ben Saxton for the Best Junior Male honours, while USST’s Erik Bjornsen and the Canadian Ski Team’s Graham Nishikawa are still neck-and-neck of the Best Overall Conti Cup Male Skier award.

Tim Burke continues to lead Jean-Philippe Le Guellec for the Best Overall Biathlete Male… the Best Overall Best Overall Ski Jumping Male is anyone’s race while Mark Arendz and Brian McKeever are tied for the Best Overall Para-Nordic Male.

Don’t miss your chance to VOTE (link below) and perhaps win some great prizes from Salomon, Swix, FI, Exer-Genie, and Auclair – voting ends on Sunday, June 30 at 11pm EST!

Prizes
1st – Salomon S-Lab Skate or Classic boots ($450sk/$299cl)
2nd – Swix T72 Iron (value $400)
3rd – F1 Sprint Skate roller skis (value $269)
4th – Exer-Genie XC Trainer (value $229)
5th – Auclair Rail Gloves (value $50)

Cast your votes and complete as many or as few categories as you like – but you are limited to only ONE entry per person.

Deadline – voting ends at 11pm (EST) on Sunday, June 30, 2013
Winners – announced on July 1, 2013