June 29, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Sovereign Lake is building on its world-class reputation as it introduces its newest staff member, Glenn Bond to the team. Scott Lemon, General Manager of Sovereign Lake … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 27, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA) – Universal Sports network, the premier destination for Olympic-related sports programming, and international sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media have announced an exclusive media rights agreement … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 27, 2011 (Canmore, Alta.) – A quartet of passionate and dedicated individuals from across the country has joined the Board of Directors of Cross Country Canada, the governing body for cross-country skiing. … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 26, 2011 (Erzurum, Turkey) – Preparations well on their way for Erzurum 2012 at the East Anatolian city will host the first FIS World Ski Championships in Turkey next year. Both Ski … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 26, 2011 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport has begun to monitor athletes’ sample analysis results over time. This innovative development, known as a biological passport, is recognized … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2011 – The Olympic gold medalist and World Champion, Norway’s Petter Northug, will compete in at least three Ski Classics distance events in 2012. According to the Norwegian TV2, he plans … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2011 (Girdwood, Alaska) – Check out this video of the APU Nordic Ski Center’s recent training camp at the Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier. It is right outside of Girdwood, … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 19, 2011 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Whoohoo! NDC -Thunder Bay version 2011/2012 is out of the gates and heading towards what we all feel will be our best racing season ever! Things … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2011 (Torsby, Sweden) – Roller ski intervals up to steep cliffs of Tossebergsklätten and hard workouts in the ski tunnel of Torsby; this is the plan for the Swedish cross-country team … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2011 (Finland) – Dr. Pekka Koponen, who last week said on Finnish TV that he purchased EPO for Jari Isometsa testified on Wednesday in the STT doping trial. This trial is … READ MORE →3 comments

June 15, 2011 (Ottawa, ON/Canmore, AB) – Last Sunday, Ottawa’s Rideau Canoe Club was the playground for a day of inspiration led by Olympic Cross-Country skier Perianne Jones and retired elite Kayak racer … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 15, 2011 (Vermont) – NENSA Elite and Development Team members are invited to participate in one of the training sessions taking place at the NENSA Eastern REG camp.
There will be an uphill … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 14, 2011 (Girdwood, Alaska) – After only spending three weeks of my life now in the green building on the side of the cliff, I am beginning to feel like it is … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 12, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – Just a short update this time… got back from an awesome training camp in Bend, OR. This time weather was nice to us, and we had some … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 10, 2011 (Craftsbury Common, VT) – The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is pleased to announce new additions to both the roster and the programming of the Green Racing Project for 2011. We are … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 10, 2011 – White t-shirt glowing in the blacklight, I walked into the room and got dazzled by the lights flashing over the crowd. And then my heartbeat was reset by the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 10, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Norway’s Petter Northug and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner were at it again as they faced off on Thursday evening at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo for another … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 09, 2011 (Finland) – On Wednesday, Dr. Pekka Koponen, a Finnish specialist in general medicine, commented on the Finnish TV program Nelonen Uutiset that he acquired EPO for Isometsa in 1998-2000 from … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 08, 2011 (Finland) – The trial of former skier Jari Rasanen and Finnish Ski Association officials Anttti Leppavuori, Pekka Vahasoyrinki, and Jari Piirainen on charges of aggravated fraud arising out of an … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2011 – It’s on. Ok, I’m behind the ball – it’s been “on” for over a month now and recently I’ve even completed my first training camp of the season – … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2011 (Winthrop, Washington) – For the first time in its 33 year history, the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association (MVSTA) is hiring a new Executive Director to lead is acclaimed organization.
Located … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2011 – Recently I wrote about the Norwegian Team’s golden jackets at Nordic World Championships in Oslo 2011 and heard from readers who clarified some interesting points about these … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2011 (Salt Lake City, UT) – The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation has added the discipline of Nordic Combined to its roster of supported Nordic disciplines.
As NCCSEF director David Knoop … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2011 – Calling all cross country ski athletes in Ontario aged 17 and up: come on out and participate in the free inaugural training camp of the Southern Ontario Training Centre … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 05, 2011 – Pole power is crucial to ski racing and skiers have been developing ways to train indoors for decades. Remember Marty Hall’s roller board or the exergenie? Now SkiFast based … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 05, 2011 – Check out these video clips by Andy Newell of the US and Canadian XC Ski Team’s first training camp in Bend, Oregon, where the teams spent 10 days of … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 4, 2011 – This week, the number of entries for the 2012 Vasaloppet reached the registration ceiling set at 15,800 participants. This means that Vasaloppet is once again fully booked and perhaps more popular … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 03, 2011 – I just found this video yesterday and I’m passing it on to strengthen my position on getting you into the weight room or whatever fits your psyche for improving your strength … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 02, 2011 (Revelstoke, BC) – We are a small club in Revelstoke BC looking for a head coach. We believe this is a great opportunity for the right person. With just over … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 01, 2011 (Ottawa, ON) – Beckie Scott, from Vermilion, BC, who won Canada’s first Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing, headlined three honourees who were selected earlier this week to be inducted … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 01, 2011 – Kikkan Randall is one of the best U.S. XC skiing athletes and had her best season so far with four podium results and third place in the Sprint World … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 01, 2011 (Mjoendalen, Norway) – Marit Bjoergen, the quadruple Nordic World Champion from Oslo highlighted the early phase of the training year with a victory in Mjoendalen, Norway. As most xc ski … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 31, 2011 (Canmore, Alta.) – One of Canada’s most accomplished para-Nordic skiers, Jody Barber, has decided to retire to focus her time on her profession as a teacher while giving back to … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 31, 2011 – Now is your chance to contribute your ideas. The federal-provincial/territorial Ministers responsible for sport have agreed that officials should proceed with developing a successor to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 31, 2011   – The 2012 Games Organizing Committee, made up of local area volunteers, is currently seeking a high energy Sponsorship and Fundraising Professional to seek and secure sponsorships, donations, cash, value … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 30, 2011 – As part of the IOC “Young Ambassadors” project, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is seeking an individual between the ages of 18 to 25 to fill the role of Young Ambassador … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 29, 2011 (Bend, Oregon) – Today marked Day 7 of the US Ski Team’s Bend Camp, so exactly one week of training with the new group of coaches and athletes. It has … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 29, 2011 (Finland) – While the attention of most of the endurance athletes in North America and around the globe is focused on the on-going saga of whether or not Lance Armstrong … READ MORE → 1 comment

May 28, 2011 (Whistler, BC) – Whistler Sport Legacies is a non-profit organization responsible for three of Whistler’s 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Venues: the Whistler Sliding Centre, Whistler Olympic Park, and … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 28, 2011 – The Canadian Olympic Committee is in the process of re-branding itself under the guidance of new CEO Chris Overholt formerly with the Miami Dolphins and the Maple Leaf Sports … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 27, 2011 (Bend, OR) – Fire and Ice, the latest cross country ski camp on groomed trails in the US will take place from June 16-20 on the trails of Mt. Bachelor.  … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 26, 2011 (Park City, UT) – USA Ski Jumping announced today the ski jumpers who will comprise the USASJ National Ski Team for the 2011-2012 season. Leading the team will be 2010 … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 25, 2011 – National Team Sizes – these past couple of years, whenever I have written anything about the US and Canadian National Teams, I have referenced just how fragile I feel … READ MORE →4 comments

May 24, 2011 (Toronto, ON) – The votes are in for the SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards and Devon Kershaw and Kikkan Randall took home the titles of the Best … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 24, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – We increased the membership of the AWCS during this AGM by accepting 13 new members. This exciting development was the culmination of a process … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 23, 2011 – Dear Friends & Customers – Amy, Zach and Gunnar Caldwell are packing up house and shop and moving back to Vermont. We will be setting up business, once again, … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 23, 2011 (Bend, Oregon) – The Pacific Northwest Ski Association invites Nordic skiers ages 14-23 to attend the PNSA Bend Camp: June 15-19. Participants will enjoy on snow and dryland training sessions with … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 22, 2011 (Washington) – I’d never been to Washington before, and I’m trying to figure out why I haven’t come sooner! It’s absolutely beautiful here with rows upon rows of apple and … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 22, 2011 (Alaska) – For the past month I have been working my way back into training gradually after my little month break in April. This year I made it a goal … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2011 (Toronto, ON) – The final countdown has begun and as expected there are some uber-close battles for the Best Overall skiers in several categories including the Conti Cup, Biathlon, Collegiate, … READ MORE → 0 comments