January 27, 2009 (Las Vegas, Nevada) – On the eve before the SIA.09 Snow Sports Trade Show doors officially opened on Tuesday, Jan. 27, retailers and media were given an exclusive fashion preview at the … READ MORE →
January 27, 2009 (Las Vegas, Nevada) – On the eve before the SIA.09 Snow Sports Trade Show doors officially opened on Tuesday, Jan. 27, retailers and media were given an exclusive fashion preview at the … READ MORE →
January 27, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – SkiTrax caught up with 2006 Olympic Sprint Champion Chandra Crawford at the recent Whistler World Cups held from Jan. 16-18 at Whistler Olympic Park. Crawford has struggled all … READ MORE →
January 27, 2009 (Val di Femme, Italy) – Two strive for the victory…. and a third runs away with it. Everyone expected a duel between the Aukland brothers, Joergen and Anders from Norway and … READ MORE →
January 27, 2009 – Here is U.S. National Team skier Kikkan Randall’s report from the FIS World Cup races this past weekend in Otepaa, Estonia. She talks about klister, hairies, drafting, track selection and … READ MORE →
January 27, 2009 (Voukatti, Finland) – Canada made two trips to the podium at the IPC Cross-Country Skiing World Championships on Monday. Brian and Robin McKeever teamed up to win a gold medal, while Jody … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Team registrations are well underway as we ramp up for the inaugural international SkiTrax Fantasy FIS World Cup 2009 Contest following the success … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with USSA Nordic Director John Farra at Whistler Olympic Park during the World Cup Nordic Festival weekend Jan. 16-18, following US Nordic Combined star Bill … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Park City, Utah) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) headline a team of six nordic combined skiers and six ski jumpers named by … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Rossland, BC) – At the conclusion of Sunday’s Haywood NorAm competition in Rossland, BC, Canada’s National Team Leader Dave Wood announced the selected group of athletes to represent Canada at the … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Mt. Itasca, MN) – It was a good day Sunday, January 26 to be in a CXC Elite team suit as the men’s team swept the podium and put four in … READ MORE →
January 26, 2009 (Jackson, NH) – A record field of 288 racers and tour-participants took to the trails of Jackson in the 5th Annual White Mountain Classic XC 30km on Sunday, and two … READ MORE →
January 25, 2009 (Rossland, BC) – Under clear blue skies and temps around -8 C (17F) racers took to the trails of the Black Jack Ski Club in Rossland, BC on the final day of … READ MORE →
January 25, 2009 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – “Skiing-out-the-back-door” is a growing category in the cross-country ski market. We’re talking skis that turn and skis that tour… and we’re talking about back doors that lead … READ MORE →
January 25, 2009 (Otepaeae, Estonia) – Petra Majdic (Slo) and Ola Vigen Hattestad (Nor) pulled off respective World Cup victories again on Sunday in the 1.4km Classic Sprint competition at round … READ MORE →
January 25, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with US sprint start Kikkan Randall – the first American woman to win an XC World Cup event – at the pre-Olympic World Cups held … READ MORE →
January 25, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The second and final Large Hill (HS140) World Cup competition took place today at Whistler Olympic Park, starting with the Qualification Round. All four Canadian ski … READ MORE →
January 25, 2009 (Mt. Itasca, MN) – Cold weather greeted cross-country skiers on Saturday for the Mount Itasca SuperTour classical technique races in Coleraine, Minn. “It was a little bit on the cold side, but … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 (Bethel, ME) – Dartmouth extended their slim six point lead from Friday to a more commanding fifty seven point win over runner up University of Vermont at the 2009 … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 (Rossland, BC) – Under overcast skies many of Canada’s best sprinters took to the start line in Rossland, BC as they prepared for the second of two World Championship team skate … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (age 17, Calgary, AB) was the only Canadian to compete today in the first of two Large Hill World … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 (Otepaeae, Estonia) – Justyna Kowalczyk (Pol) has won the women’s 10km classic on Saturday at World Cup #7 in Otepaeae, Estonia, with a 30-second lead over … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 (Antholz-Anterselva, Italy) – Day 3 of the World Cup Biathlon stop in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy saw both the women and men competing in the 10/12.5 km pursuit event. Jean Philippe Leguellec of Canada … READ MORE →
January 23, 2009 (Bethel, ME) – Dartmouth used its Nordic skiing depth in the men’s 10k and women’s 5k classic to beat out the University of Vermont by six points. The Catamounts had … READ MORE →
January 23, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Four Canadians and one American are competing this weekend in Ski Jumping World Cup competition as part of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Nordic festival, taking place … READ MORE →
January 23, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Check out more great photos from the Day 2 Pursuit competition at the FIS World Cup event … READ MORE →
January 23, 2009 – (Antholz-Anterselva, Italy) – Round six of the Biathlon World Cup opened Thursday in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy with the 7.5km Sprint competition for women followed by today’s 10km sprint for the men. … READ MORE →
January 23, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – If you win two out of two ski jumping competitions, then you easily can fall in love with a hill. From this point of view, it is easy … READ MORE →
January 24, 2009 – Level five, which I wrote about in my last article, is about improving race performance by working at a higher pace. Level three, which improves racing by working at … READ MORE →
January 22, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with Italy’s Pietro Piller Cottrer after he became his nation’s most successful World Cup winner – six golds – with his victory in the men’s … READ MORE →
January 22, 2009 (Snow Basin, Utah) – A bright sunny day greeted retailers from all over the USA to touch, feel, and test next year’s 2010 gear for the first time at the on-snow demo … READ MORE →
January 22, 2009 (Liberec, Czech) – In a month’s time, from February 18 to March 1, the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships will take place in the Bohemian city Liberec (Cze). After … READ MORE →
January 22, 2009 – The winter period of the Ladies Continental cup in Ski Jumping commenced in the middle of December and is now half-way. Nine of 19 Continental Cup competitions have already taken … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Following the great success nationally and internationally of our Fantasy FIS Tour de Ski 2008.09 Contest – contestants loved it, and FIS loved it – we’re pleased … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 (Owl Creek, Colorado) – The Owl Creek Chase January 16-18 has long been a favorite of the Colorado Nordic community as it connects the towns of Snowmass Village and Aspen. This year’s … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Here’s a selection of great photos of our North American skiers competing on Day 1 at the recent FIS XC … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 – SkiTrax has been a long-time sponsor of Team Rossignol and we’re excited to announce that we have added more skiers to our Rossi Team Diaries feature in our popular … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – For those of you that didn’t get a chance to catch the recent FIS XC World Cups at Whistler Olympic Park live there’s lots of great footage of … READ MORE →
January 21, 2009 – Registration closes on January 24, at 5pm. We still have space in all categories – 25/50k race, 25k tour and the new relay format. On the fence? Feeling uncertain about this … READ MORE →
January 20, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – At the recent Nordic Combined World Cups held at the Whistler Olympic Park January 16-18 we caught up with the USA’s Bill Demong after his second podium … READ MORE →
January 20, 2009 – We’re getting really excited for the upcoming Super Tour races in New England. Â For those of you who have a little more time and want a little more racing or promotional … READ MORE →
January 20, 2009 (Hayward, WI) – After a week of extreme cold, 465 racers enjoyed balmy temperatures in the high single digits for the 17th annual Seeley Hills Classic in Seeley, WI. The … READ MORE →
January 20, 2009 – Special Olympics Edmonton is currently seeking a full time Program Manager to enhance the lives of Special Olympics athletes through the organization’s operations. Special Olympics Edmonton is a charitable sport association … READ MORE →
January 19, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – We didn’t expect to be posting yet another update to our inaugural SkiTrax Fantasy FIS TdS … READ MORE →
January 19, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) successfully completed its operational testing today at the Nordic combined and cross-country Sport Events at … READ MORE →
January 19, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for … READ MORE →
January 18, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – It was an historic day for both Canadian and American sprint teams on Sunday at Whistler Olympic Park. The … READ MORE →
January 19, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – Beautiful blue skies greeted the athletes as they awoke Saturday morning – the day of the pursuit distance event at … READ MORE →
January 17, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) came from behind to take third Saturday at the DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup at the Whistler Olympic Park. A day earlier, … READ MORE →
January 17, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Canada’s Sara Renner scored her best finish this season placing 6th on Saturday in the women’s 15km Pursuit – 7.5km classic + 7.5km skate – won by … READ MORE →