November 06, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) – Biathlon Canada, the national governing body for the sport of biathlon in Canada, is seeking applicants to fill a part time position at the national office in … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 06, 2012 (Salt Lake City, UT) – The documentary film Ready To Fly has been awarded “Best Feature-Length Mountain Film” at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.
Ready To Fly, written … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 05, 2012 – WinSport Frozen Thunder Classic – What a great name for the race, and what a great idea for getting the ski season underway in a novel news media attention-getting format. … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 05, 2012 (Auburn, NH) – Today, Fischer Skis announced it has hired Rick Halling as Nordic promotions and customer service specialist. In the newly created position, Halling will work directly with Peter … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 05, 2012 (Park City, UT) – In a joint agreement announced today USA Ski Jumping and Ski Jumping Canada announced they have reached an innovative agreement to pool coaching resources and other … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 04, 2012 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is seeking a Director, NSF Services in its Ottawa office to provide added-value services to member National Sport Federations’ (NSFs) leadership teams outside the scope of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 04, 2012 – In keeping with their commitment to amateur sport in Canada, Investors Group is once again offering $5,000 each to 20 of our country’s high performance athletes to assist with costs of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 03, 2012 – Since graduating high school in 2008, I’ve chosen a less conventional campus than most of my classmates. You could say I enrolled as a student of sport where the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 02, 2012 (Scarborough, ON) – In a bid to make sports more accessible for Canadians with a disability, the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce a new, four-year corporate partnership … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 02, 2012 – This week on Talkin’ with the Gravy Train, we bring you Part 2 of the interview with the multi-talented and well-known former US star skier and coach, Jim Galanes. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 02, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) – Cross Country Canada has joined other leading national sport organizations in embracing the Club Excellence Program which is helping to build a network of healthy, strong and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – With under a month to go to the first World Cup we’re excited once again to announce that Phase 1 of our international 4-in-1 SkiTrax FIS Fantasy … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 (Anchorage, AK) – Since getting back from Park City Camp, Anchorage has yet to get any snow. Of course, when every skier is looking for moisture, the sun finally decides … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Check out this great compilation of video highlights from the weekend’s Frozen Thunder Classic in Canmore. The video features Canadian and U.S. national team members as they … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 – There are only 24 days left until the 2012/13 FIS Cross-Country World Cup season gets under way and the defending Big Crystal Globe winner Marit Bjoergen looks optimistic towards … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 (Sun Peaks Resort, B.C.) – Cross Country Skiing is the fastest growing segment of business at Sun Peaks Resort, evidenced by an increase in season pass sales, a sold-out nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 01, 2012 (Worcester, VT) – On Sunday October 28, 20+ members of the northern Vermont ski community met to support the National Nordic Foundation. The Kaeding family in Worcester, Vermont hosted the … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2012 (Anchorag, Alaska)  – Check out these costumes as APU teamers, Holly Brooks and Kikkan Randall strutt their Halloween stuff with the crew while training as they get ready for trick-or-treating… … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2012 (Québec City, QC) – What better time to unveil the honorary president of Sprint Québec presented by Québecor than at the official launch of the FIS Cross-country Sprint World Cup, … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2012 (Predazzo, Italy) – Check out this cool and comical video by the US Nordic Combined Team at their training camps in Predazzo, Italy featuring Taylor Fletcher who lost a bet … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2012 – Amateur sports in Canada have seen significant cutbacks in corporate sponsorships since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and officials are concerned about the future of sport in the country reports … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2012 (Park City, UT) – U.S.A. ski jumping National Team member Mike Glasder (Cary, IL) has suffered a work-related injury, which will put the well-known jumper on the USASJ injuried list … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 30, 2012 (Calgary, AB) – Foothills Nordic Ski Club in Calgary, AB is looking for qualified part-time coaches to help support our full-time coaches and volunteers in the delivery of some of our cross-country … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 30, 2012 (Bend, OR) – Bend Endurance Academy will offer a new development program for cross country skiing in Central Oregon this winter. The Mini Nordies program is designed for participants ages … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 29, 2012 – Welcome to a new season of Talkin’ with the Gravy Train where notable Nordic personalities have a forum to talk about the sport they love in their own words and … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 29, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Camp wrapped up today in Canmore with a classic sprint time trial and strength. My warmup for strength was somewhat more embarrassing than usual since I lost … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 29, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Since the first year when Competition Coaching-Introduction: Advanced (CCI-Advanced, T2T) workshops were offered in 2008-09, an increasing number of coaches have been trained for that context and … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 28, 2012 (Czech Republic) – The ČSOB pojišťovna Jizerská 50, a traditional Czech cross-country ski race, is preparing for its 46th edition. With less than three months to go more than 5,000 … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 27, 2012 – The principal objective of a DOUBLE CROSS competition is to bring together elementary school age children to experience the fun and excitement of applying their cross-country skiing skills to … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 26, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s Chandra Crawford narrowly edged out NST teammate, Perianne Jones, in a photo-finish while the USA’s Andy Newell double-poled his way to victory over top Canadian Devon … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 26, 2012 – “It’s been 26 years running that we’ve had early season ski camps on the mountain,” said Guy Paulsen, Nordic Manager at Silver Star Mountain Resort.

For the first time in … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 25, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Earlier this month, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) Board of Directors Chair, Tim Petrick, presented the 3rd annual Industry Achievement Award to longtime snow sports industry leader, educator … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 25, 2012 (Park City, UT) – In an announcement made today by USA Ski Jumping’s CEO Jeff Hastings, two members of the USASJ squad have been elevated to “A” Team membership. Based … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 25, 2012 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2013 Prohibited List. This … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 24, 2012 (Truckee, CA) – We’re looking for a Cross Country Manager who plans, directs, and coordinates the operations of the cross country ski area including rentals, sales, food and beverage, all … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 24, 2012 – Here is the latest newsletter from Worldloppet and the FIS Marathon World Cup. Worldoppet recently attended the Forum Nordicum in Val di Fiemme, and the organization is primed for … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 24, 2012 – Already donated? THANK YOU – it’s just great to see everyone contributing, along with the supportive comments posted on our D25 page.
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October 24, 2012 (Boulder, CO) – The Boulder Nordic Ski Swap will be on Wednesday, November 14, at Boulder High. The doors will open to set up will be at 5:45pm. We are … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 23, 2012 – USST skier Noah Hoffman is currently in Canmore, AB, getting first tracks with the team. The Park City, UT native has been taking advantage of the white stuff in … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 23, 2012 (Truckee, CA) – The Sierra Nevada is accustomed to long ski seasons. Point in fact, 2011 seemed like it would never end, with an XC ski race held on Fourth … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 22, 2012 – Taylor Fletcher was recently named to the 2013 U.S. Nordic Combined A-Team. Like brother Bryan, Taylor keeps improving every year. After a strong 2011 season, Taylor stepped it up … READ MORE → 1 comment

October 22, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – On October 26, Frozen Thunder will host its first major completion when more than 100 senior elite Nordic athletes from Canada and the United States compete in … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 22, 2012 – As confirmed by the FIS Council in the spring, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup will implement several new rules this season, including format changes and a new kid’s program.
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October 21, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – It’s been a busy last month and a half and when things are busy they tend to rip along at a good clip. Things are getting real … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 20, 2012 – The 2nd edition of the largest winter event in the world is less than 100 days away, to be held on Sunday, January 20, 2013, aims to bring children … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 19, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – The trail to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Canada’s newly named World Cup Nordic teams will start at the Canmore Nordic Centre, thanks to Frozen Thunder.
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October 19, 2012 – Dario Cologna (SUI) was recently named Nordic Ski King of 2011/12 and awarded with the corresponding trophy in Val Müstair, Switzerland.

October 19, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Canmore Nordic Ski Club is having its annual Ski Swap on October 26 and 27. The Ski Swap is being held at the Canmore Crossing this year, … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 19, 2012 (Predazzo, Italy) – With a strong summer of preparation behind, the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team has its sights set on the 2013 World Championships and the Olympics in Sochi … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 19, 2012 – Here is your CAAWS Newsletter for the month of October. “CAAWS” stands for “Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity”. CAAWS provides leadership and … READ MORE → 0 comments