January 5, 2009 – Soccer star turned Nordic ski racer and US Ski team member Morgan Arritola used to dream of World Cup success on the playing field but when her family moved … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2009 – With the ending of Stage 7 on the Alpe Cermais, the third annual Tour de Ski came to a dramatic conclusion. And it couldn’t have been much better. This year’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – With just over a year to go until the start of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Whistler Olympic Park (WOP) – the host site of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Here are the revised standings after Stage 6 as both the men’s and women’s stage … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Dave Nighbor of the National Ski team and Madeleine Williams of Edmonton Nordic have won Sunday’s 15km and 10km skate races respectively on day two at round #3 of … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Below average temperatures in Anchorage have forced the cancellation of the Classic Sprints at the 2009 US Nordic Ski Championships. The event originally scheduled for yesterday, January 3, was … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Canada’s Ivan Babikov has won the final 11km Stage 7 at the Tour de Ski. For the final stage … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2009 (Schonach, Germany) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished second in Sunday’s World Cup Nordic Combined competition in Schonach, Germany. After finishing 18th in the jumping portion of the event, Demong skied … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Day one of the Haywood NorAm series the individual 1.3km skate Sprints took place on Saturday at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Cold temperatures delayed the event start by two … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Today’s scheduled 1km classic technique Sprints at the 2009 US XC Ski National Championships have been postponed until tomorrow Sunday, January 4 due to cold temperatures that have hung … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Virpi Kuitunen (Fin) scored the win and the leader’s jersey on Saturday at round #6 of the TdS in Val di Fiemme, … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2009 (Schonach, Germany) – The U.S. Ski Team moved up two spots after the jumping round to finish sixth in a four-man World Cup team event Saturday in Schonach. … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 (Nova Mesto, Cze) – With two stages remaining the TdS is coming down to the wire and so is our … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Friday’s races, day one of Haywood NorAm #3, were postponed due to cold temperatures hovering around -20C (-4F) with a cold wind out of the east, and have been … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 – First, to all ski friends at home and around the world…let’s hope for a peaceful and joyous New Year, I send my best. Brrrrrrrrrr…..it’s been cold in Nove Mesto, you … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – For many the turning of the new year marks a time for celebration, reflection, and resolution. For the best XC skiers in the USA it means time go … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 – Late in the fall of 2008 Nathan Schultz caught up with Andrew Johnson who was a long-time US Ski Team member, and US Olympian who recently took an assistant coaching … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2009 – While being a professional skier for close to 10 years I have had plenty of opportunities to learn what training my body needs to be fit. Over the years I … READ MORE → 0 comments

Janaury, 2, 2009 – At the 2008 NCAA Skiing Championships, the Central Collegiate Ski Association was represented by six schools, had a top-three Nordic team and boasted a national champion. What will 2008-09 bring? Most … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2009 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – Lots of sprint bonus seconds were up for grabs in Thursday’s 1.2km free technique Sprint, before the Tour de Ski teams head south to Italy for … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2009 (Oberstdorf, Ger) – The 57th Jack Wolfskin Four-Hills-Tournament began in outstanding conditions in Oberstdorf (Ger) where Simon Ammann (Sui) underscored his ambitions to win the Tournament victory. Besides being a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Nova Mesto, Cze) – The TdS Contest lead has changed yet again following Stage 4 as we pass the half way … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Nove Mesto, Czech) – After the Stage 2 sprint event days ago in Prague, Czech Republic the Tour de Ski moved on to Nove Mesto, where athletes competed in the 10km … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – We have a new TdS Contest leader after Stage 3 as the racing at the Tour de … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – Catch the Whistler XC World Cup, Jan. 16-18, television broadcast on CBC. Through its multi-media properties of conventional and digital television and broadband internet CBC is planning the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Duntroon, ON) – Here’s a great collection of photos sent in by SkiTrax reader Tanya Green from the Highlands Trailblazers. The photos … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2008 (Auburn Ski Center, California) – After over a week of blue hard wax skiing and lots of new snow, it was a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2008 – The Boulder Nordic Club has lost a good friend, Brian Mahon, in the tragic shooting at Eldora this morning. Brian always was available to BNC to address our concerns about the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2008 – Wow, I know how the athletes must be feeling….even I need a break after Stage 3 of the Tour de Ski. It’s not my body that needs to rest, it’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2008 (Prague, Cze) – Day 3 of the 2008/2009 Tour de Ski travelled to the beautiful Czech city of Prague. The relatively flat 1.2-kilometre course wound through the streets of one of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – The Tour de Ski is underway with more racing on Monday at the Stage 3 Sprints in … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2008 (Fairbanks, AK) – Two hundred nineteen skiers participated, 115 skied their age, more than 5400 kilometers were skied in the 5th annual Wells Fargo Ski Your Age in … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2008 (Trento, Italy) – An alternative way to have fun, enjoy the snow and discover the beauty of Val di Non, the Trentino region, in the fascinating scenery of the Brenta Dolomites. That … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28, 2008 (Oberholf, Ger) – Defending World Cup champ, Virpi Kuitunen (Fin), won the women’s 10km Pursuit /Handicap start race in 23:56.7 on Sunday, Stage 2 of the 3rd … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28, 2008 (Oberhoff, Germany) – The USA’s Todd Lodwick has backed up his return on Saturday to World Cup racing with another 2nd place finish in as many days at Day Two of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2008 (Oberholf, Ger) – Claudia Nystad (Ger) has won the opening round of the FIS Tour de Ski (TdS), the women’s freestyle 2.5km Prologue, in Oberholf, Germany … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2008 (Oberhof, Germany) – In an incredible return to the Nordic Combined World Cup, Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) took second place on Saturday at round #5 as he competed at his … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2008 – The first two FIS Telemark World Cup events have taken place in the last ten days. The 2008/2009 Telemark season started in Les Houches (Fra) with a sprint and Classic … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2008 – The Aroostook Cup kick-off event scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 28 has been postponed. A new date, most likely Jan 11 or Jan 18, will be announced shortly. Please forward this to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – The excitement is building as the countdown begins for the start of the Tour de Ski tomorrow, and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2008 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – As I wrestle about in my coach cabin seat at hour seven of an eleven-hour flight from Frankfurt to Seattle, the realization dawns on me – after six … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2008 – Universal Sports’ fabulous coverage of the 2008.09 Veissmann FIS XC World Cup series is available on their web site including videos of the XC Individual and Team Sprint races held in … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2008 – It is said that the Twelve Days of Christmas helps young Catholics to learn their faith. This is all good, but besides the good food, carols, singing around the Christmas … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2008 (Oberstdorf, Germany) – In just a few days it’s time for the traditional Ski Jumping season highlight: the 57th International Jack Wolfskin Four-Hills-Tournament will begin in Oberstdorf (Ger) on December 29, followed … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2008 – We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers, contributors, partners, advertisers, suppliers, families, friends and skiing communities across Canada, the USA, and around the globe the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2008 (Mt. Itasco, MN) – The Biathlon North American Cup #3 in Mt. Itasco, Minnesota has come to a close. From December 18-21 biathletes competed in three events, the Pursuit, Sprint and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2008 – I arrived home at about 2:30am last night after a solid 24 hours of travel. Besides taking a long time, my trip home was actually pretty stress free and I managed … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – Things are ready for contestants to finalize their teams for the SkiTrax Fantasy FIS TdS 2008.09 Contest. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2009 ( Calgary, AB) – On behalf of Foothills Nordic Ski Club (FNSC), I am pleased to extend our warmest invitation to attend the Alberta Youth Championships on January 24 and 25, 2009 … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2008 – Lance Armstrong and his teammates taught the cycling world that good reconnaissance is key to winning the Tour de France. They also avoided the Giro and de-emphasized … READ MORE → 0 comments