April 23, Park City, Utah – The U.S. Ski Team has named two-time Olympian Dave Jarrett as the new nordic combined head coach, according to Nordic Program Director John Farra. Jarrett was promoted from … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2008 – SkiTrax has learned that top skier Ivan Babikov, who is joining the Canadian National XC Ski Team for the 2008/09 season, recently broke a rib while snowboarding. Babikov thought … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2008 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Yippee, I’m out of the hospital! After spending the last six days couped up in a hospital bed, tethered to all … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2008 (Seattle, WA) – Two-time Olympian Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) was honored for his athletic accomplishments at a Seattle Supersonics basketball game April 13 while home on break. Koos, who grew up watching … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2008 – Cross Country Canada recently released the nominees for the 2008/09 Canadian National Ski Team with confirmation of acceptance still pending. Here’s the list of skiers on the World Cup 2009 Team, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2008 – Team X-C.com, one of Canada’s top Nordic Racing Programs has come to the end of the road. After a very successful 7-year run that has seen three of … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2008 (Andorra) – Over 240 individuals came from all over the world to celebrate the inaugural ceremony of The Fifth World Conference of Snow and Mountain Tourism, which was presided by the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – The economic impact assessment of the 2007 Canada Winter Games was released today by the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA). The Games were held in Whitehorse, Yukon from February … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2008 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Talkeetna, Alaska’s Tazlina Mannix began skiing as soon as she could walk. At age five she began using it as a mode of transport to and from the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2008 (Barrie, ON) – Hardwood Bike and Ski is looking for great people to work at a great place. Our vision is to be the best full service outdoor health and fitness recreation … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21 , 2008 (Ushuaia, Argentina) – Skifire along with its Argentine partners, the Club Andino Ushuaia and Nunatak Adventure/Centro Invernal Tierra Mayor, announce the first ever Tierra del Fuego Nordic Ski Festival. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 20, 2008 (Anchorage, Alaska) – US Ski Team top sprinter Kikkan Randall is doing well and has been discharged from the hospital following the removal of a second blood clot, and will be … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 20, 2008 (Callaghan Valley, B.C.) – Nearly 600 cross-country skiers converged at the 2010 Olympic venue in British Columbia’s Callaghan Valley for the 2008 Haywood Canadian XC Ski Nationals, March 16-23. It was … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 20, 2008 (Wenatchee, WA) – The US XC Ski Team’s Torin Koos from Leavenworth, Washington defended his Ironman title winning the 5-sport Ridge to River Run in 2 hours and 7 minutes last … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2008 (Nanaimo, BC) – Peter McCaffery sent us the following note and photos from Nanaimo, BC. “Got up this morning to ride out and meet the guys for our … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 18, 2008 – The FIS Newsflash had a chance to ask Jurg Capol, FIS Race Director for Cross-Country Skiing to share some of his observations from 2007/2008 Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country season.
Jurg Capol: “It … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 18, 2008 – The APU Nordic Ski Center has an opening for a Nordic Ski Coach. The center began a decade ago as a regional Olympic training center for cross-country skiers. The program develops … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 16, 2008 (Andover, NH) – New Hampshire’s Kris Freeman, a Type 1 diabetic, has posted the best U.S. cross country distance results since the Bill Koch era of the early 80s. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 16, 2008 – The Canmore Nordic Ski Club is currently looking to hire a cross country ski coach. The successful candidate will have a proven background as an athlete or coach, have NCCP level … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2008 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Top US xc skier Kikkan Randall is back in the hospital after it was discovered that a second blood clot had formed in her leg. Yesterday, Randall met … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2008 – The Ontario Blind Sports Association (OBSA) is a not-for-profit sports association which plans, promotes, coordinates and supports events and activities designed to stimulate and assist the development of sports programs for … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2008 (Hayward, WI) – Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC) is announcing openings for athletes in the successful CXC Elite Team, the newly created CXC Post Graduate Program, and the updated Junior Development Programs. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2008 – The Factory Team had a very successful season. The team’s athletes won 4 of 6 USSA SuperTour Titles, 2 of 2 FIS North American Marathon Cup Titles 5 of … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2008 – In response to public demand for leadership workshops targeted to a younger audience, CAAWS has recently developed a youth leadership workshop designed for girls and young women (ages 15-20) who are … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 14, 2008 (Barrie, ON) – On Saturday, March 29, Hardwood Hills (HH) welcomed xc skiers, MTB riders, and guests to a Farewell … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 13, 2008 – Registration for the 2009 Rock and Ice Ultra is now open! Races are limited to 100 competitors so take advantage of the early registration schedule and reserve your spot soon! … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 12, 2008 – Kikkan Randall has a genetic disorder that increases the risk of dangerous blood clots, according to a report by the Anchorage Daily News. Randall, a top US Ski Team skier, has … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Rising star Liz Stephen of the U.S. Ski Team and Canada’s powerhouse Ivan Babikov (Salomon Factory Team) were the winners of the 15km and 30km Skiathlon events at … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2008 – This past weekend we re-opened the Secret Valley Trail system for our Spring Kickstart program. The course is just under 10 kilometers and can easily be … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2008 (Missoula, MT) – On April 25th, Talus-sponsored athletes Ed Viesturs and John Stetson will embark on a 150-mile expedition into the Canadian Arctic. The world-renown adventurers will cross-country ski the entire Canadian … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2008 (Montreal, Que.) – This past weekend 29 Albertans were trained by former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore, Dr. Andrew Weaver (one of the Canadian authors of the IPCC reports) and … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 9, 2008 (San Francisco, CA) – US Biathlon Executive Director Max Cobb (Westford, VT) is among the select group of 80 people who will carry Olympic torch in its only North American appearance in … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 7, 2008 – Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vermont is seeking an assistant Nordic Coach for the coming season. Burke is a small college preparatory academy for students with a commitment to Alpine … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 5, 2008 (Anchorage, Alaska) – I just got out of the hospital for the second time in a five days. The back pain I encountered earlier last week turned out to be a … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 5, 2008 (Callaghan Valley, B.C.) – It wasn’t enough to come a strong second the day before in a race that is 28.8 km longer than … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 3, 2008 – An international jury of design experts awarded the prestigious Red dot award for product design to the Slovene sports’ footwear manufacturer Alpina. The award was given to Alpina, d.d., … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 3, 2008 (Silver Star, BC) – Silver Star Mountain Resort is thrilled to announce that Sovereign Lake Nordic Club has successfully won the bid to host the 2011 World Masters Cup, a prestigious … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 2, 2008 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – The CXC Skier Gala, to be held on the University of Minnesota campus Sunday, April 6th, will honor over 50 Midwest Nordic Olympians as a part of … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 1, 2008 – In anticipation of the 2010 Olympics near Whistler, BC – Golden Alpine Holidays is introducing a pilot project in hopes of bringing International Nordic Ski Teams to train at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 1, 2008 (Vancouver, BC) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today released its second corporate Sustainability Report, re-affirming its commitment to deliver a socially, economically and … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 1, 2008 – In a stunning move that has rocked Nordic communities the world over the two Nordic binding giants, Salomon and Roteffella, held marathon sessions over the weekend that resulted in both companies … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 31, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – The US National Team’s Kikkan Randall was prepared for the 2008 US Distance Championships but in the end didn’t race at all in any of the events. Instead she … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 31, 2008 – Rossignol, Pure Mountain Company, is currently looking for a Nordic Product Manager to join their operations immediately. For more info please visit rossignol.com, careers and then search Job code: … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 31, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Frode Lillefjell wanted to make his last race count before moving back to Norway after 13 years in Anchorage. On Sunday … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Liz Stephen (USST) just wanted to have fun. Winning her second straight national championship distance ski race took care of itself. Stephen, of the U.S. Ski Team, left … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – This Sunday the USA won the 3x6km mixed relay competitions in both the Open and Junior categories on a beautiful spring day at the final competitions … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – The US Ski Team’s top sprinter Kikkan Randall decided to have her sore back checked out at the hospital in Fairbanks on Saturday where she was kept overnight … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Liz Stephen and Laura Valaas were having a restful Saturday afternoon in advance of Sunday’s tough 30km national championship marathon ski race. Then they ran into a 5-year-old bundle … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2008 (Squamish, BC) – Canada’s Jean-Philippe LeGuellec of Shannon, Que. and Zina Kocher from Red Deer, Alta. took advantage of perfect conditions to win the men’s and women’s national sprint titles … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 29, 2008 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – Canada’s Ivan Babikov was hardly the only winner Friday night at the men’s U.S. Distance National Championships skiathlon at the Birch Hill Recreation Area. After … READ MORE → 0 comments