December 30, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan)- The fences are up, trails are marked and there is plenty of snow. Skiers have started arriving in Houghton, Michigan, for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2007 – There is something special about skiing a point-to-point race. It often feels like more of an accomplishment to arrive somewhere different than where you started after skiing hard for 5, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2007 (Whistler, BC) – With construction of the ski jumps and Nordic trails now complete for the 2010 Winter Games, Whistler Olympic Park is ready to welcome the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29 (Coleraine, MN) – Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) won for the second day in a row with victories in the Pursuit Format competitions today at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Czech favorite Lukas Bauer kept up the beat Saturday, winning for the second straight day at the FIS Tour de Ski. Canadian Devon … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2007 – World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) is featuring Tour de Ski 2007/08 coverage with Peter Graves, renowned cross-country ski and cycling commentator. There’s lots more cross-country ski coverage planned at WCSN … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2007 (Nove Mesto, CZE) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw from Sudbury, Ont. led a duo of Canadian men at the Tour de Ski 4.5-kilometre classic Prologue in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic yesterday. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28 (Coleraine, MN) – Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) left his nearest competitor over one minute behind today as he won the Junior Men’s 10km Sprint in the first day of competition at … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – Defending women’s champion Virpi Kuitunen of Finland and national favorite Lukas Bauer opened year two of the FIS Tour de Ski on Friday, winning the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28, 2007 – You know you’ve made it when your face appears in the New York Times, one of the most prestigious publications world wide. Alaska’s Kikkan Randall received that honour today as … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 28, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – The second edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear begins today in Nove Mesto na Morave (Cze). The 2007/08 Tour consists of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27 (Coleraine, MN) – Junior and Youth biathletes from across the US are converging at Mt. Itasca today where the Junior and Youth World Championship Trials open tomorrow. Over 60 competitors from six states … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan) – Good snow, World Cup and Junior World Championships start slots plus another big field of competitors should equal intense competitions for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships, starting New … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2007 – Canadian head coach Dave Wood was on a plane Christmas eve and as Christmas day arrived in North America, he was landing in Zurich, Switzerland. A couple of hours later, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2007 – Own the Podium 2010 is seeking a full-time office assistant to start on February 4, 2008 at its Calgary offices. Deadline for application is January 14, 2008. Responsibilities include providing professional … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2007 (McCall, Idaho) – With 10 weeks to go until the start of the 2008 Masters World Cup presented by Blackhawk, March 1-7, 2008 in McCall, Idaho, both snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2007 (Truckee, CA) – Nordic ski racing is obviously alive and well in the Northern Sierra Nevada. In what was possibly the best-attended cross country ski … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2007 – CCC is proud to announce its second session of the Girls On Track a Heros and Mentors Program delivered by the Women On Skis Committee.Aided by the generous support of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 26, 2007 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – New for the 2007/2008 winter season at Great Glen Trails are evening dogsledding tours. In a partnership with New England Dogsledding, Great Glen Trails will be offering dogsled … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 24, 2007 – Everyone at SkiTrax extends the very best to all of our readers, contributors, partners, advertisers, suppliers, families, friends and ski communities across Canada and around the globe, for a warm and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2007 (Engelberg, Switzerland) – National favorite Andreas Küttel gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about Sunday, winning a World Cup jumping competition and dealing Austrian Thomas Morgenstern his first setback … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2007 (Prague, Czech Republic) – The E.ON Prague Ski 2007 part of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski scheduled for December 30, will be hosted not at a remote mountain resort, but rather … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2007 (Squamish, BC) – For those familiar with the XC racing scene, Caldwell Sport is well known for their unique services in both ski selection and stone grinding. Owner … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2007 – The 2007-2008 CCC Para-Nordic Coach Development Fund is an opportunity for individuals who have an interest in learning more about coaching skiers with a disability. Sport Canada has allocated funding to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 23, 2007 – FIS President Gian Franco recently received an honorary doctorate degree, “doctor honoris causa”, bestowed on him by the University of Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria. Kasper, a Member of the International Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 22, 2007 (Toronto, ON) – Kikkan Randall now has another date circled on her 2007 calendar. One red circle is around Jan. 21 because on that day she became the first U.S. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 22, 2007 (Engelberg, Austria) – The good news Saturday for the World Cup ski jumping community was that Thomas Morgenstern of Austria didn’t have the highest-scoring jump in either round in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 22, 2007 – Here are the current standings for the 2007/08 Haywood NorAm Canada Cup Series based on results up to December 18. The NorAm Canada Cup resumes … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 21, 2007 (Laval, QC) – Alex Harvey was among the athletes honoured at the 35th annual Sports Quebec Gala held in Laval on Wednesday according to the Soleil. Following in the tracks of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 21, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – Alaskan Kikkan Randall skied to the first World Cup victory by a U.S. woman in Rybinsk, Russia last Sunday. Here … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 21, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – American Andy Newell won the Men’s Sprint B final easily at the World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia, and then got cleaned out by Russian … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 21, 2007 – A year to the day after Teck Cominco announced their sponsorship support of the 2008, 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games, Don Lindsay, President and CEO launched Team Teck Cominco at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 21, 2007 – The 2009 World University Winter Games (FISU) will be hosted in Harbin, China February 18-28 in 2009. The Canadian Team selection information is now available.Please note the change in eligibility: Previously, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 20, 2007 – A Cross Country Trail Grooming Clinic will held in conjunction with the CCC World Junior Trials on January 4, 2008 at Highland Nordic, near Duntroon. The workshop will include the use … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 20, 2007 – FIS is planning to launch a world-wide campaign to promote playing in the snow as the number one outdoor activity choice for kids and the youth in winter. The main aim … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 20, 2007 – Meet top sport business executives and sport leaders in Canada as they provide their expertise and knowledge to delegates attending Sport Events Congress 2008 scheduled for April 27-29 at the Hilton … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 19, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – It’s been a whirlwind couple of days and it’s taken me some time to collect my thoughts from the 2008 … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 19, 2007 – Welcome to the 13th edition of the FIS Cross-Country News. The season so far has been very successful for the Cross-Country sport and we are now looking forward to the second … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 19, 2007 (Park City, Utah) – Athletes at any level, in any sport can train like Olympic-class performers with the Competitive Core Training DVD, a new DVD set featuring top Olympic athletes produced by … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 19, 2007 (Pinkham Notch, NH) — During Christmas and February vacation weeks, Great Glen Trails will be hosting new cross country ski camps for kids called Penguins and Polar Bears. Penguins are children ages … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2007 (Val Cartier, Que.) — A day of rest is all that Alex Harvey (29.41.5) required to regenerate his batteries as he battled a large field of senior skiers and a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Soldier Hollow, Utah) – U.S. B Team skiers Morgan Arritola, Tax Mannix and Laura Valaas swept the women’s podium Sunday in a 10 km freestyle race at Soldier Hollow during the annual … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Ramsau, Austria) – It’s always nice in Nordic combined, Billy Demong says, to know you can ski fast. Sunday, he jumped so-so but he really scooted through a 7.5 km race to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The Russian men won their 4×7.5 km biathlon relay Sunday with Germany second while in the women’s 4×6 km, the reverse happened as the Germany won with the Russian … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – Eleven months ago, Alaskan Kikkan Randall skied to the first World Cup podium by a U.S. woman, finishing third in Rybinsk. Sunday, she topped that one … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Livigno, Italy) – Sweden’s Jerry Ahrlin repeated as the winner of the 18th edition of La Sgambeda, the FIS Marathon Cup 2008 opener, today in Livigno, Italy. Following in second was … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Sandra Keith’s 11th place finish on Saturday in the women’s 7.5 km sprint was something she has been working towards for a long time. The 27-year-old veteran from … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Waterville Valley, NH) – Waterville Valley announces 32 trails will be open this weekend including Sunnyside’s black diamond Gema, the always popular Chute and White Caps.It’s the most variety of terrain open … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – Kikkan Randall from Anchorage, AK, who posted the first U.S. women’s World Cup cross country podium last January, produced the first U.S. women’s victory Sunday, winning a World … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 15, 2007 (Soldier Hollow, Utah) – Even Sletten (University of Utah) won the men’s SuperTour CL sprint with a time of 2:54.4 on Saturday over Reid Pletcher (SVSEF) in second at 1.1 sec. and … READ MORE → 0 comments