October 5, 2005 – The Alberta Government and CODA are pleased to invite news, sports and business reporters to a media conference to announce a major development regarding the future plans for providing high-quality training … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 4, 2005 – At the end of each racing season, every athlete looks back and tries to analyze what worked and what didn’t. In my case this happened in early April after a good … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 4, 2005 – Canada’s Atsuko Tanaka followed her teammate Katie Willis’ path to the top step of the podium by winning a gold medal at an international ski jumping event. The 13-year-old Calgarian finished … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 4, 2005 – Redfeather Snowshoes announced today that it has partnered with local retailers nationwide to champion snowshoes to physical education teachers for use in their classes this upcoming winter season. Given the … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 4, 2005 – Just a quick update as I know you are all busy. Two inches of snow on the ground at Silver Star Mountain (you can view this via the “Main Street Cam” … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 3, 2005 (Colchester, VT) – The New England Nordic Ski Assocation (NENSA) is pleased to present the 2005-2006 TD Banknorth/ NENSA major events schedule. What follows is a preview of this exciting, Olympic year … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 3, 2005 (Jackson, NH) – This year’s Jackson Classic Weekend will offer two days of racing for cross country skiers and will be held on January 21 and 22, 2006 at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 2, 2005 (Lake Tahoe, CA) – The assets of California’s Royal Gorge Resort, the largest cross-country area in North America, have been purchased by a group of developers. The sale is reputed to have been $35 million, … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 2, 2005 – Here’s some information on the Admission Buttons for the 2005 Viessmann FIS Sovereign Lake World Cup at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre on December 10, 11, 2005.

WORLD CUP ADMISSION BUTTON INFORMATION … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 2, 2005 (Ishpeming Mich.) – Three-time Olympian and former world champion Hilary Lindh heads a distinguished group of four soon to enter the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame. The Class of 2005 also … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 1, 2005 (Vernon, B.C.) – World Cup Fridays, a month-long awareness campaign, was launched today at the Vernon & District Credit Union, Peak Sponsor of the 2005 Viessmann FIS World Cup, to be hosted … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 1, 2005 (Denver, CO) – Redfeather Snowshoes recently announced its exclusive relationship with Canada’s leading outdoor distributor, Recreation Outfitters, Inc. (ROI). This announcement marks Redfeather’s ongoing commitment to provide its world-class snowshoes to … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 30, 2005 – As part of the lead-up to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee is profiling 20 Olympic hopefuls, in as many weeks, who have the potential to achieve success … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 29, 2005 – Another fantastic week on the Haig glacier has come and gone, and team’s 2010 and 2014 got a serious blast of winter weather which made for the best tracks that I’ve … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 29, 2005 – Do you or your family have used XC ski equipment you can no longer use? Have your kids outgrown what they used last year? Or, would you like to upgrade … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 27, 2005 — During the past three years the American
Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has awarded $44,000 to regional
organizations promoting the early development of healthy lifestyles thru
cross-country skiing.
ABSF Skier Development Committee chairman Scott Chapin said … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 27, 2005 – When I decided to move home from Canmore, Alberta to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario this summer I figured that I would be spending most of my summer and fall in my … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 21, 2005 – Team X-C.com, Canada’s premiere Ski Marathon Team, and Salomon Canada, are very excited to announce the addition of the new Salomon Equipe 10 racing skis to their partnership for the 2005-06 … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 21, 2005 – Back again for another round and a chance to establish itself as the premiere ski marathon circuit in Canada is the 2006 Salomon Marathon Cup Series (MCS). Salomon Canada has … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 21, 2005 – Have some trail fun at the 3rd annual Birkie Trail Run on Saturday,
September 24! Plans are all in place; fall colors will be peaking
(albeit a bit early); runners for the15K, … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 20, 2005 – For those of you who read my last update, the good news is I didn’t drown! After only three training swims, I was a little nervous lining up beside some serious-looking … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 16, 2005 – Sometimes in the life of an elite athlete there are speed bumps. For the past fifteen months, I have been plagued with a chronic IT band problem. I was … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 15, 2005 – The Championships will encompass two events
1) Individual Classic up Sunshine Road- Saturday October 8th
2) Individual Skate from Harvie Heights to Silvertip summit- Sunday October 9th
Start time for both days … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 15, 2005 – WHAT: Female athletes on the National Ski Team want to go for a ski and hot chocolate date with girls from YOUR team/club!
WHY: It’ll be tons of fun! We want … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 14, 2005 – This is an invitation to all outdoor and nordic enthusiasts to visit the new and improved X-C.com website (www.x-c.com), home of Team X-C.com, Canada’s premier Ski Marathon Racing Team! The … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 14, 2005- Through its
“Winter Feels Good” campaign, the SnowSports
Industries America (SIA) Education Foundation is
working with the Outdoor Industry Foundation
(OIF) and a consortium of federal government
agencies to encourage year round outdoor physical
activity under the banner … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 14, 2005 – For most teenagers, there are lots of life changing decisions that have to be made after High School graduation. The biggest and most obvious decision usually surrounds choosing a career path … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 13, 2005 – Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, today announced that four businesses
have signed on as lead sponsors of the American Birkebiener cross-country
ski races and events slated Saturday, February 25, … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 12, 2005 – It snowed at Silver Star Mountain this past Thursday! A couple of inches of the white stuff on the top of the mountain and on into the village greeted the staff … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 10, 2005 – The results of the first day of FIS Rollerski World Championships 2005 in Tremblade Ronce les Bains are in.
In the relay men race (3 x 10.5 km) the Italian team … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 10, 2005 – This is an invitation to all outdoor and nordic enthusiasts to visit the new and improved X-C.com website (www.x-c.com), home of Team X-C.com, Canada’s premier Ski Marathon Racing Team! The … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 9, 2005 -The staff and friends of Silver Star were reminded this morning just how close winter is. Pictured here is Canada’s largest six passenger express lift on top of Silver Star … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sept 7, 2005 – The Haywood Report is powered by Haywood Securities, Inc., a proud sponsor of Canada’s National Ski Teams.
I should start by saying that I have had nothing to do with the actual … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 7, 2005 – Tomorrow, on September 8th the 3rd edition of the FIS Rollerski World Championships 2005 will begin in Tremblade Ronce les Bains in Charente Maritime France. From South Africa to Russia, more … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 6, 2005 – Dear XC Campers!
Just a short note to let you know that winter is on the way. Now that
we are over the September long week-end and the kids are back in
school, it … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 6, 2005 – Who am I kidding, Humble Pie never tastes great. We all know that humble pie tastes awful and that the taste can last for days after a particularly bad helping is … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 2, 2005 – Halti – for years the clothing supplier of the Finnish Alpine Ski Team – has entered into a three-year partnership with Atomic Austria. Halti will now become Atomic’s international clothing partner.
Under … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 31, 2005 – Unpredictable mountain weather is the bane of every athlete who ever walks out the door to train in Canmore. Warm sunny days can turn to rain, and then snow, in far … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 30, 2005 – I am flat on my back on the shoulder of the highway and my head hurts. One second ago I was focusing on my two skate technique, when a rock jammed … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 27, 2005 – Bill Hatcher and Gordon Wiltsie, two of National Geographic Magazine’s top adventure and wilderness photographers, will return to The Banff Centre September 8 to 11 to lead the second annual Banff … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 25, 2005 – The fight against doping will no longer be a matter of sport organisations in the future, but of countries’ governments as well, which can secure effective control and make laws to … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 22, 2005 – The Independent Nordic Development Initiative for 2010 is proud to announce their new partnership with Fischer Skis. Fischer has signed on to be the official ski sponsor of the newly formed … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 22, 2005 – The Athlete Professional, despite sounding similar, should not be mistaken for the professional athlete. These athletes are rarely seen in elite circles and are often found training in the dead of … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 21, 2005 – In the last race of the Croatian rollerskiing World Cup in Oroslavjie, David Bogatec / ITA beat the world champion Igor Glushkov / RUS and Igor Cuny / FRA came … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 19, 2005 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to advise the Canadian sport community of revisions to the Canadian Anti-Doping Program (CADP).
Read:
http://www.cces.ca/forms/index.cfm?dsp=template&act=view3&template_id=194&lang=e&news_id=49
or download the PDF:
http://www.cces.ca/pdfs/CCES-ADV-CADPv4-E.pdf

August 19, 2005 – You know those conversations that take place during long training sessions. The ones where you think of all the cool stuff you’re going to do on your easy weeks. Well, … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 18, 2005 – When I was told in late April that I had not been renamed to the National Ski Team I figured that there was a good chance that my days as a … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 17, 2005 – Forty eight athletes from nine different clubs across Ontario traveled to Thunder Bay to participate in the 5 day Ontario Development Dryland Camp hosted by Lakehead XC.
Athletes aged 13 to … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2005 – Dan Roycroft has submitted new pictures to his personal gallery on Cross Country Canada’s website. Follow this link to the photo gallery and then scroll through the categories of pictures … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 13, 2005 – Ever thought you were too old to exercise or that it was too late for you to start getting in shape? Think again! Read
all about how my 70-year-old father is in … READ MORE → 0 comments