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Feb 22: 2005 Banknorth New England Bill Koch...

February 22 – The biggest event on the New England nordic calendar every year is the Banknorth Bill Koch League Festival, a weekend-long celebration of Nordic skiing and family fun. This weekend, February 26-27th, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 21: Silver Star Mountain Resort Announces new...

February 21, 2005 – A record-breaking season for skier-visits at Silver Star Mountain Resort
has given the green light to the much-anticipated Silver Woods
expansion for the winter of 2005-2006!
The official announcement of the Silver Woods expansion … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 18: Ski Nationals Update...

February 18, 2005 – After careful consideration of the options CCC is please to report that the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club is confident they will be able to offer a fair and exciting Ski Nationals … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Canada’s Beckie Scott Kicks Off 2005...

February 17, 2005 – Canada’s Beckie Scott opened the 2005 Cross-Country Skiing World Championships with a 14th-place finish in Oberstdorf, Germany on Thursday.
The 2002 Olympic gold medallist, of Vermilion, Alta., who took the first half … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 17: Gunflint Trail First Annual Winter Tracks...

February 17, 2005 – The Gunflint Trail Association presents the first
annual Winter Tracks, a festival to celebrate snow, winter, and the bounty of outdoor recreation that awaits visitors to the Gunflint Trail. Some of today’Äôs … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 15: Olympians, Canadian Olympic Committee Advocate for...

February 15, 2005 – Olympians and members of Canada’s sport
community were on Parliament Hill today asking the federal government to
increase funding for sport in the upcoming budget to help more Canadian
athletes reach the podium … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 15: Canadian Olympic Committee, Athletes Lobbying in...

February 15, 2005 – Olympians as well as members of the Canadian
Olympic Committee (COC), Sport Matters, the Canadian Paralympic Committee
(CPC) and representatives of Canada’s National Sport Federations are on
Parliament Hill today to advocate for … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 14: Canada’s George Grey Back on...

February 14, 2005 – The Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team struggled to find its best racing legs during their first World Cup event after a two-week intensive training camp in preparation for next week’s World Championships … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 14: Crested Butte Senior Winter...

February 13, 2005 – A new event for seniors,
ages 50 and older, is being introduced by The Gray Hares in Crested
Butte, Colorado. The Crested Butte Senior Winter Games, March 16 – 18,
will … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 13: Canada’s Renner Charges Back At World...

February 13, 2005 – Canada’s Sara Renner overcame a miserable Saturday performance, heavy snowfall, along with icy and slushy conditions to finish 12th in the final World Cup race of the season on Sunday in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 12: Canada’s Kocher Gets Season’s Best Result...

February 12, 2005 – Cesana San Sicario-Canada’s Zina Kocher kicked things into high gear, speeding around the new Olympic track to a season best 16th-place finish at the biathlon World Cup in Cesana San Sicario, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 10: Team Rossignol...

February 10, 2005 – Karin Camenisch Wins the FIS Super Series Tour Team Rossignol’s Karin Camenisch put the hammer down in this past weekends sprint races with a display of dominance over the top skiers … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 09: Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy...

February 9, 2005 – This Thursday, February 10 marks the one-year
countdown to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Turin,
Italy which will be held on February 10, 2006.
The goal for the Canadian … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 09: Madshus Sprints Cancelled at...

February 9, 2005 – After two days of steady snow, organizers at Hinton Nordic awoke to bright clear skies and –24C temperatures on Sunday. Although the sun provided some warming over the day, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 08: Roche and Wonsavage Win Banknorth Eastern...

February 8, 2005 – Middlebury College’s Bryce Roche pulled ahead of a strong field of J1 skiers to win Sunday’s Banknorth Eastern Cup Putney Pursuit. While the sun shone on the racers, volunteers shoveled snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 07: Canada’s Thompson Runs Out of...

February 7, 2005 – Canada’s Max Thompson fought long and hard, but struggled to keep up with the pack during the 7.5 kilometre sprint at the nordic combined World Cup B event in Karpacz, Poland … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 06: Canada’s Thompson PB’s At Nordic Combined...

February 5, 2005 – Canada’s Max Thompson laboured through thick, soft snow to secure his best-ever result on European soil during the nordic combined World Cup B Gunderson event in Karpacz, Poland on Saturday.
Thompson powered … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 05: Ice Palace Hotel Announced at Sun...

February 5, 2005 -The Ice Palace Hotel, the first ice hotel on the West Coast, will open in December 2005 at Sun Peaks Resort, British Columbia.
The interior appointments in the ice hotel will feature … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 04: 28cm of New Snow Falls Overnight...

February 4, 2005 – This morning, Whistler Blackcomb awoke
to fresh snow on the mountains and in Whistler Village. A frontal system
brought 28 centimetres or 11 inches of snow overnight.
“We are extremely excited about the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 04: VANOC Wraps Up Canadian Visit by...

February 4, 2005 – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is
encouraged by the confidence expressed in 2010 planning
by IOC President Jacques Rogge.
“We were inspired by the words of Jacques … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 01: A Newborn Addition to Team Rossignol...

Feb 1, 2005 It was a crazy weekend as Team Rossignol racers tackled four major cross-country ski events in various regions of the country. Over 1,000 skiers flocked to Vermont for the 24th annual Banknorth … READ MORE → 0 comments

Feb 01: IOC President Praises Canada’s Plans to...

February 1, 2005 – During the first day of his first visit to
Canada since Vancouver was awarded the 2010 Olympic Winter Games,
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge praised the winter
sport community’s plans to achieve … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 31: New England Women’s XC Ski...

February 5th – The 4th Annual New England Women’s XC Ski Day, sponsored by Banknorth, is coming to the Dartmouth XC Ski Touring Center at Occum Pond next Saturday. A cross-country event “for women, by … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 31: Canada’s Myslicki Top-20 At World...

January 31, 2005 – Canada’s Jason Myslicki battled through a thick mass of skiers during an extremely tight cross-country sprint to finish 19th at the Nordic Combined World Cup B event in Klingenthal, Germany on … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 31: Clegg and Parent Take Canadian Biathlon...

January 31, 2005 – Canada’s Robin Clegg and Marie-Pierre Parent powered their way to a gold medal in the team aggregate race at the Canadian Biathlon Championships in Edmonton, Alberta on Sunday.
Parent, of Ancienne Lorrette, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 29: OR Winter Market – From The...

January 29, 2005 – Good weather, strong visitor attendance and more than 50 exhibitors created an enthusiastic atmosphere in preparation
for OR Winter market at the second annual Backcountry Base
Camp. The event is quickly becoming … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 28: Two Two Big Weekends for Team...

January 28, 2005 – Withstanding single digit Wisconsin temperatures, thousands of eager
spectators gathered for the first Madison Sprint Super Series races.
Comprised of North Americas best sprint specialist, racers went head to
head in four person matched … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 28: 35th Annual SnowSports Show – Day...

January 28, 2005 – User-friendly equipment, retro
graphics, lower price points, multiple uses are just some of the influences
for product development in the hargoods categories at the SIA.05 SnowSports
Show in Las Vegas. Just as in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 27: Whistler Blackcomb...

January 27, 2005 – The recent “Pineapple Express” storm
packed a tropical punch like no other, but Whistler Blackcomb remains up and
running, with a solid mid-mountain base and temperatures returning to
seasonal levels.
“We are open with more … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 27: 35th Annual SnowSports Show – Day...

January 27, 2005 – Fashion forward thinking is the theme
at the SIA.05 SnowSports Show. Over 16,000 attendees have caught a sneak
preview of the hottest fashion trends that will hit the streets and the
slopes in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 27: 35th Annual SnowSports Show – Day...

January 27, 2005 – The second day of the SIA.05 SnowSports
Show is in full swing with the latest and greatest in winter sports
products. Immediate comments in the aisles “user-friendly equipment”,
technical outerwear incorporating the latest … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 27: 35th Annual SnowSports Show – Day...

January 27, 2005 – With record snowfall plaguing the New
England area, it only seems fitting that the 35th annual SnowSports
Industries America (SIA) SnowSports Show gets underway in the halls of the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 27: Canada’s Nordic Combined...

January 27, 2005 – Canada’s Nordic Combined team struggled to
find their top form on the large ski jump hill during
World Cup B competition in Liberac, Czech Republic on
Wednesday.
Jason Myslicki, of Thunder Bay, Ont., who posted … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 26: What’s On In...

January 26, 2005 -Here are some of the highlights to look for in Whistler this February…
Altitude 2005 – January 29 – February 7, 2005
Whistler’s annual gay ski week brings some of the year’s best entertainment … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 25: Prince George Welcomes Canada...

January 25, 2005 – The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club has a long history of hosting National events and we look forward to hosting you again! We hosted the Senior Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships 4 … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 24: Myslicki Finishes 33rd At Nordic Combined...

January 24, 2005 – Canada’s Jason Myslicki capped-off the day a few spots shy of a top-30 finish at the nordic combined World Cup B event in Mitteltal-Obertal, Germany on Sunday.
Myslicki, of Thunder Bay Ont., … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 23: Canada’s Duo’s Gamble Pays...

January 23, 2005 -Canada’s one-two punch of Beckie Scott and Sara Renner charged for the podium at a World Cup cross-country team sprint relay in Pragelato, Italy on Sunday, but came up a whisker short … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 22: Winter Sport Community Announces Plan to...

January 22, 2005 – To ensure Canada’s success at
the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010, all of
Canada’s winter sport partners joined together today to launch an
unprecedented new program, Own the Podium in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 22: The Silver Star...

January 22, 2005 – Have you ever skied 75 kilometres in one day? On March 19, 2005 – you’ll get your chance! With assistance from RBC Dominion Securities and sponsors from the cross-county skiing industry, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 22: Canada’s Scott Finishes 17th In World...

January 22, 2005 – Beckie Scott continued to lead the way for Canada’s men’s and women’s cross-country skiers after finishing 17th in a World Cup 15 kilometre pursuit race on Saturday in Pragelato, Italy.
The Vermilion, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 21: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Task Force...

January 21, 2005 – On Tuesday, January 11th, Sport Manitoba had an opportunity to make a presentation to the all party Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Provincial Task Force at the first of 10 public consultation … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 20: Canada’s Robin Clegg Bursts Into Top...

January 20, 2005 – Canada’s Robin Clegg exploded into the top-20 with his best-ever biathlon World Cup result in Antholz, Italy on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Olympian combined impressive speed on the course with the execution of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 19: Alpina...

January 19, 2005 – Here is some exciting news from Alpina Sports.
Alpina Sports Canada selected to Cross Country Canada National Team Pool
Outstanding members of the Canadian National Team have made a switch to
Alpina boots and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 18: The Charlevoix Trail Is...

January 18, 2005 – Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, January 17th 2005 As of this February 5th, Le Massif de Petite-Rivière-Saint-François The Charlevoix Trail unique in Eastern Canada because of its technical merits will be … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 17: New NIS Binding System...

January 17, 2005 – Perhaps the most interesting gear development already announced for next season is the new NIS (Nordic Integrated System) developed jointly by Madshus, Rottefella, Rossignol and Alpina. There are two … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 17: Dasha Gaiazova Wins Silver Medal at...

January 15, 2005 -Canada’s future Olympic cross-country skiers made their first strides towards the podium at the Opa Continental Cup on Sunday, with Montreal’s Dasha Gaiazova winning a silver medal in the women’s 5-kilometre free … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 16: Beckie Scott Leads World Cup...

January 15, 2005 – Beckie Scott will lead one of the strongest Canadian cross-country ski teams ever assembled when the Vermilion, Alta. native makes her return to the World Cup circuit this weekend, with nine … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 16: Flagbearer Bisson Just Misses Finals ...

January 16, 2005 – Christine Bisson from Universite Laval was the top Canadian female on the first day of the cross country skiing competition at the 2005 Winter Universiade, finishing 20th in the one-kilometer sprint.
Skeets … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 15: Scott Top 15 In First World...

January 15, 2005 – Beckie Scott picked up her World Cup racing career where she left off nearly a year ago, finishing in the top of the pack with the world’s elite after posting a … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jan 14: Come Out and Celebrate...

January 14, 2005 – Nissan National Ski and Snowboard Week to be kicked off January 14th in T.O. at Centennial Park Snow Centre
For the first time in a long time, Toronto will be the … READ MORE → 0 comments