Race/PerformanceCross Country Skier Magazine

Cross Country Skier magazine is the Journal of Nordic Skiing. Published three times during the ski season (November, December and a January/February issue), each issue includes feature articles, destinations,  helpful information from a variety of columnists, training and technique tips, ski club and event features, and racing the more competitive members of our audience.

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SKI CLUB FEATURE:LARCH HILLS
NORDIC SOCIETY


SKI CLUB FEATURE:LARCH HILLS NORDIC SOCIETYClub membership comes primarily from the Salmon Arm area and the Okanagan valley, and includes a lot of young
families, which supports a strong JackRabbit program (Canada’s equivalent of the Bill Koch Youth Ski League) that numbered 118 last year. Larch Hills Nordics has several levels of membership based on the ... Read more >

DOWN IN THE TRENCHES... SNOW TRENCHES, THAT IS!


DOWNIN THE TRENCHES . . . SNOW TRENCHES , THAT IS !

Survival expert Stacy Gebhards was on a mission.


He was pretty sure he knew the best improvised shelter for a winter emergency, but his inquisitive mind needed more.


He decided the only way to quell his restlessness, to really be sure, was to conduct an experiment. ... >Read more >

Web OnlyWeb Only Features

Web Only FeatureThe clank of a spectator’s cowbell. The voice of a hyper-excited announcer calling a race blares from a stand of speakers at the finish line. The instantly recognizable musical notes of the Olympic theme song plays between heats. These familiar elements to Nordic racing came together at the International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup races in held in Cable, Wis. and Minneapolis, Minn. on Jan. 26-Feb. 2. The IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup attracted more than 100 athletes from 13 different countries including Russia, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Canada and the United States.

The disabled athletes competed in three types of events: visually impaired, standing (defined as competitors with some form of physical disability, but who are able to stand on skis) and sitting (defined as amputees or athletes with paraplegia).

The IPC Nordic World Cup competition, which began on Thursday, January 29 at Telemark Resort in Cable, Wis., included cross country and biathlon competition, with many athletes participating in both disciplines. Four days of competition came off flawlessly, with .... Read more >


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