New Technique Video
 Improve your skiing with these great new technique videos - or just enjoy the ride as these Olympic and World Cup racers demonstrate. |
Sun Valley Plans
Nine-Day Nordic Fest
 The new Sun Valley Nordic Festival, January 30 – February 7, 2010, will feature nine days of activities, races, clinics and fun events, along with a $49 nine-day valley-wide Nordic ski trail pass and discounts on demos/rentals, lodging and dining.Read more on this cross country collaboration.
Freeman Overcomes Diabetes -
Aims for Gold
 Lou Dzierzak provides an interesting look at the 28 year-old U.S. cross country skiing star - the first athlete with Type 1 diabetes to compete in an Olympic endurance event.
Diagnosed in 2000, doctors initially told Freeman he would have to give up his dream to win an Olympic medal in Nordic skiing. Freeman recalls, “I was very concerned that I was going to have to stop racing. Not trying to race never occurred to me. I was going to try and if I failed, I failed, but I was certainly going to go as hard as I could to continue on the career path I was on.” Read the full story here.
Float and Fly on Your Nordic Skis
To float across the flats and fly up the hills on skate skis, learn to generate power and glide without wasting time and effort. In the November issue of Cross Country Skier , Steve Hindman shows you the essence of all good cross country skiing — getting the most out of each movement and every effort. It is part of the online digital magazine.
Digital Magazine Features
South Pole Trek
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This month's digital magazine features Ron Watters' account of two explorers - Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott - vying to be the first to reach the South Pole. Read this and other features in our digital magazine. |
Ski Legend Nikolai Anikin Remembered
 Nikolai Anikin, a three-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union and then a coach in the U.S. for 20 years, died of cancer November 14, 2009, in Duluth, Minnesota. One of his prize pupils was John Bauer, who won all four races at the U.S. Nationals in 1996 and skied in the 2002 Olympics. Bauer profiled Anikin for Cross Country Skier two years ago. Read the story here.
Snowshoe Update
 Once thought of as quaint decorations hanging crisscrossed over a winter cabin’s stone fireplace, today’s snowshoes reflect state-of-the-art designs, construction methods and materials. According to the Outdoor Foundation, 2.9 million people went snowshoeing in 2008. Read about the latest and greatest here.
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Once again, Cross Country Skier’s Fine Art of Skiing brings you a diverse array of artwork in widely varying styles and media. The bounty of great artwork with Nordic skiing themes continues to impress. All of these artists share a common passion for skiing, winter and the outdoors. See their work in
The winner of the 2010 classic Noquemenon ski marathon credits his concentration on the kick-double pole (vs. just double poling). at least in part, for his victory. "Using a relaxed, long, and fluid technique, the kick-double pole allowed me to ski at a lower intensity, save my arms and core for later in the race . . ." 
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