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DOWN IN 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 >
A YEAR ON THE WORLD LOPPET TRAIL
“Become a Global Worldloppet Skier, you have
to be kiddin’! So much travelaround
three continents, so
many kilometers skiing—
more than 1,500—so much
energy needed. Is it possible?
But what a challenge, so let’s give it a go!” .... Read more >
Cross country skiing is back. After years of low snow,
II’ll always think of the 2009 Birkebeiner as "The Year I Wore Jewelry." The year before, I flunked the third wave and moved back to wave four. Eager to reclaim three, my rightful wave, I strategized how I could shave off seconds with more efficient technique and focused training, but I also thought about what I could do to breeze through the aid stations.. .... 
It’s nearing 6 a.m. The dashboard tells me it’s minus-13 (F). My windshield is hopelessly frosted, so I strain forward to
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Club 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 ... 