Cross Country Skier Magazine Training

October 2007

Features
Yellowstone Ski Festival
Getting Started in Biathlon
Advocacy: Step It Up 07
The Land Rush is On
Navigating on Skis
Uphill Skiers
The Life and Times of a Nordic Center
Fireside: Nikolai Anikin
Cairngorm Biathlon and Nordic Ski Club

Columns
Fresh Snow
Frozen World
A Body in Motion
Technique & Training
Kick & Glide
Off Track

CCS Racer
The Future of Nordic Events
CAT Ski Training
Event Profile: The Great Race
Time Well Spent
In the Zone
Power Up with Pilates
Fluid Requirements in Training

Destinations
Lapham Peak, Wis.
Northwest Pennsylvania
Hidden Gem: Crystal Lake, Penn.
Dakota Ridge, BC

Coming Attractions
November 2007

Features
The Winter's Night Sky
Light Touring
Skiing Large
Weatherman's Lament
The Advocate's Corner
Miles of Smiles: City Kids Learn to Ski
Fireside Feature: Barbara Hillary
Club Feature: Alaska Winter Stars

CCS Racer
Pacific Northwest Racing Scene
Athlete Imagery Method
General Strength Training
Skiing at Altitude
Event Profile: Tour of Anchorage
Racer Profile: Kikkan Randall, Laura Valaas, Taz Mannix

Destinations
Touring Anchorage
Bethel, Maine
Island Lake Lodge, B.C.

Lapham Peak: Original Weather Station

A Wisconsin State Marker at Lapham Peak reads:

"In 1870, on top of Lapham Peak, then known as Government Hill, the United States Army Signal Corps established one of its original National Weather Service signal stations. Read more . . .

Weather data was received here from Pikes Peak, Colorado, and relayed to the United States Weather Bureau headquarters in Chicago. Lapham Peak . . . is named for Wisconsin's premier 19th century naturalist, archeologist and scholar.

From this peak, Lapham recorded many weather observations for his pioneering work in meteorology, which included publishing isothermal maps of Wisconsin . . . Lapham wrote the proposal for a national weather service, which was approved by Congress on February 9, 1870. On November 8th, working as the assistant to the Chief Signal Corps Officer, Lapham recorded the first published national weather forecast...."