Race/Performance
Competitive Edge
THE STORY ABOUT WOMEN'S RACE DISTANCES
This past winter a minor electronic riot erupted on a popular cross country ski website, when Norwegian star Marit Bjoergen commented on her desire to race a 50 km as part of the World Cup calendar. Bjoergen went as far as to
suggest this as a formal request to FIS.
The on-line commentary (or, perhaps, ranting and raving) was both fascinating and occasionally biting with more than a few caustic references to "old boy networks" conspiring against female skiers. I was particularly interested in ... Read more >
RACE STRATEGY
Nervously shuffling your feet over the snow, you slide up to the start line, your body tense and your whole being focused on hearing the bang of the start gun. When the gun goes off, you kick into action, and your body reacts to hours upon hours of training and preparation.
Your body is ready to race. But is your mind? What do you think about once the competition starts? So much of every race is mental, and a race can be won or lost purely from an athlete's mindset.
The same principle applies in everyday training; the amount of focus and mental preparation you bring to each ... Read more >
Skate skiing has different names for the different strokes or techniques: V1, V2 Alternate (or open field) and the V2. The need for using different techniques is usually dictated by the terrain, snow conditions and our energy level. By having a number of different strokes, we are able to maintain momentum and speed down the trail, climb
a hill more efficiently, or surge past our competitors in the final ...
What do you think of when you hear the word "sustainability?" Don't stop reading, please. This isn't yet another article with a checklist for energy-saving light bulbs and recycled paper, but a consideration of some of the sustainable changes that are taking place around country, in an effort to stimulate the thinking of ... 
With three very positive experiences under my belt over the past eight years, I
can unequivocally say that the Boulder Mountain Tour in Ketchum, Idaho, is the
most fun hour-and-a-half on skis I have ever experienced.