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Race-cation: Erik Bjornsen and Marine Dusser on Iceland and the Fossavatn Ski Marathon

While many skiers were blowing the dust off of their rollerskis, hitting the track or trail, or looking for crust to cruise on May 1st, Erik Bjornsen and his wife Marine Dusser were previewing the race course for the Fossavatn Ski Marathon, or Fossavatngangan, in Isafjördur, Iceland. While it might seem odd to begin a new season by racing a 21 k followed by a 42 k just two days later, Bjornsen and Dusser...

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A New Start For the Methow Valley in its Quest for a Signature Race

Jason AlbertOctober 23, 2018

Washington’s Methow Valley is the literal end of the road in winter. There’s one way in from the south. There’s route 20, a sinuous side spur plunging down from Omak in the Okanogan Highlands to the Methow’s eastern edge. Otherwise, travel by car terminates just beyond Mazama — the small town nestled in the valley’s north. The Methow’s charm remains its solitude and mellowed pace. Despite the wifi and cell service, there’s the real...

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Havlick Wins 2017 Australian Hoppet; Rose Repeats in Second

Gabby NaranjaSeptember 1, 2017

When Australian Phillip Bellingham lunged for the finish line in the men’s 2017 Kangaroo Hoppet a week ago on Saturday, Aug. 26, in Falls Creek, Victoria, it wasn’t his fellow Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) Gold Team in 2016, Havlick enrolled at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, to obtain a master’s degree in exercise physiology (he received an undergraduate degree in exercise physiology from the University of Utah...

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Four Canadian Women Aim to Put Their World Cup Team on the Map

Gerry FursethDecember 1, 2016

To kick off this World Cup season, Cross Country Canada (CCC) had planned to send four women for Period 1. After its men’s team has gathered most of the attention in recent years, the Canadian women are now in a position to develop depth at the top level of the sport. In her third full World Cup season, Emily Nishikawa, of Canada’s World Cup B-team, will be joined for Period 1 by national U25 Team members Dahria Beatty...

General Travel

From Skinny Skis to Ski-Mo: Josh Smullin Goes Big on Verbier Haute Route

Jason AlbertMay 16, 2016

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club coach Josh Smullin mixed it up at the end of the race season this March and ventured to Chamonix, France, where he took himself out of his comfort zone and into a ski mountaineer's dream trip along the Verbier Haute Route.

Lifestyle Travel

Participants Traverse Wilderness in 2015 AlaskAcross

Seth AdamsJuly 2, 2015

Contributor Seth Adams recounts his recent experience in a point-to-point wilderness race across the north side of the eastern Alaska Range called AlaskAcross.

General Lifestyle Travel

Learning While Teaching Skiing with NANANordic in Northwest Alaska

Seth AdamsMay 15, 2015

In April, FasterSkier contributor Seth Adams joined the volunteer ranks of NANANordic and headed north to Noorvik -- a remote city in the Alaska's Northwest Arctic. The following is his editorial recapping the experience.

General Lifestyle Travel

Photos from NANANordic in Noorvik

Seth AdamsApril 10, 2015

An intimate look at first-timer Seth Adams' adventures with NANANordic, which introduces youth to nordic skiing in remote regions of Northwest Alaska.

General Masters News Racing Results Travel

Masters World Cup 2015: The Russian Experience

Inge ScheveApril 3, 2015

Inge Scheve's take on racing at her fifth Masters World Cup, which took place last month in Syktyvkar, Russia. In all, eight members of Team USA collected seven medals at this year's championships.

General Interviews Travel

WWU Runner Max Romey Documents the Challenge of Alaska’s Mt. Marathon

Seth AdamsNovember 3, 2014

"We came into it with the idea of making a really cool video about a race that had never been filmed well before," Anchorage native Max Romey said. He produced a 43-minute film about the famed Mount Marathon in 2013, but this year, he wanted to outdo himself. The 21-year-old college runner is pioneering race-and-training videos in epic landscapes like Alaska.

General Race Reviews Travel

Alaskan Winter Ultras and a Wilderness Race

Seth AdamsApril 11, 20143

In a departure from our usual race coverage, here we post another of our occasional first-person staff reports from races we've done. This article covers two of Alaska's 100-mile races and a multi-day backcountry wilderness race.

General News Olympics Travel

As ‘Sport and the Environment’ Conference Kicks Off in Sochi, Allegations that Dumping Threatens Water Supply

Chelsea LittleNovember 1, 2013

In a coincidence of timing, the AP has uncovered illegal dumping of construction debris which threatens half the water supply to Sochi - just as the new Olympic city hosts IOC members for a conference on sport and the environment. As leaders discuss whether the Olympics can have a sustainable legacy, will they address these recent concerns?

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In France, Bjornsen Learns from Competitors and Builds Momentum

Audrey ManganJuly 22, 2013

Fresh off a trip from France, where he trained with national team skiers and biathletes, Erik Bjornsen talks how he wants to build off last season's breakthroughs and the major lessons he takes away from training with foreign athletes. "In order to reach the top, you really have to live cross-country skiing at every hour of the day," he says.

Camps Lifestyle Training Travel

Another Scandinavian Trip in the Books: A Burke Tale

BrainspiralJuly 15, 2013

Burke Mountain Academy senior Warren Taylor recounts his third trip to Sweden and Norway for the school's annual Scandinavian training camp, with stops in Sollefteå, Östersund, Bruksvallarna, Sognefjell, and Oslo.

Travel XCFeeds

Do Europeans Race Slower In North America?

JoranJune 21, 2012

Travel is a big issue for cross country skiers, particularly those of us living in North America. Flying back and forth to Europe can be both time consuming and exhausting for athletes. Obviously, this can have some serious effects on performance. Of course, this works both ways. Presumably it’s difficult for Europeans to travel to [...] Related posts:

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Quality time in Craftsbury

clareeFebruary 3, 2012

For the last two weeks or so, I’ve been holding down the fort here in Craftsbury as my teammates travel and race all over God’s white acre. In the short span between January 19th and February 2nd, the CGRP has been represented at races in Italy, Germany, Estonia, Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Russia, Norway, and the western United States…AND at the Craftsbury Marathon, of course. While [...]

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Birkie Guide v 2.011

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2011

Newton North High School in Newtonville, Massachuessetts. He WOJB. The official race station is 88.9 WOJB. It’s a community station broadcasting off the local reservation. It has eclectic and quirky programming. Starting on Friday, they broadcast wax tips and Birkie-themed music (it’s very corny). It will either get you in the mood for the race or drive you batty. • Bib pick-up. Get your materials before the race, if possible. If you’re in the tenth wave, you’ll...

General News Travel

Adventures in Kazakhstan – Competing and Coaching at the Asian Winter Games

FasterSkierFebruary 3, 20112

Cyrus Kangarloo is a Canadian skier and cyclist from Calgary Alberta. His ski racing career brought him all over North America where he raced with Team X-C.com. He also raced in Europe for Canada at the World Junior Championships in 2003 and at the World Universiade in 2005. Currently he is attending the Asian Winter Games as a delegate/coach/service member for the Iranian Ski Team in Almaty Kazakhstan where his brother Bijan is competing for...

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So I’m in Northern Maine. Now What?

Nathaniel HerzMarch 23, 20105

Fort Kent and Madawaska may not be the most scintillating of towns, but there are, in fact, a handful of things to do aside from eat potatoes and chase moose around. We talked to a couple of locals to get the skinny on Fort Kent and Madawaska. Here are some suggestions. Fort Kent In terms of restaurants, there’s pretty much one game in town for dinner, and that’s The Swamp Buck, on Main Street. Nothing...

Racing Travel

A Vermonter Skis in the 2010 China Vasaloppet

FasterSkierJanuary 14, 20106

Sarah Van Dyke grew up in Stowe where she learned to ski with the Stowe Nordic Outing Club and Craftsbury BKL programs. In high school she was on the St. Paul’s School Nordic ski team and in college a member of the Dartmouth Development ski team. She is now spending a year in China as a science teacher at an international school enjoying many unusual adventures. In an attempt to get over my post-Christmas-I’m-alone-in-China blues,...

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