One of the Oldest Winter Olympic Events Could Be Dropped Due to Gender Equality Nordic Combined is an Olympic event that has been around since 1924. It is a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Athletes have to be light and powerful to jump well and have the endurance for cross-country skiing. Despite being one of the oldest events, it is one of the least well-known in America. Nordic Combined is very popular […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 21, 2022 5 Comments
Equal Distance, Equal TV Coverage? New Cross Country Skiing Proposal Equalizes Distances in Men’s and Women’s World Cup Events For most of us in the Northern Hemisphere the month of May signals goodbye to the snow as we reluctantly stow our skis away for the season, unless of course you are Miles Clark and are killing it in Mammoth for the month of May: Related: Mammoth, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day in May at 7:30 am Related: Sierra Nevada, […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 24, 2022 0 Comments
Hatcher Pass, AK, Reopens After Closing in February After a series of mid-February storms, Hatcher Pass, located just outside of Palmer, Alaska, experienced at least four major avalanches during the storm that buried the road. A few additional smaller ones slid as well, adding to the debris. Since then the pass has been closed from Mile Marker 11, just past the Skeetawk ski area, all the way to […] Brains Aunika Skogen | April 28, 2022 0 Comments
The Athletes of Michigan Tech’s Cross Country Skiing Team Although Michigan isn’t generally known for skiing, Michigan Tech has united a stellar group of athletes to compete in its cross country skiing team. The athletes range from around the world with amazing backstories. Michigan Tech’s ski coaches, Tom and Kristen Monahan Smith have recruited seven more men and four more women to compete in the 2021-2022 season. In total, ten women […] Industry News Breya Bergom | August 2, 2021 0 Comments
Woman Breaks Uphill Ski World Record, Ascending 57,890’ in 24 Hours This past week ski mountaineer Martina Valmassoi broke the world record for most vertical feet ascended on skis by any female in a 24-hour period. Valmassoi broke this record by climbing 57,890’ feet (17,645m) in just one day. For reference, I don’t think most of us could even ski that much in a day, never mind going the other […] Industry News Liam Abbott | April 1, 2021 2 Comments
Jessie Diggins Pulls Off Historic World Cup Overall Cross-Country Crown Minnesota native Jessie Diggins secured the United State’s second World Cup overall crown in cross-country skiing. Jessie ended the 40-year drought for the United States in the sport, and she is the first American woman to secure the championship. Diggins trains in Stratton during the offseason. Jessie Diggins joins Vermont’s Olympic legend Bill Koch, who won in 1982, as the only […] Industry News Nick Retterer | March 11, 2021 3 Comments
Australian Nordic Skier Competes in Shorts and Singlet at World Championships Australian nordic skiing competitor Mark Pollock took advantage of the warm weather at the FIS Ski World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, to compete in a singlet and compression shorts. His outfit choice quickly made him into an internet sensation in the world of winter sports, in particular in Australia and Europe. According to Yahoo Sport Australia, Pollock decided to forego […] Industry News Anson Brown | March 2, 2021 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Opens Today, December 15 It’s official! Yellowstone National Park will be opening today, December 15, for winter operations. If you are interested in going or are just wondering what there is to do in Yellowstone during the winter, here is what you should know. Yellowstone Winter Operations Yellowstone National Park does not allow vehicles to enter most of the park in the winter, making […] Liam Abbott | December 15, 2020 0 Comments
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