Can You Train For a Ski Marathon in 10 Days? — Day 2: Tech-Day So, my nephew Till and son Wolf decided to compete in a cross-country ski marathon. The catch: neither of them has ever cross country skied before. We are keeping a real time diary of their 10-day-effort to compete in the 53rd Engadin Ski Marathon without any prior experience. Related: From Zero to Hero, a Real Time Experiment: Can You Train […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 4, 2023 0 Comments
From Zero to Hero, a Real Time Experiment: Can You Train For a Ski Marathon in 10 Days? — Day 1 When your son and nephew decide to compete in an endurance race in a sport they have never tried before, you can do one of two things: try to talk them out of it, or fully get behind it. I chose the latter and on top of that, I decided it would be a great idea for an amusing article, […] Laughs Julia Schneemann | March 3, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Cross Country Skier Jessie Diggins Wins 10km Women’s Race at 2023 World Championships in Planica, Slovenia U.S. cross-country skier came an incredible first at today’s 10km (6.25 miles) race in Planica, Slovenia, crowning herself the first individual American cross-country World Champion. Jessie went into the lead early in the race after a strong start and managed to hold on until the finish after a tough climbing section. Sweden’s Ebba Andersson and Frida Karlsson were in hot […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 28, 2023 1 Comment
Skiers Attacked by Huge Aggressive Owl Near Kamloops, BC, Resulting in Trail Closures Four ski trails south of Kamloops, BC, had to be closed for nighttime skiing after an owl reportedly attacked several skiers. Joel Wood, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University, was cross-country skiing on the Stake Lake Trails on Wednesday evening, January 11, 2023, when an owl swooped down on him twice, striking first his ski pole and then later […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 18, 2023 1 Comment
Busy FIS World Cup Weekend Ahead — Alpine, Freestyle, Snowboard Cross, & Cross Country on Race Calendar We have a busy weekend ahead with several FIS World Cup events scheduled and we have summarized all the action for you! Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup in Beaver Creek, CO Friday, December 2, 2022 Men’s Downhill Saturday, December 3, 2022 Men’s Downhill Sunday, December 4, 2022 Men’s Super-G This weekend will see a return of our men’s speed specialists […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 2, 2022 0 Comments
Trying to Beat the Heatwave: German Resort Oberstdorf Attempts Snow Farming for the First Time The German resort of Oberstdorf is experimenting for the first time this year with snow farming. Snow farming is the attempt to preserve the snow from the previous season for the next season by piling it together and covering it. In a way, it is ‘snow-recycling’. The advantages of snow farming are: guaranteed snow for events/opening days lower energy than […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 30, 2022 0 Comments
FIS Postpones Fluoro Wax Ban—Again For the third time, the International Ski Federation ‘FIS’ has had to postpone the proposed fluorinated (or fluoro) wax ban. This ban cannot be implemented for the coming 22/23 FIS season because the technology to reliably detect the use of fluoro wax has still not been perfected. As far back as November 2019, FIS decided to ban fluoro waxes and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 15, 2022 0 Comments
12 Years in the Making, Truckee, CA, Bike Park Nears Completion Since 2010, there has been a dream of bringing a progressive trail system to the town of Truckee, CA. Now, 12 years later, the Truckee Bike Park is entering its final stage of completion and is expected to be finished in June of this year. The park first opened in July of 2011 and has been growing ever since. It […] Cycle Brent Thomas | May 23, 2022 0 Comments