DIRECTORY

FAR WEST NORDIC ADMINISTRATION

	Kelly McElravey PO Box 10046 Truckee, CA 96162 (530) 852-0879 info@farwestnordic.org	Nordic Administrator, Office "Who’s always on the finish line cheering you across? Who’s the biggest Far West Nordic fan? Who’s your administrator? It’s ME! Kelly McElravey"
	Nancy Rosenblum PO Box 10046 Truckee, CA 96162 web@farwestnordic.org	Far West Nordic Website An Alpine skier all her life, Nancy is relatively new to nordic skiing. Her 2nd time on xc skis (classic) was the 2002 Great Race and she swore never again. After moving to Tahoe in 2004, she reconsidered and tried skate skiing. Equally at home running a pediatric ER, playing with Dreamweaver, or skating up a hill, Nancy is now a web designer by hobby.

OTHER NOTABLE FAR WEST LUMINARIES

	Ben Grasseschi Far West Nordic Development Director and Head Coach Junior, Senior, and Coaches Committees Chairman Ben is currently the Head XC Skiing Coach for Far West Nordic as well as Head Coach for Auburn Ski Club. Ben grew up skiing in Montana and Idaho and was a member of the College of Idaho XC Ski Team. Ben’s strengths as a coach are his ability to keep athletes motivated and excited about training and competing.
	Mark Nadell Editor/Publisher of the NORDIC NEWS Newsletter Far West Nordic "Auctioneer" Alder Creek Middle School Assistant Coach There are some who believe that Mark Nadell has been involved in the cross country ski industry since the stone age – the LIGNOstone age, actually, in the days of wood skis and pine tar. One of the few around who can still remember when Swix first introduced “Special” and “Extra” waxes, Mark has been a cross country skier, ski rep, salesman, marketing specialist, graphic designer, Nordic administrator, and flamboyant polyester-wearing Auctioneer for over 35 years. Mark currently helps coach the local juniors and Truckee’s Alder Creek Middle School Nordic team, along with his “real job” of graphic designer for the outdoor industry.
	Jeff Schloss Sugar Bowl Academy Head Coach Far West Nordic and Auburn Ski Club Coach Editorial, Junior, and Competition Committees Jeff Schloss has been actively coaching and racing in the Far West for the past 25 years. He is currently the head Nordic Coach for the Sugar Bowl Academy and is one of the Far West Division Junior and Masters coaches. He was the Nordic Coach at UNR from 1993-2000 and has been a Far West Board member and president.
	Glenn Jobe US Biathlon Team: 1980 Olympics Senior, and Coaches Committee Member Glenn is a former Far West board member and Far West head coach. An Olympic Biathlete in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, Glenn is highly respected as one of North America's leading experts on XC skiing technique, particularly classic skiing. Glenn's coaching for masters skiers is focused on efficiency and "skiing smarter, not harder" which is key for many masters skiers. Glenn began XC skiing in 1972 at the University of Nevada, Reno and was the founder of both Kirkwood and Tahoe Donner's Nordic centers. Glenn started coaching Far West Junior skiers in 1977 with the Junior National trip to Deadwood South Dakota. He has been instrumental in growing the Far West Junior Nordic Program.
	Nancy Fiddler Far West Nordic and Mammoth Lakes Coach US National Champion and Olympian Nancy has been teaching and coaching skiing since she retired from international level racing in 1993. In addition to her racing experience (7 years on the U.S. Ski Team), the two time Olympian has a Level 3 PSIA certification and is a USSA certified coach. Nancy is the founder of all the youth and master programs in existence today at Tamarack Cross Country in Mammoth Lakes. She coaches high school and middle school skiing, masters, and is the head trainer for the Tamarack Ski School. Nancy is currently coaching a new year round junior competition program. She has been part of the Far West J.O. coaching staff for many years.