Soldier Hollow 2012
Congrats to J3 racers Hannah Halvorsen, Brandon Herhusky, and Skyler Mullings.
Report From Soldier Hollow
33 Far West Nordic Junior athletes are in Soldier Hollow, Utah for the Intermountain/Rocky Mountain Super JNQ races.
It was a brisk, beautiful day at Soldier Hollow for Friday’s Classic Sprints.
The highlight results of the day were an overall win by Hannah Halvorsen in the FJ3 girls competition (a 2.6 km race), a 2nd place finish by Brandon Herhusky and a 3rd place finish by Skyler Mullings in the MJ3 race, a 3rd place finish by Katrin Larusson in the FJ1 race, a 3rd place finish by Bria Riggs (2nd in the A final) in the FJ2 division, and a 10th place finish by Dylan Syben (5th in the B final) in the MJ2 division
Others advancing to the quarterfinals, but not moving on to the later heats included Patrick McElravey (9th MJ1), Sam Zabell (18th MJ2), Peter Holmes (27th MJ2), Laurel Fiddler (15th FJ1), and Cassidy Cichowicz (24th FJ1).
Rounding out the Far West were Joe Piercy (55th MJ1), Branden Deeter (58th MJ1), Alex Kopytko (94), and Shane Christian (79th MJ1) in the J1/OJ boys, Joelle Romo (35th FJ1), Melanie Swick (9th FOJ), Raylene Chew (43rd FJ1), Kelly Habibi (50th FJ1), and Emily Nall (63rd FJ1) in the J1/OJ girls, Julien Bordes (34) , Peter Carroll (44), Evan Vomund (55) , Eli Yale (67), Aaron Deeter (72), Brandon Flora (78), and Andrew Clusserath (89) in the J2 boys, Camille Hartley (36) , Danielle Nivinski (37), Savannah Blide (40), Gabi Rinne (46), Amanda Kirkeby (52), and Skyler Flora (58) in the J2 girls.
Tomorrow is distance Freestyle day, so stay tuned…
ASC Race on Sunday January 29th
Date: Sunday January 29, 2012
Time: 8 AM
Start: Auburn Ski Club
Mass Start
Distance: 10 km (1.5 km youth race ages 13 and under)
Registration: until 7:30am race day – or for a cheaper price & less hassle race morning – sign up online till 6pm Sat
Info: auburnskiclub.org
SIERRA SKI CHASE
Auburn Ski Club Training Center will be hosting a 10km cross country mass start Freestyle ski race on Sunday Jan 29th with a 1.5km youth event for ages 13 and under.
Organizers are planning a single wave mass start for the 10km – but due to narrower trails than usual – they may decide to wave start the women 5 minutes after the men if they get a large field of racers.
Prizes from Alpenglow Sports and Wild Cherries
Time to race ourselves into racing shape! – only 5 weeks till the Great Race!
This is a Sierra Ski Chase participation points race
2011-12 FAR WEST NORDIC MEMBERSHIPS
Still Available at Discounted Pre-Season Rates
Rates go up on February 1st
Join or Renew Now for the Best Deal. Show your support for Far West Nordic by enrolling as a member for the 2011-2012 season. If you value what we do as an organization, please show your support by being a member of Far West Nordic. Adult memberships are available for as little as $20, and junior memberships are only $10. Far West Nordic membership is a great deal, offering discounts at most XC ski areas in our region, and discounted Far West clinics and programs.
Member Website Log in: You must be a 2011-2012 member to access the members only sections of our website, including prior years’ race results and articles and videos.
For the full list of benefits see our Membership page.
Sierra Ski Chase Changes
- All Far West members who complete a minimum of 3 eligible XC races this season are eligible to receive the 2012 season commemorative Participation Prize.
- New Far West members will receive last years prize (a t shirt) for just 1 race!
2012 Ted Beauchamp Scholarship Awarded
The Far West Nordic Junior Committee is pleased to announce the 2012 Ted Beauchamp Scholarship winner, Melanie Swick.
Congratulations Melanie!
Melanie is very deserving of this award as she epitomizes the late Ted Beauchamp in many ways.
A relative new-comer, Melanie has quickly turned Nordic skiing into a palpable passion in her life. Her focus when training and racing is unparalleled. She is always asking questions and wanting to learn/do more. Her enthusiasm for skiing, and life, and her always ready smile, is infectious.
Melanie trains year-round with the Auburn Ski Club Competition Team and has done so for the past 2 years. She balances her Nordic training with an equal passion for cross country running. In fact, this past fall, Melanie earned a gutsy 3rd place finish in the Nevada State XC Running Championship meet. Nice!
Never one to sit idle, Melanie was out rollerskiing with the Nordic Team a few days later, gittn’ “Fired Up” for ski season.
As a Senior at Incline High School, Melanie is an accomplished student as well, earning excellent marks and taking regional top honors, together with her peers, in a recent “We the People”- which “promotes civic competency and responsibility in high school students” – presentation/competition. Way to Go Melanie!
And, certainly not least, being feisty, focused, and tenacious, Melanie has broken several rollerski tips and blown a zipper on her skate boots recently. Having this scholarship money will give her some extra cash to get new ones while she readies herself to earn a spot on the 2012 Far West Nordic Junior National Team this year.
Best Wishes “DG”!
You deserve it.
And, Thank You!, Ted Beauchamp Family; Sue and James, for your support of Far West Nordic Juniors!
Mammoth JNQ
February 3-5, 2012- Cost: $150; For an athlete providing all their own transportation and lodging but wishing to partake in Far West help/coaching waxing (glide wax the day before and kick wax the day of) their skis for the Mammoth JNQ, the cost will be $15
- Open to all Far West juniors (age 13-19) wishing to qualify for Junior Nationals 2012
- Sign-up Deadline: January 30, 2012
5km (all J2s, or J3s, and all girls) and 10km (J1-OJ boys) classic race
Far West Coaches will collect the kids Friday after the HS/MS race and then venture to our accommodations in Mammoth HS gym.
We will train on Saturday morning, Race Sunday morning, and return Sunday evening.
Details on our Junior Camps page
Masters Clinics
DOWNHILL TECHNIQUE CLINIC
February 5, 2012 at Royal Gorge XC
Chauncey Parker, a former coach of the UNR Nordic ski team, will lead our downhill clinic. We will explore ways to find speed on downhills and through transitions, choosing the best line around corners, and how to carry speed on technical sections of the race course. Improve your confidence, control, speed, and fun on the downhills through this specialized clinic that provides an in-depth focus on improving your skills on downhill terrain.
WOMEN’S ONLY SKATE CLINIC with Video
February 12, 2012 at Auburn Ski Club
This clinic is lead by 2 of the best female coaches Far West has to offer – Auburn Ski Club’s Director Sally Jones and Olympian Nancy Fiddler. During the 2 hours of “on snow” we will review various aspects of how you skate ski, help you correct bad habits, and identify opportunities for improving your skiing. The emphasis of this clinic will be technique improvement for women! – specifically balance and body position and how it makes skiing easier. Learn how to relax on skis, use less effort and develop more grace and power. The on snow instruction will be followed by 30 minutes of video review. Great for a season tune-up!
SKATE TECHNIQUE VIDEO CLINIC
February 19, 2012 at Auburn Ski Club
This year our skate clinic will be led by Peter Mayfield and Andrea Miller. This clinic will focus on analyzing and improving your skating technique and improving performance in skate races. This clinic will include 2 hours of “on snow” time where coaches will review various aspects of how you skate ski, help you correct bad habits, and identify opportunities for improving your skiing.
Details on our Masters Clinics page.
TAHOE RIM TOUR RESCHEDULED: APRIL 7TH
The Tahoe Rim Tour has been rescheduled for
Saturday APRIL 7, 2012
Preski the course on Wednesday April 4, 2012
CLASSIC, SKATE, and SNOWSHOE Divisions.
9:00 am classic start • 9:30am skate and snowshoe start
Pre Registration $45 Adult • $40 Far West members • $10 Junior
FAR WEST NORDIC presents the 5th annual Tahoe Rim Tour & Race, a point to point 26 kilometer race from North Tahoe High School in Tahoe City to the Cross Country Center at Northstar at Tahoe. This is a fundraiser for the Far West Nordic Ski Education Association’s Junior Ski Programs.
We hope you can join us for this very special event that interconnects some of the most scenic parts of Tahoe XC and Northstar’s trails. We’ll have on-going festivities at Northstar as racers come in. Enjoy an end of race lunch followed by awards.
See you at the 2012 Tahoe Rim Tour!
On line registration is now open.
Visit www.tahoerimtour.com for more information
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