Far West Team at the 2002 Olympics statue at Soldier Hollow Conditions in Soldier Hollow are pretty warm, with a few inches of new snow in the past couple of days. Far West Nordic has 33 athletes who made the trip, and are looking forward to the Freestyle Sprints tomorrow and the Classic Distance [...]
The 1st race of the Silver Sage Center Pursuit was Sunday’s Snowshoe Thompson Classic. A cold morning made for great classic conditions for the 120 racers. Callum Watson won the men’s 10k with a time of 27:51.2, Austin Meng took 2nd at 28:36.8, and Alex Hamilton was 3rd at 28:38.1. For the women, Beth Reid [...]
Due to the weather, today’s Snowshoe Thompson Race at Auburn Ski Club will be POSTPONED until next Sunday, December 30. It will be a JNQ but not a NRL/USSA sanctioned race. Stay tuned for more info.
Auburn Ski Club WILL be hosting the sprints today and are looking to get a prompt 10:00 am start. Not a ton of new snow overnight 5-10 inches. They are out grooming. The 1st two JNQ’s of the 2012-2013 season are this weekend at Auburn Ski Club. Come out and start your race season! [...]
Check out the new Far West Junior Nationals 2012 slideshow and read the great posts by our JN team. The team is still blogging so please show your support and make a donation toward our $10,000 goal— fully tax deductible—every $10 or $20 goes a long way to helping out. We need your help. [...]
The final races of the 2012 Junior Nationals were the 3×3 freestyle relays. Far West Nordic results:J2 boys: Dylan Syben, Sam Zabell, Peter Holmes 5th; Peter Carroll, Julien Bordes, Eli Yale 16thJ2 girls: Skyler Flora, Gabrielle Rinne, Amanda Kirkeby 12th; Danielle Nivinski, Camille Hartley, Savannah Blide 17thJ1 boys: Shane Christian, Branden Deeter, Alex Kopytko 21st; [...]
It was another bluebird day at Soldier Hollow. Today’s highlights were another 3rd place by Peter Holmes in the J2 boys 5k classic and a 6th place finish in the 10k OJ boys by Austin Meng. Far West results:5k OJ girls: Annika Taylor 13th, Melanie Swick 38th5k J1 girls: Katrin Larusson 34th, Joelle Romo 50th, [...]
