2013 Masters Challenge

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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Masters Challenge.  Please review your results and if you find any issues (e.g. I missed your results in a race), please let me know asap and I’ll get that corrected.   We’re currently working on some new very cool hats for this year’s winners which we’ll be getting [...]

Glide the Divide

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Glide the Divide (North Routt Coureur des Bois), Steamboat Springs, CO This year’s start-finish was at Columbine, about an hour’s drive north of Steamboat.  A 6 km spur (out and back) connects the start-finish to the main 45 km loop at rest stop #1 (Little Red Park). There begins a very scenic clockwise loop that [...]

Snow Mountain Stampede

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Bruce Pauly and Byron Beagles traveled to Snow Mountain Ranch (near Winter Park), CO for last weekend’s Snow Mountain Stampede.  In the 42 km Freestyle Race on Saturday (start temp 20 degrees F higher than night before’s forecast!), Byron won the M60-69 group, Bruce was 9th in the M50-50 group.  In the 42 km Classic [...]

The Great Ski Race 2013

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750 racers registered and 609 finished what turned out to be one of the most difficult Great Ski Races. A mixture of rain and wet snow made for a slow, sloppy course with the mist at the start turning to snow on the fiberboard freeway. Brian Gregg from Minneapolis was first with a time of [...]

The Great Ski Race

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Sunday March 3rd, 2013 9AMTahoe XC to Truckee Be a Part of the Largest Ski Race In California The 37th annual point-to-point 30km Great Ski Race is an event not to be missed! Sign up by March 2nd to catch lower entry fees. Race day registration in person by 8:30am. The Great Ski Race course is [...]

American Birkebeiner

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The 40th Annual American Birkebeiner was held on Saturday, February 23rd. Six inches of fresh snow fell on Friday, slowing the pace on the 50 kilometer course that goes from Cable to Hayward, WI. 3953 racers completed the 50 kilometer skate race and 1799 completed the 54 kilometer Birkie Classic. Farm Team racer Wyatt Fereday finished [...]

Asiago 2013

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    The Masters World Cup Championships are underway in Asiago, Italy and Far West Nordic masters have turned in some strong performances. Congrats to all and Go Far West! Read more…

Results from Masters World Cup – Asiago

2013 Masters World Cup

  The Masters World Cup Championships are underway in Asiago, Italy and Far West Nordic masters have turned in some strong performances. Congrats to all and Go Far West!

40th Annual Bjornloppet XC Ski Race Weekend and California Senior Winter Games Join Forces in March!

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Bear Valley Cross Country will host the 40th Annual Bjornloppet XC Ski Race and Festival on March 9th and March 10th, 2012. This is one of the longest running ski races in the west and it is open to all ages.  In addition, the California Senior Winter Games (CSWG) will be held the same weekend in Bear Valley. [...]

Master’s Clinics

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Skate Technique Clinic with Wyatt FeredayMarch 2, 2013 at Tahoe XC 9am-11amLed by farm team racer Wyatt Fereday, this clinic will focus on analyzing and improving your skating technique and improving performance in skate races. There will be 2 hours of “on snow” time where Wyatt will review various aspects of how you skate ski, help [...]