On Saturday, February 2, 2013, Far West Nordic racer Walt Raineri competed in the White Pines Stampede Classic 40km race near Traverse City, Michigan. He was the first blind competitor to ever race in the 38 year old event and took 3rd place in his age category, 7th overall in all classic skier categories, with a time [...]
657 skiers completed the 2013 Boulder Mountain Tour in Sun Valley, Idaho. The 32 km race is in its 38th year (41st if you count the no snow years.) Far West Nordic was well represented by farmers and masters. Farm Team racers Beth Taylor was 4th 18-24 year old women, 6th women, 65th overall, Spencer Eusden [...]
6 races down and 5 races to go in the Masters challenge. You only need to do 5 races to be eligible for awards so, oddly enough, there is time left! -Andy 2013 Masters Challenge Standings
It was a blustery cold morning with a fresh dusting of snow for the 6th annual Tahoe Rim Tour. Farm Team racers took the classic division honors with Noah Brautigam 1st with a time of 1:37:04, Wyatt Fereday 2nd at 1:37:09, and Gus Johnson 3rd at 1:41:28. Holly Whitney was first woman, 11th overall, with [...]
Sierra Skogsloppet Race Results Photos by MacBeth Graphics 175 racers enjoyed a beautiful morning at Tahoe Donner XC for the Sierra Skogsloppet. Farm Team racers prevailed with Spencer Eusden taking 1st at 38:27, Wyatt Fereday 2nd at 38: 28, Gus Johnson 3rd at 39:00, and Holly Whitney won the women’s race, 6th overall, with [...]
Monday, January 21, 2013 @ 10AMTahoe Donner Cross Country Come race a 15 kilometer fun course around the Tahoe Donner trails. New 15 km 2 lap course, 7.5 km 1 lap course for juniors and novices, and 2 km youth race for under 13. ALL profits benefit the Truckee High School and Alder Creek Middle School [...]
Alpenglow Freestyle 20K Race Results JNQ ResultsPhotos Photos by MacBeth Graphics 155 racers braved the cold on a beautiful morning for the Alpenglow Freestyle 20K and JNQ. Farm Team racer Noah Brautigam won the men’s race with a time of 1:00:46, followed by Farm Team racer Gus Johnson at 1:02:42, and Taylor Sundali at [...]
CLASSIC TECHNIQUE CLINICJanuary 19, 2013 at Tahoe XC We’re scheduling this clinic the weekend before the Tahoe Rim Tour to give Far West members time to improve their classic techniques and get “on-course” instruction from one of Tahoe’s best classic skiersThis year our classic technique clinic will be led by renowned Far West coach and Olympian [...]
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 [...]
