There was plenty of fresh snow at the summit for the rescheduled Snowshoe Thompson Classic. Farm Team racer Elias Bucher took 1st place in the men’s 10k race with a time of 30:15.2 and Far West coach Nancy Fiddler won the women’s race at 33:58.5. August Teague and Gus Johnson took 2nd and 3rd [...]
Hello Masters racers- the Masters challenge is still on! Due to this year’s unusual conditions, we’re now only halfway through the race series; three races down and three to go. Over the next few weeks, we still have the Snowshoe Thompson, Mammoth Marathon and Tahoe Rim Races coming up. Be sure to sign up and [...]
39th ANNUAL BJORNLOPPET XC SKI RACE WEEKEND AND CALIFORNIA SENIOR WINTER GAMES JOIN FORCES IN MARCH! Bear Valley Cross Country will host the 39th Annual Bjornloppet XC Ski Race and Festival on March 10th and March 11th, 2012. This is one of the longest running ski races in the west and it is open to all ages. [...]
Far West Nordic was well represented in this weekend’s 32 km Boulder Mountain Tour in Sun Valley, Idaho. This year, 717 strong skiers finished the race on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Far Team racers Elias Bucher was 7th 18-24 year old men, 16th overall, Wyatt Fereday was 11th 18-24 year old men, 33rd overall, and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Saturday December 10, 2011 1:00pm at Auburn Ski Club Far West Nordic’s comprehensive waxing clinic will be conducted by two of the area’s foremost wax gurus: Glenn Jobe and Ralph Johnson. Glenn and Ralph have decades of experience testing various kick and glide wax products from most manufacturers. The Tahoe area experiences challenging waxing conditions [...]
Jeff Schloss and Andy Pasternak present: Training Principles Sunday November 6, 2011 1:00pm at the Truckee Rec Center This season’s presentation on cross-country training principles will feature Jeff Schloss and Andy Pasternak. The goal of this presentation is to provide a medical and experience-based understanding of training principles that can be used as a foundation [...]
Jeff Schloss and Andy Pasternak present: Training Principles Sunday November 6, 2011 1:00pm at the Truckee Rec Center This season’s presentation on cross-country training principles will feature Jeff Schloss and Andy Pasternak. The goal of this presentation is to provide a medical and experience-based understanding of training principles that can be used as a foundation [...]
Far West Nordic athlete Molly Zurn was second woman, 17th overall with a time of 10:07 in the 50 mile distance in last weekend’s Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Races. Far West Nordic coach and Olympic biathlete Glenn Jobe took 7th place in the 50 kilometer race. Far West master Andy Pasternak serves as medical director [...]
