NEWS
ASC Outdoor Reps’ Sale
Saturday May 26, 2012 9am-1pm Auburn Ski Club JUNIOR NORDIC TEAM FUNDRAISER Don’t miss out on some great deals on your favorite brands of outdoor clothing and footwear, nordic and alpine skis, cycling stuff, backpacking gear, etc etc. Sale starts at 9am -1pm in the Boreal parking lot (Far West end). 15% of proceeds go [...]
Far West Nordic Summer Camps
Far West Nordic Summer 2011 Junior Training Camp Season will include Western REG, June Lake, PNSA/FW, and Bliss Camps. Western REG: June 24-July 1 Open to Far West athletes by invite only. This is the premiere summer training camp for the best Juniors in the Western Region. Super motivating for the year ahead this is [...]
2013 Masters World Cup Reservations
Asiago WMC 2013 hotel reservations are now available to the AXCS membership, and as expected this venue is proving to be extremely popular, and already in the first five days, 41 hotel rooms have been reserved. If you have your copy of the XC World Digest, Spring issue, you may want to review the information [...]
Western Regional Elite Camp
Congratulations to Peter Holmes and Annika Taylor on their selection to attend the USST Western Regional Elite Group (REG) Training Camp in Park City, Utah. This camp is a cross country ski training camp for elite junior skiers from the five western divisions. They will have the opportunity to work with coaches from the US [...]
National J2 Camp
Congratulations to juniors Bria Riggs, Dylan Syben, and Peter Holmes on being selected to represent Far West Nordic at the 2012 USSA National J2 Talent Camp in Craftsbury, Vermont August 4-11. This training camp provides top Junior 2 age class cross country ski racers with a great opportunity to work with other top J2’s from [...]
Far West Nordic 2012 Slideshow
The 2012 Far West Nordic Multi-Media Slideshow, featuring photos from Summer 2011 through Spring 2012 from Mark Nadell, Ben Grasseschi, Stacey Herhusky, and Laurel Fiddler. Includes photos of Far West Nordic Juniors, Farm Team, Training, Racing, and a special “Graduates” section for our matriculating 2012 Juniors. Courtesy of Mark Nadell.
Summer Housing Needed for Collegiate Athletes
This upcoming summer, we will once again be providing collegiate student-athletes the opportunity to come to Truckee and train as part of structured group. The program will benefit both the student-athletes, as they take advantage of the numerous training options in the area, as well as the local Nordic community. Exposure to these high level [...]
Spring Biathlon
Saturday April 22, 2012Auburn Ski Club 9am – 10km Pro Race. 10:30- 1km Youth Race. 11:00am – 4km/8km Novice Races. Try your hand at this Olympic Sport – skiing and shoot a .22 caliber rifle at drop down targets. Novice & improver clinics on Saturday. For more information visit www.auburnskiclub.org
Billy Dutton Uphill 2012
Billy Dutton UphillSquaw Valley USAApril 15, 2012Race ResultsPhotos It was a glorious day at Squaw Valley for the 2012 Billy Dutton Uphill. This year’s race honored both Billy Dutton and his mother Betty Walsh and racers sported flowers in honor of Betty. Congratulations to winners Tav Streit, Beth Thomas, Ross McMahan, and Paula Bossler. Tav [...]
2012-2013 Far West Nordic Memberships
Available at Discounted Pre-Season Rates Join or Renew Now for the Best Deal. Show your support for Far West Nordic by enrolling as a member for the 2012-2013 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 [...]
2012 Masters Challenge
Well, the snow held out enough to get in 6 races in the year’s Masters Challenge. We like to thank all the xc ski resorts for all their great work getting the courses ready under such difficult conditions. We’d also like to thank all of you racers who came out and raced in the year [...]
2012 Fischer Cup
Far West Nordic announces the final results in the 2012 FISCHER CUP Race Series for the Far West Nordic Division. The Fischer Cup is the premier cross country race series in the West, pitting the best overall skiers against each other in a collection of the top Nordic races in California. In spite of the [...]
2012 Tahoe Rim Tour
Tahoe Rim Tour April 7, 2012 Race ResultsPhotos It was a beautiful klister day for the 2012 Tahoe Rim Tour. 121 racers skied or snowshoed the 26 kilometer course from Tahoe XC to Northstar XC. Despite a broken pole, August Teague won the men’s classic division with a time of 1:23:09, Farm Team racer Gustavo [...]
Preski the TAHOE RIM TOUR Course
Preski the TAHOE RIM TOUR course. The entire course from Tahoe XC to Northstar will be groomed tomorrow, April 4th, for you to classic, skate, or snowshoe. Please purchase a $10 pass available from Tahoe XC for use of Tahoe XC and Northstar’s trail systems and facilities. Skiers MUST sign a Northstar waiver. You [...]
2012 Mammoth Marathon
100 racers enjoyed the fresh snow for this year’s Mammoth Marathon. Farm Team racer Wyatt Fereday placed first in the full marathon at 2:07:58.2, August Teague was 2nd at 2:09:40.5, and Farm Team racer Gus Johnson was 3rd at 2:17:42.2. In the women’s race Beth Thomas was 1st at 2:40:53.7, Far West junior Cassidy Cichowicz [...]
