NEWS
JN Classic Mass Start
The final races of the 2013 Junior Nationals were the classic mass start competition. Congrats to Peter Holmes for his 2nd place finish in the MJ1 competition! 10k FOJ: Joelle Romo 24th15km MOJ: Patrick McElravey 13th, Alex Kopytko 47th, Branden Deeter 48th*10km FJ1: Katrin Larusson 14th, Bria Riggs 58th, Skyler Flora 60th, Danielle Nivinski 66th, [...]
JN Freestyle Sprints
The team awoke to -9 degree temps for todays freestyle sprints. The highlight result of the day was a 3rd place finish by Hannah Halvorsen for the J2 girls, a 4th place for Patrick McElravey in th OJ boys, and a 6th place by Dylan Syben in the J2 boys competition. Making the quarterfinals were [...]
JN 3×3 Classic Relays
In today’s classic 3 x 3.3 km relays FarWets Nordic’s MJ2 team of Dylan Syben, Julien Bordes, and Sam Zabell placed 5th and our MOJ team of Peter Holmes, Shane Christian, and Patrick McElravey took 7th. MJ2: Syben-Bordes-Zabell 5th, Herhusky-Mullings-Jobe 15thFJ2: Halvorsen-Larkins-Kirkeby 13thMJ1: Carroll-Vomund- A Deeter 21stMOJ: Holmes-Christuan-McElravey 7th, Kopytko-B Deeter-Wiltz 21stFOJ: Romo-Flora-Hartley 12thFJ1: Larusson-Riggs-Nivinski [...]
Junior Nationals Freestyle Interval Start
Monday, the first day of competition at the 2013 Junior Nationals, were the 5k/10k freestyle interval start races. The highlight results of the day were Patrick McElravey 5th MOJ, Katrin Larusson 6th FJ1, Peter Holmes 8th MJ1, Julien Bordes 8th MJ2, Dylan Syben 10th MJ2, and Hannah Halvorsen 10th FJ2. 10k MOJ: Patrick McElravey 5th, [...]
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Reid Wins 15k at NCAA Championships
Joanne Reid completed her Colorado University career with a win in the 15k freestyle. Joanne has had an outstanding season, winning 8 of the 10 RMISA races. Far West alumni Annika Taylor 35th and Austin Meng was 37th in Saturday’s 15k/20k freestyle races. In Thursday’s 5k/10k classic races Joanne Reid came in 4th, Annkia Taylor [...]
Snow Mountain Stampede
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 [...]
2013 USSA SuperTour Finals
The USSA SuperTour finals are the premier cross country ski races in the US, held annually in the spring so that the top American skiers can return from the FIS World Cups to compete with 200+ of our nation’s best domestic cross county skiers. The SuperTour finals are a mini-tour of four races that cap [...]
2013 Fischer Cup
Results are final for this year’s Fischer Cup competition. Congratulations to 2013 Fischer Cup winners Holly Whitney, Julie Young, and Laura Stern in the women’s division and to Wyatt Fereday, Gustavo Johnson, and Noah Brautigam in the men’s division. Thanks to all of you who participated in this great event and thanks to Dan Hill and [...]
2013 Junior National Blog
The 2013 Far West Nordic Junior National Team leaves for Fairbanks, Alaska this Friday March 8th. Meet the team and read their profiles on the Junior National Blog. The team will be posting updates and sharing their experiences. Cheer them on by commenting on their posts and liking them on facebook. GO FAR WEST! Schedule:Sunday March [...]
The Great Ski Race 2013
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 [...]
Far West Alumni headed to NCAA Championships
Far West Nordic has THREE alumni competing at the NCAA Championships March 6-9 in Middlebury, Vermont. Joanne Reid, Annika Taylor, and Austin Meng are among the best collegiate Alpine and Nordic skiers in the country competing in the 4 day event. The Nordic races are 5k/10k classic interval start races on Thursday March 7th and 15k/20k freestyle [...]
Winter Film Series – Farm Team Benefit
March 14, 2013 7pmOlympic Village Lodge Donny Roth has spent nine years searching remote corners of Chile looking for the perfect southern hemisphere backcountry skiing location. 2012 brought below average snowfall thus creating a last-second change of plans as two friends come down from the U.S. Pulling together some unusual resources, three men head into [...]
Farm Team/TDXC Waxing Special
Waxing Special – FUNDRAISER – February 23 to Saturday March 1st Get your skis a clean, fresh coat of wax and structure at TDXC by Far West “Farm Team” waxing pros – Holly, Gus & SpencerWaxed skis = easier gliding, smoother turning and more fun at the Great Ski Race! [...]
