Elias Bucher
I'm into everything that has to do with sports. I like to ski, play soccer and anything outdoors. learned how to ski in the beautiful mountains of Switzerland and came over to the US to join the UNR Ski Team in 2008. Now I'm proud to represent the Far West Nordic Farm Team this season and can't wait to get on Snow!
Michael Collins
I am running, skiing, and exploring the Sierra Nevada. I first learned to ski at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. After earning a bachelor's degree in chemistry, I returned to Los Angeles to work for two fire seasons on the Little Tujunga Hotshot Crew (USFS). This is my second winter in Tahoe.
Wyatt Fereday
Hi. I'm 23, live in Reno, NV and am studying for a masters degree in hydrology at the UNR graduate school. I competed in three NCAA skiing championships for Colby College from 2008 to 2011, where I majored in geology. Originally from Boise, Idaho, I'm pumped to be back in the West and ready to get in some excellent skiing and racing in the Sierras. I like mountain biking, running, eating salmon, walking on my hands, dumpster-diving, and playing guitar.
Gus Johnson
Far West Nordic Farm team member. UNR Winter Sports Club. Harry Potter enthusiast
Kara LaPoint
Hello hello! I am stoked to be on the Far West Farm Team this year. I grew up here in beautiful Truckee, Ca. and am a proud product of the Far West junior teams. I learned to ski and to love skiing here in these mountains, so it was only fitting that I come back to fuel my passion for the sport. After attending the University of Denver for three years, I transferred to the University of Nevada where I finished my NCAA skiing career and also threw in a year of running. Today, I am a triathlete, runner and as always, a skier. I am also a journalist with a passion for writing, story-telling and interacting. I love living and playing in the mountians with my dog Levi, and will change the world one day... one story at a time.
Phillip Violett
2004 Graduate of Sugar Bowl Academy. Raced in 6 Junior National Championships (7 X All-American). 2003 represented the US Ski Team in the J1 Scandinavian Cup race series in Sweden. Spent the 2000 & 2004 summer’s training and racing at the Snow Farm in New Zealand. 2009 Graduate of Northern Michigan University. 2010 season competed as Senior member of Team Far West switching my focus from cross-country skiing racing to biathlon! During the 2011 season I focused only on biathlon, competing in 18 races with some respectable results. Currently, I’m racing for Auburn Ski Club and Far West Farm Team, focusing on the NorAm Biathlon race series attempting to qualify for the USBA team.
August Teague
Head Coach Far West Nordic Senior "Farm Team". UNR Winter Sports Club director. August Teague was head coach of University of Nevada XC ski team for six seasons. Teague helped UNR to top 10 finishes in three of his first four years in Reno, including ninth-place showings in 2005 and 2008 and a 10th-place effort in 2007. In May of 2007, Teague was named to the Cross Country Coaches Committee at the United States Ski Association (USSA) Congress in Park City, Utah. Prior to coming to Nevada in 2004, Teague spent one season as the head Nordic coach at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. Teague lettered four years as a member of the University of Denver cross country skiing team. He helped the Pioneers to three NCAA championships from 2000-2002.
Ben Grasseschi
Co-Head Coach Far West Nordic Senior "Farm Team". Ben is currently the Head XC Skiing Coach for Far West Nordic as well as Head Coach for Auburn Ski Club. Ben grew up skiing in Montana and Idaho and was a member of the College of Idaho XC Ski Team. Ben’s strengths as a coach are his ability to keep athletes motivated and excited about training and competing. Coaching/Athletic Highlights Head Coach Far West Nordic Junior, Seniors, and Master Programs Head Coach Auburn Ski Club Juniors and Masters Programs Member of College of Idaho Ski Team US Ski Team Junior Scandinavian Trip Coach
Glenn Jobe
Assistant Coach Far West Nordic Farm Team. Glenn is a former Far West board member and Far West head coach. An Olympic Biathlete in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, Glenn is highly respected as one of North America's leading experts on XC skiing technique, particularly classic skiing. Glenn's coaching for masters skiers is focused on efficiency and "skiing smarter, not harder" which is key for many masters skiers. Glenn began XC skiing in 1972 at the University of Nevada, Reno and was the founder of both Kirkwood and Tahoe Donner's Nordic centers. Glenn started coaching Far West Junior skiers in 1977 with the Junior National trip to Deadwood South Dakota. He has been instrumental in growing the Far West Junior Nordic Program and is a member of Far West Nordic's coaches and senior committees. Coaching/Athletic Highlights 1980 Olympic Biathlon Team 1981 National Biathlon 20km Champion 2002 Group leader for the forerunners at the 2002 Olympics 2002 Inducted into the UNR athletic Hall of Fame.
Jeff Schloss
Assistant Coach Far West Nordic Farm Team. Director Sugar Bowl Academy Nordic Program. Jeff Schloss has been coaching cross country ski racers and endurance athletes for nearly twenty years. He has coached the Auburn Ski Club junior teams, Far West's junior Nordic ski team, and has led countless coaching clinics. In 2006 Jeff was named as US Ski Team coach for the US World Junior Nordic team and the US Under 23 World Championship team. Jeff is a highly motivational coach, brining out the best in everyone's abilities, whether its coaching elite level ski racers, or adult skiers that are new to XC ski racing. Jeff is an avid competitor in skiing, running, and triathlon. He is the director of the nordic program at Sugar Bowl Academy. Coaching Highlights Head Coach, University of Nevada XC Ski Team 1993-2000 Head Coach, Far West XC Ski Team 2000-2005 Coach ,US Ski Team Jr. World Championship Team 2006
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