The Swedish Vasaloppet Has Bought Snow For $1 Million
Mar 1, 2005 - The Worlds largest ski race, the Swedish Vasaloppet is on track to go as normal March 6 after the organizers have spent more than six million kroner or almost 1 million US dollars on production and transportation of snow.

Yellowstone Rendezvous Race Update
Mar 1, 2005 - The 26th Annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is less than two weeks away and race organizers are already busy marking the course and making final preparations for the March 12, 2005 event. If you have been to West Yellowstone in the last few weeks then you

Great White North National Championships: Club relays
Mar 1, 2005 - By Karl Saidla. Foothills ski club of Calgary/Canmore once again demonstrated impressive strength and depth in the club relay competitions of the Canadian Junior and Senior Nationals, taking place this week in Prince George, B.C.

50km Comments From The Norwegian Team
Mar 1, 2005 - The 50km men’s classic race that brought the World Championships to a close was one of triumph for the Norwegian team. Here are some comments from the racers.

Canadian Nationals: Sugar is Sweet (for some!)
Mar 2, 2005 - By Karl Saidla. Ivan Babikov showed everyone who is boss once again in the open men’s 7.5k classic, taking the win by 10 seconds over Dan Roycroft, unbelievably off the plane from the World Championships the very morning of the race.

Spring Series Is On!
Mar 2, 2005 - Come ski with the world's best at the 2005 Colorado International Spring Series (CISS) March 26 - April 2 in Grand County, Colorado!

A Personal Report From the 2005 Birkie
Mar 2, 2005 - By Dell Todd. What a great snow surface ! Extremely HARD lane & track. Blue sky. MAD MAD crowd on the Main Street finish. I love skiing the Birkie !

Dreaming Of Victory
Mar 3, 2005 - Norway’s Karl Gunnar Skjonsfjell is dreaming of wrapping up his skiing career with winning the Vasaloppet.

Do The Great Race If You Want A Challenge
Mar 3, 2005 - By Torbjorn Karlsen. The Great Race from Lake Tahoe to Truckee, California on March 6, is only 30-kilometer long, but has what it takes to get FasterSkier’s five-star rating and highest recommendation for “do it at least once” races.

World Famous Races: What Happened In Last Year’s Swedish Vasaloppet?
Mar 3, 2005 - The race had drama, bicycle strategy's, controversy and the first Norwegian winner in more than 30 years. Read some of last year’s articles and follow this year’s pre-race activities, interviews with some of the favorites and results from this Sunday

Cross Country Elite Marathon Skiers Will Duel In The Swedish Vasaloppet
Mar 3, 2005 - The Czech Stanislav Rezac leads the FIS Marathon cup after four of the eight competitions. He's coming to Vasaloppet on the 6th March. And, from Italy, so is the world's best cross-country team.

Canadian Nationals: The sugar turns to slop
Mar 3, 2005 - By Karl Saidla. In the open women’s 10 k free pursuit, Dasha Gaiazova extended her lead, eventually winning over Chandra Crawford and Tara Whitten, who raced and finished close together.

Fredriksson Raced The 50-K At Worlds With Chlamydia Pneumonia Bacteria
Mar 3, 2005 - Swedish skier Mathias Fredriksson raced last Sunday’s 50-kilometer classic mass-start race at Worlds in Obersdorf with life threatening twar-bacteria in his body, writes Swedish newspaper Expressen.

NENSA Double Marathon Weekend: Ski The Outer Limits. Then Ski Around Mount Washington!
Mar 4, 2005 - A double marathon feature takes place this weekend, with the Banknorth Rangeley Lakes Loppet on Saturday and the Banknorth Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure on Sunday.

2005 Banknorth Eastern Junior 2 XC Ski Championships
Mar 4, 2005 - The Sugarloaf Outdoor Center’s nordic trails will be abuzz with skiers this weekend, as the Banknorth Eastern J2 Championships comes to town. Teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, each with 20 girls and 20 boys ages 14

Swedish Vasaloppet - the challenge - 6 March 2005
Mar 4, 2005 - Vasaloppet - the very word has a kind of magical resonance. But it's a magic charged with more than a hint of challenge, of a test of courage, of blood, sweat and, maybe, tears.

Norway’s Jorgen Aukland Doesn’t Feel He Is A Vasa Favorite
Mar 4, 2005 - Jorgen Aukland does not feel he is a favorite going into the Vasaloppet and as a result is relieving his brother of his ski partner duties.

British Premier League Soccer Club Leeds United Invites Estil
Mar 5, 2005 - World Champion Frode Estil has never been hiding that he is a big supporter of British Premier League soccer club Leeds United. He is now invited to one of their home games at the famous Elland Road stadium.

Cross Country Ski Lecturer/Coach
Mar 5, 2005 - The University of Maine at Presque Isle announces a 3-year fixed-length Cross-Country Ski Lecturer/Coaching position beginning September 1, 2005, which may be renewed depending on the success of the program.

Baughman And Weaver Won The Great Race
Mar 6, 2005 - By Torbjorn Karlsen. Brooke Baughman won the women’s race and Patrick Weaver won the men’s overall title in the 2005 Great Race from Lake Tahoe to Truckee, California on Sunday.

Great White North Nationals: Fishing anyone?
Mar 6, 2005 - By Karl Saidla. As we arrived at the racecourse, a small lake was forming in the stadium. Someone had a canoe out and the fishing looked tempting. Only problem was that nobody was here for a trout fishing derby. Today was the Canadian National Sprint Championships!

Early Spring Wax Sale: Huge Savings On SOLDA Glide wax and brushes
Mar 7, 2005 - Great savings, stack up on SOLDA Glide wax now. Also save on pre-season orders on PRO-SKI Rollerskis and parts. Get ready for your next race or workout with SOLDA Solid PowerJet Fluorocarbons, Powder Fluorocarbons, Cold weather waxes, High, Medium and

Svard And Lind Best In The Swedish Vasaloppet
Mar 7, 2005 - Oscar Svard of Sweden won the Swedish Vasaloppet on Sunday ahead of Martin Larsson also of Sweden. Norwegian Jorgen Aukland was third.

Contribute To FasterSkier.com
Mar 7, 2005 - By Cory Smith. We are hoping to take FasterSkier.com to the next level, where it is a collaborative effort from a wide range of voices within the ski community from coast to coast. We'd love you to be a part of it.

Junior Nationals Get Underway Today in Sunny California
Mar 7, 2005 - Junior Nationals get underway today at the Auburn Ski Club. The first event is the sprint. Parents and friends can follow the results live on the internet.

Team Alpina Wins 3 of 4 races at Snow Mountain Stampede
Mar 8, 2005 - Fittingly, the Alpina team dominated the day's events at the 22nd annual Alpina/Madshus Snow Mountain Stampede, winning 3 out of the 4 individual 42k events held at the legendary Nordic center onSaturday March 6.

World Cup Racing: Classic Sprint In Drammen, Norway Up Next
Mar 8, 2005 - Can Renner, Scott, Kershaw and the other North American sprinters step it up? American and Canadian World Cup skiers will be in action again on Wednesday.

New England Dominates Junior National Sprints
Mar 8, 2005 - New England Wins 4 out of 6 Junior National Titles on Day 1 of the 2005 Junior Nationals in Truckee, CA.

Eli Enman Goes Two For Two In New England Marathons
Mar 8, 2005 - Eli Enman won both the Rangeley Lakes Loppet 50K freestyle and the Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure 50 k classic this past weekend.

Drammen, Norway Is Ready For Sprint Party
Mar 8, 2005 - The organizers in Drammen, Norway started trucking in the snow to cover the streets that will be used for Wednesday’s sprint World Cup on Monday. The course will be completed on Tuesday and this town is ready for a huge sprint party!

How Can You Help FasterSkier.com?
Mar 8, 2005 - The continued success of FasterSkier.com depends on your help. We are hoping to hire more writers and expand our coverage and our variety of articles. Here are ways you can help us do just that.

How Can FasterSkier.com Help You?
Mar 8, 2005 - Our goal is to provide quality articles that will inspire you, helping you to become a more knowledgable - and faster - skier. We do our best to produce articles that will be of great interest to you – but we aren’t mind readers. In order to target our

Floras Battle For Tour of Anchorage Win
Mar 9, 2005 - It came down to the wire between brothers Erik and Lars Flora in the Tour of Anchorage 50K freestyle on Sunday. Erik made a strong move in the finish stadium to take the victory.

Birkie Success For SOLDA Glide Wax; Top Three Men and Top Two Women Used HPO5
Mar 9, 2005 - Continue to read if you want to know what the top three men and the top two women used for glide wax base and top layers in the 2005 American Birkie.

Trond Nystad Comments On FasterSkier Club Subscription
Mar 9, 2005 - Nystad says, "I always look forward to receiving the newsletters as it keeps me and my staff up to date and exposed to a lot of new and old ideas...it is pretty much the only way to get access to a wide variety of articles and topics from around the world

Picture Perfect Day At 20-Kilometer Wasatch, Utah Freestyle Race
Mar 9, 2005 - By Torbjorn Karlsen. Almost 250 skiers raced the season finally 20-kilometer freestyle race in the Wasatch citizen series in Park City, Utah on February 26.

FasterSkier Announces Winners of 'Guess The Medal Winners At Worlds' Contest
Mar 10, 2005 - It took us a while to sort through all the entries we received in our 'Guess The Medal Winners At Worlds' Contest, but we have finally tallied all the points and determined the winners. Brayton Osgood, Erling Christiansen, and Fletcher Koos...

NCAA Western Results and Photos
Mar 10, 2005 - Results from the Western Regional NCAA meet in Bozeman on Feb 25 & 26th. NCAA Championships start today.

Teichmann skips start in Norway
Mar 10, 2005 - Axel Teichmann will miss the next two World Cup races in Drammen and Oslo. The overall World Cup leader is still suffering from a cold.

Many of the Worlds best skiers are choosing PRO-SKI
Mar 10, 2005 - PRO-SKI Rollerskis Congratulates The Norwegian and Swedish Team And members of The Canadian Women’s Team with their success in Oberstdorf.

The Defi Boreal 100K Loppet in Forestville Quebec
Mar 11, 2005 - By Devashish Paul. The Defi Boreal is a 100K Skate Ski Loppet that took place on Feb 26th, 2005. As far as event organizers are aware, it is the longest loppet in the world.

Girls Junior National Freestyle Results
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Girls Junior National Classic Results
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Boys Junior National Freestyle Results
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Boys Junior National Classic Results
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Drammen Sprint Comments from Norway’s Marit Bjorgen and Ella Gjomle
Mar 11, 2005 - Marit Bjorgen hasn’t won a sprint race in her last four attempts yet she still feels she hasn’t lost her edge.

Action Photos From Drammen Sprint
Mar 11, 2005 - Here are some selected action photos from Wednesday’s World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway

Two times silver medallist Jens Filbrich of Germany reports about the World Championships 2005
Mar 12, 2005 - By Jens Filbrich. We have seen great World Championships in Oberstdorf! I had a great time and proudly would like to give you a brief report about my races.

Boys Junior National Relay Results
Mar 12, 2005 - New England wins two of three boys relays.

Girls Junior National Relay Results
Mar 12, 2005 - Intermountain wins two of the three Girls relays on the last day of the 2005 Junior Nationals. New England takes a first and two second places, as these two divisions duel for the Alaska Cup title.

Renner 25th, Freeman 29th At Holmenkollen
Mar 12, 2005 - Bjorgen and Veerpalu Win Norwegian Classic race. Six North Americans raced.

A “SlipStick” Comedic Day of Waxing at The Banknorth Eastern Champs Pursuit
Mar 14, 2005 - A “SlipStick” Comedic Day of Waxing at The Banknorth Eastern Champs Pursuit – Maine Winter Sport Center’s Osgood and Whitcomb prevail.

Maine Winter Sport Center Skiers Take Banknorth Eastern Championships By Storm
Mar 14, 2005 - Banknorth Eastern Nordic Ski Championships – McLoon and Osgood win Classic Events – Maine Winter Sports Center teams take the Sprint Relays

Yellowstone Rendezvous 2005
Mar 14, 2005 - The 26th Annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is over and what a race it was! Two weeks worth of clear skies and warm temperatures came to an end 45 minutes after the race started. Ivan Babikov won the Menand Abigail Larson won the Women’s.

Double victory for Switzerland at the 37th Engadin Skimarathon
Mar 15, 2005 - It was a Swiss triumph today in the Engadin Skimarathon when Gion-Andrea Bundi out-sprinted Pierto Piller Cottrer. The Italian World Champion from Oberstdorf had to settle for a second place after a photo finish in Engadin, which is part of the FIS Marath

Skjonsfjell Calls It Quits
Mar 15, 2005 - Norwegian Karl Gunnar Skjonsfjell has decided to give up the life of an active Nordic racer. Skjonsfjell hinted before the Vasaloppet that this would most likely be his last season and that he would love to end with a victory at the Vasa.

Beckie Scott Sprints into Seventh at World Cup
Mar 16, 2005 - Beckie Scott sprinted into seventh place for the second consecutive race at a World Cup in Goteborg, Sweden on Wednesday. Marit Bjorgen gets back on winning track.

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at Royal Gorge
Mar 16, 2005 - One of Far West Nordic's largest fund-raisers for its Junior Cross Country Skiing programs occurs this weekend at the USSA 50 km. National Championship.

World Cup Sprints Finale At Goteborg’s Soccer Arena
Mar 16, 2005 - North American top sprinter’s last chance to hit it big this season is Wednesday’s sprint World Cup finally at Goteborg’s soccer arena Nya Ullevi.

Canadians Win Two Podium Spots at Disabled World Championships
Mar 16, 2005 - Two Canadian athletes, Brian McKeever and Shauna Maria Whyte, kicked-off the opening day of cross-country ski events with two podium performances at the Disabled Nordic Skiing World Championships in Fort Kent, Maine on Tuesday. McKeever grabs gold, Whyte

Disabled Worlds Gold for Cook in 10K FR
Mar 16, 2005 - Steve Cook (LW-4; Salt Lake City) ignored a steady snowfall Tuesday to win the first race of the 2005 IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships and take over the World Cup lead in the process.

First-Ever Downtown Sprint In Portland, Maine
Mar 16, 2005 - The New England Nordic Ski Association has just announced the first annual Maine Nordic Sprint Championships. The event, sponsored by Banknorth, will take place at night in downtown Portland, Maine and includes cash prizes for the winners.

Birkie 2005 - Fast Skis, Slow Motor
Mar 16, 2005 - By Chris Wheaton. It has been about 2 weeks since the 32nd edition of the American Birkebeiner and no, I am not just finishing although at times on race day if felt as if it would take 2 weeks to get to Main Street, Hayward.

Finally A 'World' Cup
Mar 16, 2005 - The International Ski Federation (FIS) has made some big changes in the World Cup schedule for next season. Vernon, British Columbia and Canmore, Alberta have a week of races in December, and World Cup races will also take place in Asia.

A Day in the Life……At The Leadville 100
Mar 17, 2005 - By Scott Fleming. Skate skiing for 100 miles? Am I nuts? At 10,500 feet? With vastly changing snow conditions? All in a 18 hour time limit? Well, that’s exactly the point—I am nuts.

It's Ultra Ski Marathon Day On FasterSkier.com
Mar 17, 2005 - FasterSkier.com has featured a number of ultramarathon ski races in recent days. A number of these races are claiming to be the longest ski race in the world. But which one is the longest?

World Junior Championships Start On Sunday
Mar 18, 2005 - The preparations for the JWSC in the final stretch in Rovaniemi. The snow situation and the weather conditions are perfect. Here are the North American skiers and the race schedule.

10 Reasons To Attend Colorado International Spring Series
Mar 18, 2005 - Ten (really good) reasons why skiers and spectators should participate in the Colorado International Spring Series, March 26-April 2, 2005.

Season Finale Pursuit In Falun, Sweden
Mar 18, 2005 - The 2004/05 World Cup season concludes with 15 and 30-kilometer mass-start pursuit in Falun, Sweden on Saturday. Scott, Renner, Freeman, Grey and other North American will be on the starting line. Three skiers will fight for the men’s overall title.

Swedish Head Coach Fired
Mar 18, 2005 - The Swedish head coach Per-Erik “Peken” Ronnestrand was told one week ago that he was no longer wanted as the chief national team coach. He announced in a press release on Tuesday that he was fired.

Perianne Jones Set To Lead Canadian Squad at World Juniors
Mar 18, 2005 - Canada’s reigning junior women’s cross-country ski champion, Perianne Jones of Almonte, Ont., will lead a solid group of six elite athletes when they compete with the world’s best at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Finland, March 21-26, 2005.

Norwegian Birkie: Paluselli and Rezac On Top
Mar 20, 2005 - Stanislav Rezac of the Czech Republic beat Odd-Bjorn Helmeset in a photo finish and Cristina Paluselli of Italy won the women’s race in the Norwegian Birkie on Saturday.

Vermont Wins Banknorth Eastern High School Championships
Mar 20, 2005 - The results in the boys’ 7.5km classic race, the last race of the Banknorth Eastern High School Championships, read like a see-saw: NH, Vermont, NH, Vermont, Maine, VT, ME, VT, … But there was no question who was in charge.

Battles Continue in the Sprints and Relay at the Banknorth Eastern High School Championships
Mar 20, 2005 - The speed event of the Banknorth Eastern High School Championships took place Saturday morning at Bolton Valley, Vermont.

Vermont Takles a Slim Lead at the Banknorth Eastern High School Nordic Championships
Mar 20, 2005 - Banknorth Eastern High School Championships at Bolton Valley ~ Vermont Holds Slim Lead over NH and ME After First Event, a 5km Classic

Season Finale Relay -- Finland Dusts Norway and Russia
Mar 20, 2005 - The Finnish team took control of the women's 4 x 5km relay to win the last World Cup race of the year in Falun Sweden. With Marit Bjoergen on the anchor leg, Norway sprinted to second ahead of Russia.

Norway Claims Both Gold’s At Junior Worlds Opening Races
Mar 21, 2005 - Morgan Arritola, USA was best North American in 25th place after posting the 7th fastest skate time of the day. She skied herself up from 45th place in the classic portion of the race.

Banknorth Maine Nordic Sprint Championships in Portland, Maine on Wendesday Evening
Mar 22, 2005 - Dave Chamberlain, Tim Weston, and biathlete Tim Burke among confirmed participants!

Perianne Jones Leads Canadians With 27th Place Finish at World Juniors
Mar 22, 2005 - Canada’s Perianne Jones ignited her junior cross-country skiing world championships campaign with a top-30 finish in the women’s 10-kilometre pursuit in Rovaniemi, Finland on Monday.

A Visit To The Site Of The 2007 World Nordic Ski Championships
Mar 22, 2005 - By Dan Packman. After a suffering throught the toughest world loppet race, we visited the Okurayama jumping hill, site of the 1972 Olympics. This modern facility will host the 2007 Nordic World Championships.

Photos from Sunday's California Gold Rush
Mar 22, 2005 - Photos from Sunday's California Gold Rush. All photos taken by, and property of, Sharbel Dussault.

Comments From Day 1 At Junior Worlds
Mar 23, 2005 - Here are some comments from the Junior World’s pursuit champions.

March Edition Of FasterSkier Club Newsletter
Mar 23, 2005 - The March issue contains articles on 1) modern concepts for endurance and strength training and 2) the most current information on coaching children

Atomic Marathon Team's Stanislav Rezac Takes Overall Title For Worldloppet
Mar 23, 2005 - Stanislav Rezac won last Saturday’s Norwegian Birkebeiner to clinch the FIS Marathon Cup. His previous victories this season at the Marcialonga in Italy, the Konig Ludwig in Germany, the Keskinada in Canada and the China Vasloppet made him the favorite g

Perianne Jones Sprints into Top-15 at World Juniors
Mar 23, 2005 - Canada’s Perianne Jones bounced back after a difficult opening day earlier this week at the Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland to finish 15th in the women’s sprint competition on Wednesday.

David Chamberlain and Ida Sargent Win Maine Nordic Sprint Championship
Mar 24, 2005 - David Chamberlain (Bethel, ME) arrived at Portland Jetport yesterday afternoon after spending the last six weeks competing at World Championships in Germany, then World Cup events in Scandinavia. Twenty-four hours later he was putting on a show at the one

World Champion Martin Koukal to race at 2005 Colorado International Spring Series
Mar 24, 2005 - The field is set: skiers from Austria, Norway, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Russia will join a full slate of North American’s elite teams.

The Silver Star 75 Thrills Participants
Mar 24, 2005 - Fresh snow greeted over 160 Nordic Skiers at Silver Star Mountain Resort for the Silver Star 75 Cross Country Ski Challenge! There were 54 solo athletes and 18 teams which is a fabulous turn out for a first year event!

Northug Wins Again At World Junior Championships
Mar 25, 2005 - Petter Northug from Norway took already his third medal in the FIS Nordic Junior Ski World Championships 2005 in Friday’s 10 km competition.

Russian Girls Take Top Two In JWC 5K Free
Mar 25, 2005 - In Friday’s 5 km Cross Country competition, the team from Russia gave an extraordinary performance.

Norway continues collecting medals
Mar 26, 2005 - It wasn’t hard to predict the outcoming of Saturday morning’s Cross Country 4x5 km relay competition after the outstanding performances of the Norwegian team in all other Cross Country competitions. It was a tough day for the North American teams.

Spring Series Pursuit From "Homer's Perspective"
Mar 27, 2005 - By David Zink. Hear all about the opening race at the Colorado International Spring Series--from a "Homer's perspective" in the citizen category.

Live Results From Spring Series
Mar 28, 2005 - Follow Spring Series results online as they happen, thanks to Ernie Page and Summit Timing.

Yuriy Gusev Named CXC Program Director
Mar 28, 2005 - Central Cross Country Skiing is pleased to announce the selection of Yuriy Gusev as Program Director for the 05-06 season.

Spring Series Info For Monday'S Sprint Relay RACE
Mar 28, 2005 - The sprint relay will have no heats, just the final. Men start at 9:00AM, Women at 9:45AM. The race is at Devil's Thumb Ranch. The race is the final event in the 2005 Continental Cup SuperTour.

Spring Series: Day 2 From a Homer's Perspective
Mar 29, 2005 - By David Zink. Temperatures are pushing into the mid 50's F. Don't worry, there is more than enough snow. I am much more concerned about the racers basking in the sun. Those guys can go fast on skis, but they don't look like they will tan well.

Koukal, Babikov Win Spring Series Team Sprint
Mar 29, 2005 - In an extremely excited race where the top 6 teams were separated by a mere 4 seconds, the team of Martin Koukal and Ivan Babikov came out on top of the Spring Series Team Sprint relay.

Don’t Miss Out On Early Season Special On PRO-SKI Rollerskis
Mar 29, 2005 - TorbjornSport’s early season special on PRO-SKI Rollerskis Expires April 1. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to purchase skate or classic rollerskis at 15% discount from one of the best and most successful rollerski brands ever.

Koukal, Gaiazova Win Spring Series Sprints
Mar 30, 2005 - The Czech Republic's Martin Koukal came out on top after an exciting day of sprint racing at the Colorado International Spring Series at Snow Mountain Ranch.

Spring Series Day 3: Homer at the Sprints
Mar 30, 2005 - By David Zink. My first thought is that "sprint" is a misnomer, in the sense that anyone might confuse a three minute race for a purely anaerobic effort. If you wanted to cough up a lung, this would be a good place to start.

Koukal, Gaiazova Both Win Again
Mar 31, 2005 - At the first Spring Series race, last Saturday's pursuit, Martin Koukal put himself in a pretty big hole in the chase for the overall Spring Series title. But he's been been moving up ever since.

Surprise: Hilde G. Pedersen Continues
Mar 31, 2005 - This past season was (again) going to be her last, however two relay gold’s at Worlds and enjoying life as a World Cup skier has made Hilde change her mind once again.