18 questions with DXC and Brian Bich DXC: Name/Age/Family Brian: Brian Bich, 40 years old. Wife Kirsten, sons Nathan and Connor. And dog Keisha. She was my first child. And lately, she’s my cleanest and best behaved child. DXC: What is your ‘day job’ when you aren’t out on the trails? Brian: I’ve been teaching [...]
Name Jay Monson What is your xc skiing history? I bought my first pair of cross country skis (classic) when I was 14 and skied the often snowless fields of Southern Minnesota in the mid 1980s. I bought my second pair right after moving to Duluth in 1999 and skied Lester River and Korkki. It [...]
How long have you been skiing? I remember getting outfitted for skis at the old EMS store in Roseville when I was quite young. My family used to ski at Lake Phalen . Downhill skiing drew me away from XC skiing in high school, but then I came back to XC in the 1990s. In [...]
How long have the two of you been skiing? Tom: Classic since kid – bought skate stuff and did first Birkie in 2001. Brandy: Did downhill ’til a friend corrupted me in 10th grade. We skied across Shagawa Lake and I was hooked. Started skating with Tom. What are you favorite ski techniques? Tom: Don’t [...]
Name Paul “Bear” Bartlam Age 35 & just earning my gray hair Been skiing for… 2 years Classic or Skate? I love both skate & classic skiing, but “just right†classic conditions ROCK! Skiing the rivers is real cool! Your ‘home’ trail: Magney-Snively Best trail system I love to ski at Brule early in the [...]
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