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In 2008 David Stenehjem had a vision. In his sleep one night his singlespeed Surly Karate Monkey came to him, a tear trickling from it’s headset down the right side of his fork, pleading to be ridden. Dave had been spending too much time skiing and not enough time with his beloved Karate Monkey. Upon [...]

It’s no secret the Tour DuLuth is absolutely my favorite club event. Ski every trail in Duluth, in one day, an entire day of skiing, what could be better? Well, this year’s tour WAS better than all four of my previous tours put together. Here’s why: my fourteen year old daughter, Annie skied it with [...]

Here’s a little something to get your body ready for the upcoming ski season. The following link describes some basic core stability exercises you can do on a thera-ball. Click here: Theraball Core Stability Exercises

As they say… I was just minding my own business, out for a run with my best friend, Teak (Teak’s a wonderful 8 year old Golden Retreiver that is ever so faithful to me). I had worked a 24 hour shift on Friday (hospital work) and was busy being lazy most of the day on [...]

by Eric Chandler I was skiing in the Rockies above Boulder with the woman who would marry me. We were cruising through a tunnel of evergreens in the shadow of a hill. It was as dark as it can get in the middle of the day. We rounded a bend into the full power of [...]

Three articles written by Marshall Nordic coach, Dave Johnson Please click on the following links to view the articles: What Makes a Nordic Skier? What Makes an Exemplary Nordic Ski Coach? Commitment an Essential Component of Nordic Skiing Success

by Susan Riley Ottawa, Canada Reprinted with kind permission of the author I don’t consider myself a religious person, but lately I have realized that I have a deep and abiding faith and that I am constantly proselytizing. I believe in skiing. Not skiing, the sport, and not skiing, the exploding retail opportunity. I do [...]

Ski flex can be as simple or as complicated as you wish to make it. As simple as finding a ski to fit you or as complicated as finding a fast ski. Several years ago I met a Finnish ski technician named Harri Altonen. Harri introduced me to the concept of measuring the pressure areas [...]

Earlier this summer the Marshall School welcomed Barbara Brueggemann as the new head of school. Barbara is an accomplished cross country runner, former basketball player and a person who is very interested in all sports. As the Nordic ski coach and trail groomer at Marshall, I was very excited to welcome Barbara to the campus [...]

I am writing to let you guys in on an XC film that I made this winter. It is actually a music vid for the band Low and it features Nordic skiing, and features Brad Nelson and Bruce Bauer.  So it is sort of a fun thing for DXC people to see. If the above [...]