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There you are, skimming the treetops at 500 miles per hour. You sense the enemy surface-to-air missiles trying to find you and shoot you down. Only a few more miles until the target area. Uh-oh. Looks like some enemy fighter planes on the radar. This is going to be a rough day. Are you reading [...]

Vintage, wooden skis are becoming popular again with many events scheduled this winter to celebrate and preserve the heritage of cross-country skiing. One of the original events organized to celebrate cross-country skiing heritage in Minnesota was the Wooden Ski Rendezvous held at Snowflake Nordic Center in Duluth, Minnesota in 2001. The Rendezvous attracted two-dozen men [...]

An Interview with Kelly Fleissner As this year’s cross country ski season is beginning to wind down, many  skiers have been asking how long the city will continue to groom our trails. Well, DXC recently caught up with Kelly Fleissner, City Forester and Grooming Coordinator, and had the opportunity to ask a few questions that [...]

Visit Thunder Bay and Sleeping Giant Provencial Park and take in the Sibley Ski Tour while you’re there.

There’s nothing more depressing than looking out the window in December and seeing grass. Thankfully, Duluth got a nice big dump the last few days. But you still may want to know when the next big dose of freshie is going to arrive. Then, after it arrives, you’ll have a race the next day and [...]

Arne Roheim of Hamar, Norway is spending a two-month break from his job with the Office of the Auditor General enjoying the ski trails in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Arne explains that his job allows for employees between 55 and 60 years of age to take a three-month paid sabbatical. The time must be spent [...]

Developing core strength is crucial to improving ski performance and technique. A strong core allows you to transfer your power from your arms and legs to your skis more efficiently. Core strengthening consists of training the abdominal muscles, glutes, and the lower back muscles. The key with strengthening the core is recruiting the deep abdominal [...]

Okay. Why would a person voluntarily run 13.1 miles? That is a question I have asked myself for years. Why run at all? Running hurts, it’s boring, you find yourself obsessing about the state of your bowels. Why run a half marathon? Until three months ago, I had no desire to run any more than [...]

With just over a month to go before the Birkie, the biggest cross country ski race in the nation, it might be a good time to step back and evaluate how you’re ski training and look at what you can do to get that added edge. Everyone is unique and starts at a different level [...]