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Did this guy just climb Elk pass?
Kershaw wins gold again
When you’re hot… Canada’s Devon Kershaw won the men’s world cup sprint in Poland today. He isn’t anywhere near the lead until
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World Cup coming to Canmore
Great news! Dec 2012 is the date Canada’s medal-winning cross-country ski athletes will be hosting the best nordic skiers on the globe for two World Cup events in December 2012. Here’s the story from the Calgary Herald: Canada will host a pair of World Cup cross-country ski events in 2012,…
George Grey goes out in style
Grey wins National Championship 50K Skiers and spectators alike couldn’t have asked for better weather for the crown jewel race in the Canadian National Championships at the Canmore Nordic Centre today. Even the large Canadian flag was hanging limp as 52 skiers took the start at 8:30 a.m for…
We win gold in Oslo!!!!
A historic day for Canada’s XC skiers With the Norwegian leading narrowly in the final sprint, Harvey unleashed a devastating finishing kick and powered past him with barely 50 metres to go. Read more in the Globe and Mail Kershaw and Harvey win nordic world mens relay…
Opinions on Mt Shark
I received this email today, and I agree with Mike that Mt Shark doesn’t seem to be getting much coverage. Is anyone skiing there? Great post and images from the Cookie Race, Bob, looks like you had a great race day. One question sprang to mind recently – I wondered aloud…
XC skiing in Okotoks…
Coming soon… Hi Bob, As I reported a while back, Okotoks has started a ski club; called Crystal Ridge Nordic. We had our first general meeting in November of 2010. We selected an executive committee and registered as an official “association” with the Province. We are currently working on a Web Site, purchasing…