by Ben Theyerl | Aug 11, 2022 | Featured, Programs, REG Camps
Last weekend in Ironwood, Michigan, neon-shirt wearing, ski boot in the middle of summer donning athletes started to be seen on campus again. For the small campus of Gogebic Community College, the sudden spike in the number of rollerskis seen in its parking lots is...
by Ben Theyerl | Aug 4, 2022 | Featured, Programs, REG Camps
There’s not a whole lot of mystery to why Nordic skiing has a long history in Vermont. Physically, the landscape is a perfect mesh of old forests, mountains, hollows, and fields. Culturally, there’s the just off-the-center attitude, the embrace of the pastoral, and...
by Ben Theyerl | Aug 1, 2022 | Athlete Update, Featured, REG Camps
At the beginning of July, the top U16 skiers in the West all ascended up to the 9717ft base area at Copper Mountain, Colorado for a week of training hosted by Summit Nordic Ski Club. For many, the U16 regional camp was there first exposure to a training camp...
by Ben Theyerl | Jul 28, 2022 | Programs, REG Camps
Central REG camp took place in Marquette, Michigan at the beginning of July. The Central Region has a full summer schedule this summer, including a full rollerski series put on by CXC, a series of camps bringing younger U14 and U12 skiers from across the region...
by Ben Theyerl | Jul 28, 2022 | Programs, REG Camps
The Western Region REG camp took place in mid-June amid the sunny skies and clear waters surrounding Lake Tahoe, California. Under US Ski and Snowboard Cross Country Sport Development Director Bryan Fish REG camps have come to represent a balance between camaraderie,...
by Ben Theyerl | Jul 12, 2022 | Athlete Update, Featured, REG Camps
At last week’s Central REG camp in Marquette, Michigan, the pro team members of Team Birkie were invited to mix with, mentor, train and compete with the region’s top Juniors. For one of the new team members, Erin Bianco, the camp marked a unique full...