Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Jamtal Hutte

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Not only does this alpine hut have great food, showers, an outdoor ice wall, and a fantastic indoor climbing wall.

Another great day in the silvretta range

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Touring to Jamtal Hutte

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We tagged Breite Krone and Grenzeck Kopf on the way ... two three thousand meter peaks.
Sunday, March 10, 2013

On our way to the Heidelberger Hutte

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Ready to launch ... Silvretta traverse here we come

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Last warmups ... We blast off tomorrow

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Riding lifts in Galtur.
Friday, March 8, 2013

Touring in See

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On day 2 we logged 2000' of climbing and then some good afternoon turns.

Crosses, statues, and shrines

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All the European alpine countries are very religiously Christian. As you hike, climb, ski, run, or bike through these peaks and passes you b...

OMG ... The perfect NCS homenight

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Day 2 and we skinned up 2000' only to find a lighted public toboggan course that goes all the way back to town ... Our kids would love i...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

The food is great ... after all this is Europe!

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First tour in Austria

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After hopping off the plane, we drove for three hours to Landeck, and then got into our gear and skinned 2500' up to Zammer Alm for a be...

Zurich ... Waiting for Guillaume

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Heading to JFK

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Adirondack Alpenglow

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Heading to JFK, and in less than 24 hours I will be skinning up something in the Alps.

Silvretta Avalanche Bulletin ... danger level 2

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Spectators take skiing seriously in Europe!

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Will Gadd ... if you get hit with falling ice it's your own damn fault

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

50k Nordic World Championship

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A hot, slushy, red and silver klister day, yields amazing heroics from Olsson. He breaks away at 12.5k, and pounds this grueling course with...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

Gary and John gearing up for the Cascade Falls

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NCS nordic 5k time trial

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With time running out to break school ski records and join the NCS Hall Of Fame, Lucy and Hyelom did a pre-barn chores time trial this morni...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Quote of the Week

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"In nature the energy budget is primal law, the absolute bottom line. Energy supply, energy availability, governs every single living t...

Laps on Pitchoff Right

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Bolted from the office for 90 minutes of ice with Larry. Even though it was in the low 20s, the ice was soft and pliable ... One swing and a...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Peaks and Passes We Can Do From Jamtal Hutte

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Trap Dike Avalanche

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

One week to go!

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Skinning laps on the NCS ski hill in very wet snow. Pretty frustrating as the skins iced up terribly. Nevertheless, Larry's modification...

Assuming snow conditions in the alps must be stabilizing nicely

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

I love my dynafit bindings!

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The only thing I dislike is having to remove skis when going from touring to downhill mode ... Yahoo today on the ski hill I figured out how...

NCS ski-mo course

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Getting ready for the alps so I was back out on our 4k training route, up and around our ski hill.

Nordic Gold Medal

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Slopes just outside Galtur are looking good

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Andy Newell getting some big air on his nordic race skis

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On Saturday the NYSEF racers hosted a training session with the Mount Greylock high school team from Massachusetts. A good time was had by ...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

TOP DOG ... a page turner

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Whether you are an athlete, a manager, a coach or a teacher ... This is an engaging, lay persons narrative summary of the genetic, cultural,...

Paintball biathlon

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After the biathlon Nor-Am race ended, a bunch of my novice NCS types jumped into a paintball biathlon race. I ended up doing a good skating ...