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5 Tips for Increasing Your Mental Fitness(Post)
As cross-country skiers, we are constantly working to increase our speed and fitness. We log countless hours on our rollerskis and in our running shoes to build up an aerobic base; we go to the gym s ...
SkiPost Archive: Dealing with Bad Results (Post)Here is an archived post from our newsletter. Dealing with bad results. As we reflect on the previous season of skiing, some of us having dealt with illness or injury, it is time to look forward to t ...
Winding Down From Winter In 5 Steps (Post)No matter how your races or skiing went this season, the winter is starting to melt away. That means it’s time to transition away from snow and racing, into a different time of year. You’re probably ...
Why don't Alpine Skiers talk about structure as much as Nordic Skiers?(Post)Alpine Structure ConundrumHi Nordic Gurus, One question. If structure is so important on the base of nordic skis, why don't we hear anything or read anything about structure on Alpine race skis. I ...
Top 4 Technique Focus Points Right Now(Post)At this point into my season, I’m one full training cycle into my summer block at home. I had a great May starting with the national team camp in Bend, then over to the midwest to visit Zak Ketterson ...
Stars, Stripes and Glitter: New Moon at the 2023 World Champs(Post)Stars, Stripes and Glitter: New Moon at the 2023 World ChampsHappy Fourth of July! The flags I see flying in the middle of summer remind me of the American flags I see flying alongside the course at ...
A Peak Behind the Curtain at Peltonen (Post)The most recent Lumi Experiences trip took a field trip down to the Peltonen Factory in Finland. The guests were treated to a tour of the Factory and learned a secret or two about what the ski brand ...
Team Comradery(Post)Nordic Combined is such an interesting sport. Sometime long ago someone had the idea to throw these two polar opposite sports together to make Nordic Combined. This brings on a very diverse and uniqu ...
Craftsbury Marathon and Boulder Mountain Tour Recap, EnjoyWinter Factory Team(Post)Craftsbury Marathon and Boulder Mountain Tour This is a bit of a longer post so that I can update you on the past two weekends of racing and traveling, so feel free to skip around!The past few w ...
Team Birkie Names Randy Gibbs as High-Performance Coach and Race Service Director(Post)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie Ensrud, Managing Director | julie@teambirkie.org | 612-594-2486 Team Birkie Names Randy Gibbs as High-Performance Coach and Race Service Director MINNEAPOLIS, M ...
August Update With Hannah Rudd!(Post)Hello everyone!!The past month or so has been quite busy for me and has brought some great progression in my training. This summer the BSF PRO Team was able to train a lot with a great squad of colle ...
Sharing the Holiday Market Magic(Post)Greetings from Innsbruck, Austria where the mulled wine has been flowing and chestnuts have been roasting at the holiday market since mid-November. I always love sharing this festive market with frie ...
Summer Vibes – Dryland and Rollerskiing 101 Day Camps(Post)Many of us rollerskiing as part of our summer training plan. Over the years I’ve talked to people curious about trying it but too unsure to invest time and expense for the equipment. This summer we w ...
4KAAD GIVEAWAY AND CONTEST(Post)Enjoy Winter and 4KAAD are hosting a GIVEAWAY AND VIDEO CONTEST! Don’t miss your chance to score some brand new Blackcode X Hologram poles from 4KAAD as well as other sweet prizes. H ...
Technique Analysis W. Annie(Post)It’s no secret that the best athletes utilize video for the process of visualization and analysis. Game video or race video, is the best way that we can get out of our own perspective and take ...
Ski in Iceland THIS APRIL, your chance to ski the Fossavatn(Post)Ski season doesn’t have to finish in March! Extend your glide into April this winter on Lumi Experiences’ Iceland - Fossavatn group trip.We’re thrilled to launch this new trip to the land of fire and ...
Why is the Off-Season So Hard? (Post)How to slow down and let yourself rest. I’m about two weeks into my spring rest period and every year, without fail, it is a really difficult time for me. There is a certain unease with l ...
Checking in from the Olympics(Post)This Tuesday, my teammates and I made the roughly three hour drive from Seefeld, Austria to Predazzo, Italy, the Olympic “cluster” for cross country skiing, nordic combined, and ski jumpi ...
Annika’s Winter Essentials(Post)Annika’s Winter EssentialsIt finally feels like winter here in Idaho, we just got about 12” of snow with more on the way. With the cold weather arriving after a long wait, I am excitedly pulling out ...
Update + Race Season 101(Post)Hey there sports fans!! I know it's been a minute since the blog has made its usual appearance, but no need to fret because it’s back! It seems like forever ago that I last updated you on all of the ...
Navigating the Holidays: A Balancing Act(Post)Greetings and Happy New Year from a very snowy Sun Valley! The Gold Team is in our final preparations for US Nationals, and the valley received several feet of snow over the week of Christmas. It rea ...
Lumi Experiences 2027 Trip Guide: Find Your Perfect Trip(Post)Lumi’s 2026 trips begin in just a few weeks and we’re thrilled to share the trails with new and old friends soon. If you’d like to travel with Lumi on an upcoming trip, we’re ...
How to Best Prepare for Hard Intervals(Post)Intervals are one of the fastest ways to increase race fitness and strength, but because of their intensity, they can only be done so often. Here is a little guide on how to make the best use of each ...
Ísafjörður, Iceland’s unique ski culture(Post)Read this article on the Lumi Experiences site here. They say that Norwegians are born with skis on their feet. Although Iceland’s reputation for cross-country skiing as a whole doesn’t come clo ...