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RunVermont Opens Unprecedented 2nd Wave for Half-Marathon
From our friends at RunVermont: In response to the very strong demand for RunVermont’s Half Marathon Unplugged, the organization announced today that registration for a second wave, capped at 350 participants, will open at 6 a.m. on Thursday, February 23 on a first-come/first-served … Continue reading
Race Recap: Race to Slayton Pasture Cabin 2012
Jan. 22, 2012 Trapp Family Lodge Juergen Uhl is a graduate student at the University of Vermont, who raced with the school during his undergraduate days. A member of the newly formed VTXC senior level Nordic team, which trains at … Continue reading
Posted in Nordic Skiing, Race Recap
Rutland’s Scene Shaper | 18 & Under Feb/Mar 2012
On the surface, Chloe Levins is a young, up-and-coming cross-country skier. However, under the layers of Gore-Tex and Under Armour is a deeper story, rooted in passion for athletics and lifetime sports in the heart of Vermont. I met Chloe … Continue reading
Slug It Out Today, Triumph in May | Tough the Cold and Ice for a Better Race Come Spring Marathon Season
Winter’s mean streets are often too much for some automobiles. But when you’re aiming for a spring marathon, you have to tough it out and hit the pavement—now. Most marathon training plans are about 16 to 20 weeks long. April … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Running
Tagged Boston Marathon, KeyBank Vermont City Marathon, Marathon, running, spring training
K2 LockJaw Ski Pole, BCA Float 36, Long Trail Centennial Red | Gear and Beer Feb-Mar 2012
Each month we review outdoor gear and local beer. Want us to review something in particular? Send a note to gear@vtsports.com. Gear: K2 LockJaw Ski Poles Attempting to leave no utility left behind, this year’s LockJaw is the first pole … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Gear, Gear and Beer, Skiing
Tagged backcountry, backcountry skiing, beer, Skiing
Common Nordic Skiing Injuries, and How To Mitigate Them | Sports Medicine Feb-Mar 2012
Staying healthy while Nordic skiing and training can be challenging. While Nordic skiing can be considered by some people, such as myself, to be the perfect low-impact total body fitness—and fun —sport, it can lead to some injuries and problems … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Nordic Skiing, Sports Medicine
Tagged health and wellness, injuries, Nordic Skiing, sports medicine
Board and Bred | Empyreal and PowderJets Bring Snowboard Manufacturing Back Home
If it were a different sort of winter—say, with piles of fluffy white stuff on the shores of Lake Champlain—entrepreneur Spencer Ford and I could talk about Vermont snowboards as we rode in powder down the hill by Burton headquarters. … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Snowboarding
Tagged Empyreal, made in Vermont, PowderJets, snowboarding
Hunger Mountain, a Snack-Sized Tour | Into the Backcountry Feb-Mar 2012
An early January rainstorm decimated most of the New England snowpack, and snow was at a premium. Only far-northern Vermont had a fresh six inches of the good stuff, and so I was headed north. Originally the plan was to … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Backcountry Skiing, Into the Backcountry
Tagged crampons, hunger mountain, northern vermont, rock ledges, skis, snow report, snowfield, snowpack, steep pitch, white rocks
In the Grasp of the Gaspé | A Journey by Ski in the Western Chic Chocs
Never had we been more excited for a little rain. Barely 12 hours into a five-day ski traverse of the western Monts Chic Chocs on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, it felt like we had been in the mountains for days. Ski … Continue reading
Posted in Articles, Backcountry Skiing, Expeditions
We Can Do It | From Bumps to Race Gates, Sugarbush Camp Gets Women Skiers to the Next Level
Hands forward, face downhill, wiggle your toes, breathe. I ran through the list of reminders for better skiing as a field of seven women and I traversed soft snow on Sugarbush’s Snowball on a super-sunny March day. As we did … Continue reading
