There’s just one problem with skate skiing: It’s hard

There’s just one problem with skate skiing: It’s hard http://t.co/cSvVFxIhXa pic.twitter.com/O7e5XhGXvL — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 22, 2014   By Christopher Solomon, NY Times November 20, 2014 For a long time I just didn’t “get”...

December race period is in the books

The December race period is in the books, and some really good successes for our AWCA team. 4 athletes in Europe including top 30s from Emily Nishikawa and Jess Cockney. 2 Super Tour and 4 NorAm wins by our domestic crew, all capped off by Dahria Beatty’s first...

Valjas 13th in Switzerland

Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook December 18, 2014 The big man is back. After a year of battling a nagging knee injury that sapped the strength from his towering 6 foot 6 frame, Canmore’s Lenny Valjas cracked the top 15 with a 13th-place finish in the world cup...

Cockney, Valjas break out in Switzerland

Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook December 23, 2014 Less than 12 hours before world cup cross-country ski sprints in Davos, Switzerland, artist Angus Cockney is playing prognosticator in between his holiday shopping. The topic is one of his favourites: his son...

Bouffard-Nesbitt back in NorAm scene

Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook December 23, 2014 After battling illness for the first few weeks of the season, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt blasted back on the scene and nailed down a decisive win in the open women’s sprint NorAm in Sovereign Lake, B.C on Friday...

Millar back from injury for biathlon team

Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook December 23, 2014 The line between brilliant success and scornful darkness is as thin as paper in the world of sport. Few learned that in 2014 as well as Canmore’s Aidan Millar. At the Canmore Collegiate High School awards in...