For the U.S. Ski Team, the 2024 Tour de Skiâthe notoriously grueling seven-stage, multi-day race in Italy and Switzerlandâwas a tour of firsts. It was the first time that a U.S. skier made the podium… Read More »Tour de Firsts for Americans, Plus a Second for Diggins
Cross country skiers are arguably the fittest endurance athletes on the planet. OK, not arguablyâwe are the fittest athletes. Many of us spend our weekends finding the next goal, the next boundary to push, and… Read More »Jessie Diggins’s “Big Stupid” Workout and Other Epic Challenges
In the late 1970s, long before social media became the primary means of creating buzz, ski promoters would brainstorm the wackiest stunts imaginable to attract mainstream media attention. Thatâs when David Moeâthe cofounder of Powder… Read More »At Southern Californiaâs Short-Lived Beach Skiing Comps, Snow Wasnât Even Part of the Game
Few cross country ski racing fans are surprised that Jessie Diggins just had another historic season. The 31-year-old phenom is the Mikaela Shiffrin of the cross country circuit (or is Shiffrin the Jessie Diggins of… Read More »U.S. Skiers Wrap up Historic World Cup and World Championship Season
In another big stride toward gender equality, the women on the FIS Cross Country World Cup finally had a chance to race 50 kilometers. And it happened at the âSuper Bowlâ of cross country ski… Read More »Jessie Diggins Finishes Third in Historic Holmenkollen
It’s been a long time coming, but in February 2024, World Cup cross country ski racing returns to the U.S. for the first time in more than 20 years. This week, the Loppet Foundation, Share… Read More »World Cup Cross Country Racing Comes to Minneapolis in 2024
