Please watch and enjoy Nels' NOLS contest video entry. To win the contest, the video must describe a Dream Expedition and how he is going about preparing for a dream expedition and for a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) course. A second category for winning is to have the most views of ...
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Keyword: NOLS video contest Dream Expedition Nels Nichols National Outdoor Leadership School tele telemark ski Wind River Mountains Wasatch Powder snow Greenland Iceland Labrador hiking backpacking history camping scenery cross country Nordic race kayak ice climbing Oregon Pacific ocean team sport

Tour of Utah criterium, stage 4, raced through the hilly streets and tight corners of the mountain town, Park City, Utah with Jeff Louder well out in front.
Duration: 7:28
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Keyword: Tour of Utah Stage Four Jeff Louder Park City 2010

Stage One of the Tour of Utah was a mountain stage crossing the Wasatch Mountains twice. Once via the Ogden River climbing east, up the Weber River, a long climb up East Canyon, then over Big Mountain P, Little Mountain P, and down Emigration Canyon finishing at the University of Utah on the east ...
Duration: 4:24
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Keyword: Tour of Utah Stage cycle race 2010

The Tour of Utah stage race starts with a Prologue, an individual time trial in City Creek Canyon along side the state capitol. Highlights of the Utah teams.
Duration: 5:09
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Keyword: Tour of Utah Prologue Cycling Stage race

An Adventure Course NOLS Graduate takes his younger brother and dad on a backpack trip in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Their destination, no surprise for a pair of Nordic Ski racers, was Twins Glacier for some August snow technique work.
Duration: 8:14
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Keyword: Wind River Mountains Backpacking NOLS Graduate Wyoming Twins Glacier

Aerobic Threshold runs (just below anaerobic death zone) through the Sugarhouse Park geese, initiated the training for the week. A few hikes with some bold late season snow sliding (a young person's technique) in the Wasatch plimented the intense training in town. For the week end, the team ...
Duration: 3:46
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Trail run race summer dryland

The Great Western trail avoids it; too much elevation gain and loss. This ridge walk overlooks a dozen lakes, half as many other mountain ranges, and bumps over a collection of peaks including Wolverine, Majestic, Sunset, Honeyb, Tuscarora, Patsy Marley, and Pioneer. Though none quite reach ...
Duration: 3:37
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Keyword: Wasatch Mountains hike Big Cottonwood Canyon Brighton

Uinta pes of 11,000 to over 12,000 ft. and topped by 13,000 ft peaks are surrounded from below by alpine tundra basins. The creeks are home to some of the last native cutthroat trout of the west. And yes, correspondence courses are part of a young Nordic skier's life to buy time in the winter for ...
Duration: 3:22
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Keyword: Backpack Uinta Mountains Utah

Agony Hill's Evil Twin: With the team spread across two continents, training with the coach is catch as catch can. The Red Butte Canyon Nature Preserve and Garden squeeze the trails at the edge of the University of Utah. Still, a cool set of trails off the Bonneville Shoreline Trail make for ...
Duration: 7:53
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Keyword: Dryland Training Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Roller-ski

Pacific coast dryland training feels soggy to a pair of desert dwellers from Salt Lake City. The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA) spent a week training in Bend Oregon. Two skiers continued to the coast.
Duration: 4:16
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah roller-ski training skim boarding Pacific Ocean

The Fire & Ice, Bend Camp's final day included a relay on the Screamer trail with Kristina Strandberg, Torin Koos, and Lars Flora. Many thanks to Dan Simineau and MBSEF for the great week of instruction and training.
Duration: 4:44
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Keyword: Mt. Bachelor Oregon Bend SLNST Utah Nordic Fire and Ice Camp

Equiped with skate skis, the distraction in the background of the instruction, Mt. Bachelor, was skied while the ski team skiers worked out with coaches on the Nordic trails.
Duration: 1:41
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Keyword: Mt. Bachelor Bend Oregon Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team technique

Bend Camp coaches, Kristina Strandberg, Lars Flora, and Torin Koos demonstrate and critique clic technique.
Duration: 2:06
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Keyword: Bend Oregon Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah TUNA Lessons MBSEF

Thunderstorms and snowstorms kept the training interesting with conversations about where to run if the clouds sent down a funnel. Early summer training included whole body gymnastics, strength, balance, distance, roller skiing, and an attempt to ski the new snow was too deep to skate in!
Duration: 6:40
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Dryland training roller-ski run strength

Extended holiday weekend for extended Spring crust skate skiing. Freezing temperatures at night have allowed for on snow training with intervals, distance, sprints, and telemark turns.
Duration: 8:52
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Wasatch Mountains Spring skate telemark turns Cross country

Spring skate skiing and telemark turns continue in the Wasatch Mountains for the Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team. Technique and fitness keep improving.
Duration: 9:25
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Wasatch Spring crust

Soggy days for dryland training have made for a cool start to the new year of training and a few interesting strength technique work outs. Mountain biking and Frizibee are great for team get togethers. The Park City Nordic team held a 5k 1000 ft vertical run with Billy Demong. Several Salt Lake ...
Duration: 6:27
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team training education Utah Billy Demong 5k

Outstanding, clearing storm Spring day for a training run. A young Nordic ski racer with a 1/2 marathon goal out there too is learning to pace with an HR monitor for over distance at a slower controlled pace in mountainous terrain. Great Salt Lake is out to the west and the Wasatch Mountains to ...
Duration: 2:37
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Keyword: Mountain trail run Nordic skier dryland training Wasatch Utah 1/2 marathon hiking outdoors cross country

Backcountry skate on crust and powder with Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team members. Another beautiful day after a 17'F night with a few inches of powder over the crust. Watch the technique and balance challenges increase as the snow turns to slush..
Duration: 6:45
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Backcountry skate Spring crust Wasatch Mountains powder Utah

Powder on crust for skate skiing in the Wasatch Mountains. Unfortunately the image quality was mis set on the camera watch if you don't mind a small image (shrink your screen) it is still educational and a blast. Raw footage.
Duration: 9:53
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Keyword: Skate Ski Wasatch Mountains Spring Crust and Powder

The Spring Crust is fast and silky on this early, long shadow morning when most of the Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team took to the higher lakes. Highlights of: open field skate, telemark turns, games, jumps, races, and shovel riding without stop.
Duration: 8:50
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Keyword: Backcountry Spring Crust skiing Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Wasatch Mountains Utah

Crust with three inches of overnight powder bined for sweet backcountry skate conditions in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.
Duration: 3:18
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Keyword: Spring Backcountry Crust Skiing Wasatch Mountains Utah Scenery Cross Country

Highlights of mainly dryland training with a few ski shots from the weekends. The Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team is back together for after school work outs.
Duration: 2:45
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Keyword: Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Utah Dryland Training plyos roller-skiing

Two Skiers from the Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team skate tested the Spring crust enrute to Lake Catherine. Sleeping in or skiing on a Saturday morning?
Duration: 7:46
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Keyword: Spring crust skiing Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team Wasatch mountains Utah Catherine

Directed and acted by the young Nordic skier. Introducing Mickey Demong. Check out the authentic Billy signature on his hat.
Duration: 0:44
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Keyword: Backcountry Nordic Ski Jump Mickey Demong Cross Country