XC Oregon: Nordic Ski Team

(Very) Tentative Dates Next Year: May 24-28, 2012 and/or May 31-June 3, 2012: Morning on-snow, groomed ski sessions, optional afternoon dryland clinics, training plan/video review, optional world-class physiology lab testing … and much more! 2012 Registration Opens In Late Winter

XC Oregon is proud to again offer both the “Home Friends” and “Global Friends” categories added to our unique & popular Friends of XC Oregon patron program. Discover how you can be involved with the nation’s largest & longest running adult elite development program (and get a whole XC world worth of benefits for yourself in the process!). Read more here…

November 29 – December 9, 2012 (very tentative dates)

Camp open to the public — Start your ski season off with one of the best camps in the XC ski world! Features reliable early December skiing at Mt. Bachelor, top coaching, training lectures, and (optional) world-class physiology testing. Designed specifically for master XC skiers/racers with skills anywhere from low intermediate to expert. Registration opens in July/August. Find out more.

For the tenth consecutive year (!) the XC Oregon race team in concert with the Teacup Chapter of the Oregon Nordic Club present conditioning sessions for XC skiers of all ages and abilities right in the heart of Portland, Oregon. Just a small donation (for Teacup members) covers the expenses for 4-5 sessions on Saturday mornings (9:30-11am) in October and November. No special equipment needed. All sessions rain or shine. Fall 2012 info coming late summer.

The 2012 edition of the popular Central Oregon Community College XC ski classes taught by XC Oregon Coach/Director J.D. Downing returns on September 24. Registration is strongly encouraged as early as possible as this class does often reach enrollment limits — plus new registration for audit students after the fall quarter starts is very difficult or not possible. Read more….

The 2nd annual Tour for the Heart presented by Heart Center Cardiology & St. Charles Health System will be held Winter 2013 at the Mt Bachelor Nordic Center. This fun 5km XC ski or snowshoe event (your choice!) is a benefit for the American Heart Association and produced as a community gift by XC Oregon. More info to be posted this summer/fall….

An interesting article on a common topic within XC ski circles found in the Bend Bulletin featuring XC Oregon skier Erik Jacobson. Read article here.

Check out this article on the importance of cross-training appearing in the Medford, Oregon Mail Tribune.

XC Oregon associate Matt Plummer writes about XC skiing as a winter fitness solution in Walk About magazine. Full story here.