THE UTAH NORDIC ALLIANCE
by Jen Santoroeditor Pete Vordenberg May 1. That’s “Skier’s New Year” around the world. Racing is over, but with that leftover race fitness, most skiers see April as a month of dopamine-inducing adventures. The low-stress, high-satisfaction of crust cruising, backcountry … Continued
by Jen Santoro It’s 4 pm on Wednesday and you know that by the time you make it to Mountain Dell you’ll have exactly 70 minutes of ski time before it’s dusk, the turkeys are chasing you, and maybe the … Continued
by Pete Vordenberg, former US Ski Team Head Coach Continued from Part 2 in the February 2024 issue of the TUNA News Intensity Training In a million ways it has been stated that you get out of a thing, what … Continued
Thank you all for an amazing Salmon Bake and for generously bidding on auction goods! It’s hard to get photos and also catchup with everyone, but here are the ones that did happen: Nothing says Spring like Blooming Gardens and … Continued
Part 2 by Pete Vordenberg, former US Ski Team Head Coach, with additions from Matt Whitcomb, current US Ski Team Head Coach Continued from Part 1 in the December 2023 issue of the TUNA News The voyage from dreaming to … Continued
Building a Plan Around Goals — The Path to Positive Outcomes by Pete Vordenberg Part One: Three Types of Goals Plans and goalsetting go hand-in-hand. Training planning uses training theory to prepare you to accomplish a specific goal. Through a … Continued
by Andre Crouch As I write this I have an ever changing swirl of emotions. Winter has returned and it was a lovely Swix extra blue classic morning at Mountain Dell:) However this evening I anticipate bad news regarding the … Continued
We are having a year. We had “a year” last year. Very different. The snow has been very uncooperative, resulting in a change in the WCS schedule. All efforts are being made to provide a 5 race series as usual. … Continued
The WCS Opening Race scheduled for Soldier Hollow has been postponed and rescheduled for the 20th of January, 2024. The Mountain Dell race originally scheduled that day will be moved to a date in February TBA Soldier Hollow has been working … Continued
We’re so sorry, but due to low snow conditions, we have had to cancel the Fun Relay.