As a co owner/moderator of this nordicscotland group I thought it might be helpful to make some comments on using it for those of you new to this kind of...
While we wait patiently for some snow something to distract you from the pressures of Christmas: here are a couple of links to newspaper articles The Times &...
Carol, It's warm this weekend & thaw continues. There is is still skiing in the Clash but there are bare patches & you need to walk 500m or so into the forest....
There now not a specific British cross-country skiing magazine now that Ski Nordic is no longer published I thought it might be appropriate to record the...
Jon Duncan was having some problems posting messages & ask me to put this message up on the nordicscotland group. "Peter, Thanks very much for the results...
The first race of the GB Rollerski Series 2007 took place at Huntly Nordic & Outdoor Centre on Saturday 2nd June. Fifty-six competitors mainly from the Huntly...
Alan, How come yours go through all right - many keep being rejected!!!!! Paul oceanheadted <alan.telford@...> wrote: All, I have finally got around to...
The proposal by AMEC to build a windfarm in the Clashashindarroch forest has been turned down by the Scottish Government. I don't know if AMEC have a right to...
The Reporters Report & findings from the Public Inquiry held last year can be viewed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/917/0052765.pdf It is a long...
I was a bit confused by the article as it says that Evi Sachenbacher was caught for doping at the Turin Olympics. I just thought she was one of several...
I think its just jumping to the conclusion that the high haemoglobin was due to blood doping, which is a fairly reasonable assumption to make. Its only a short...
The IOC banned two Austrian bi athletes, and two coaches for life - this was upheld by the Austrian commission into the scandal. The IOC also banned for life 4...
Mike, That was my understanding of the situation. I didn't mean to imply that Sachenbacher, or any other of the athletes who received a short ban at Turin were...
The whole situation with physiology, and biology in sport leaves a lot to be desired, and I guess the current rules try their best to contain the scientific...
While on the subject of Austria there may be some interest in the subject of snow, and the forthcoming season. The Salzburgland area has had some spectacular...
The link below takes you to an article that appeared in the Guardian newspaper recently. Do you agree with its ratings for thrill, danger & fitness? ...
Nope not at all. Compare it to the ratings for nordic skiing in the same article: Roller skiing Thrill rating 4/10 Danger rating 2/10 Fitness rating 6/10 ...
For fitness, if rollerskiing only gets a 6, and XC skiing gets a 7, what on earth gets a 10??? I'd thought only a couple of sports even came close to XC skiing...
The Guardian article is an ideal example of the general public perception of the sport, or rather, the activity of cross country skiing. Those of us who are...
The final results tables for the the GB Rollerski Series 2007 have been posted in the files section. If anyone spots any mistakes please let me know. Series...
Below is a link to an article about a recent visit by Canadian coach Les Parsons to Huntly to coach the GB Juniors. http://www.fasterskier.com/news4610.html ...
I have uploaded a file containing my report on the recent Austrian Youth Cross Country Ski Championships at Nordic Scotland Files Austrian Champs report 2008....
I would to thank Claire, Jim & Rupert for posting the links & info on the exploits of the GB Junior Squad in Europe over the last few weeks. The results from...
I noticed that some on the group had been enquiring about the progress at world juniors, so now the dust has settled I have uploaded our official team report...
Great Report, thanks Al Congratulations to the British Team, the Coaches and Officials and all the families. The Eurosport commentator reporting on the WC...
