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Glenmore tracks were cold and quiet this evening with enough snow for a quick trip out to the Green Lochain and back from the Hayfield, for anyone thinking of...
Hi, Conditions on the plateau at the weekend were good. The cover to Ben Macdui looks to be complete, though I only skiied as far as Coire Domhain as I started...
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 ...
The British & Army Nordic Ski Championships 2008 will be held in two venues. The biathlon races are in Obertilliach, Austria from 26th Jan to 1st Feb. Then...
I have just received notification of the Army Telemark Championships 2008 that will be held at Rauris in Austria from 5th-15th Jan 2008. The championships are...
For those of you based in Angus, there was yesterday about 6-7 inches of snow on most of the Glenisla trails. Not quite down to the carpark but pretty close to...
Hi Sounds good. Are there any other trails / good places you would recommend to try in that area - We've been up to Clash a few times, but would also like to...
Hi Bruce Glenmore Snow now very hard and icy. A considerable amount has thawed although the forecast is good for the middle of the week. Cairngorm Excellent...
