08Sep 2017 by DS News Team
And Now For Something Completely Different: Nighttime High-Altitude Ski Race That Bans Doublepoling Outright

And Now For Something Completely Different: Nighttime High-Altitude Ski Race That Bans Doublepoling Outright

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The Südtirol Moonlight Classic race in Seiser Alm, Italy has a chance to enter the record books for two distinct reasons. First, it is one of the most high-altitude ski races on the planet. The map shows that the highest point of the 30km track is at some 2,050 meters above sea level. The only other mass race with similar top point we could think of is La Sgambeda with its famed Grasso degli Agnelli climb ( sadly, often snowless in early December when the race is held and, therefore, skipped). As a reminder, anything above 1,500 meters is scientifically considered to be high-altitude. At 2,100 m above sea level, the saturation of oxyhemoglobin begins to plummet. There is simply not enough oxygen to help to power human body to do maximum…
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16Aug 2017 by DS News Team
Bringing Rollerskiing to Masses: My Business Is Booming, Says Coach

Bringing Rollerskiing to Masses: My Business Is Booming, Says Coach

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Stephanie Cook sounds like a woman who found success. “ Business is booming, I have lots of groups signed up and starting in September.." ...This year Stephanie – or Steph, as she prefers to call herself – has launched a rollerskiing academy ( although she doesn't use the word 'academy') in Bracknell, Berkshire near London, UK. Together with her business partner Jordan Andrews ( Great Britain's national rollerski series champion) Ms Cook, 28 runs the only dedicated kids rollerskiing project in England. It is aimed at getting children aged 5-11 a into rollerskiing "in the playground" - i.e right where they live. The goal is to develop the next generation of English skiers. “We started in January with one group of 10 now we have 3 groups of 15 each…
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14Aug 2017 by DS News Team
‘Trofeo delle Contrade’, Europe’s First Ski Race of Season

‘Trofeo delle Contrade’, Europe’s First Ski Race of Season

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When does competition skiing season start in the Northern Hemisphere? Most people would likely point at the races in Lapland in November – but we say it starts with the ‘Trofeo delle Contrade’ held annually – where else?- in Livigno, Italy. On Friday, August 25th the town high street, via Plan, will once again become one kilometer long skiing stadium - just for the night. Nothing like watching skiers flying down the middle of one of the fanciest shopping streets in the Alpine region, with all those mannequins dressed in top Italian clothing brands in shops' windows for atmosphere. And what of snow? We think Trofeo delle Contrade’ is as much about showing off Livigno's prowess in snowfarming as about anything else. The snow that will be used to set…
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29Jul 2017 by DS News Team
Meet New Soreghina, Marchialonga’s Charming Ambassador

Meet New Soreghina, Marchialonga’s Charming Ambassador

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Eleonora Dellantonio – that is a name ( and a face) of a new traditional Marchialonga ambassador, better known as Soreghina. Each year the best & brightest young women of the Fiemme and the Fassa valleys compete for the privilege of being selected to officiate all functions related to what has become a defining event for the area – the Marchialonga race. The name Soreghina stems from a local legend Tradition has it that 'a princess' ought to be sunny in character, sporty and a polyglot From its rather humble local origins, in 45 years Marchialonga has grown to be premiere skiing event of the winter with 7000+ lucky participants from all over the world. 'Lucky' because the race starting slots that go to open sale get booked literally within…
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26Jul 2017 by The Daily Skier Editorial
Blink: What Makes It So Special And What Could Be Learned From It

Blink: What Makes It So Special And What Could Be Learned From It

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The Blink Skifestival kicked off in Norway – four days of rollersking & summer biathlon that bring together world stars in either sports You won't find race results here ( Martin Jonsrud Sundby won - again. And so did Astrid Øyre Slind in female race) What we are after instead, is to try to analyze what could be gleaned from the success of Blink. Let's face it – as of today only the Norwegians could organize and stage a rollerskiing event of this magnitude and size. How do they do it then? - The area is Sandnes where the Blink is held is anything but a natural cross country skiing stronghold. It's located close the seashore which makes snowfalls scarce. - Blink was not always big – it's grown steady…
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