27Feb 2018 by DS News Team
Meet & Follow Skiing Idiots

Meet & Follow Skiing Idiots

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Did we get your attention with that title? Well, that's what three upstanding Australia dwellers have chosen to name themselves. They also don't mind to be called more child-ears appropriate XC BeachTeam Without further a do, let's give the floor to Woody Raasveldt, Mårten Christiansson & Matthew Collits. " ...Well, we're one Aussie (Matt), one Dutch (Woody) and a Swede (Mårten) but we're all living in Manly in Sydney. Mårtens dad has done the race 49 times and and as he's moving back to Sweden he thought it would be a great opportunity to do the Vasaloppet race with his dad. As he was telling us this story we were having a few beers. It sounded like he was about to embark on a ridiculous challenge as he's still living…
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19Dec 2017 by DS News Team
Moonlight Classic And Its Night Charms

Moonlight Classic And Its Night Charms

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..This site was launched on the premise that there is no better way to spend your hard earned holidays ( and some money) than doing the best sport ever – cross country skiing. Therefore, we have done in the past – and will keep on doing - to bring you highlights and the important bits of information & opinion about world's most exciting places to do just that – skiing. If it all reads and sounds like an advertorial, an infomercial, a product placement or whatever it is called – it's because it is. Is in a sense that more people we convince to go travel to place X, place Y and place Z – the better it gets for all of us, skiers, because it eventually translates into better…
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11Dec 2017 by DS News Team
Snow Has Arrived – Drop Everything, Start Preparing To Ski In These Perfect Places

Snow Has Arrived – Drop Everything, Start Preparing To Ski In These Perfect Places

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Hear and rejoice: this year the snow has arrived earlier than usual and in full force to many traditional, storied skiing places in continental Europe We look at three different places to ski – all well known, all ready, willing & able to handle every skier's whim – and all perfectly snowed up this December. The hope is, after reading this, you'd feel inclined to start packing your skis and booking your stay. Because even one day in either of those places will give you energy and good vibe you need to go through the dark winter. [caption id="attachment_6082" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] That's what a perfect Alpine trail looks like. Nothing to add - except for skiers. You![/caption] Seiser Alm /Alpe di Siusi The last year there was not much skiing…
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01Dec 2017 by DS News Team
La Sgambeda: Perfect Season Starter In Long Distance Ski Racing

La Sgambeda: Perfect Season Starter In Long Distance Ski Racing

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La Sgambeda stands out both in Visma Ski Classics professional series and as a mass marathon. It's the only real race both pros and amateurs at the beginning of the season – after the Italian race there will be hiatus of roughly six weeks (unless you're planning to run Vasaloppet China – in this case "only" about 4 and half) After two years of no natural snow and the race distance both shortnened ( in 2015 – significantly) and run on laps, the 2017 edition is "coming back to its roots" – a 35km track is prepared, thanks both to Mother Nature and hard work of organizing committee that patched over parts that were not quite snow covered. 700 people for 25 countries have signed up for the race. As…
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29Nov 2017 by DS News Team
Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

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It's standard procedure to write stories about events before they happen – "upcoming event intro" as it's known in business. Helps to remind the audience what to expect - and when, There is one fault with that – a writer/reporter rarely sees & feels the atmosphere of the event ahead of time. So, today we are going to try the other formula – telling you about the event after it happened, in due hope that you'd consider visiting the said event (or indeed the venue of thereof) in the future. [caption id="attachment_5939" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Crowds gather for 10/15 k classic race at the Gallivare Premiere[/caption] So, the Gällivare Premiere http://www.sporteventgellivare.com/en/the-gallivare-premiere/, the cross country skiing event that gathered ( and, one hopes, will continue gathering) the world skiing elite in the…
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