Here in Rossland with winter taking its precious time, the Blackjack Ski Team was in search of some snow and what better place to go to than beautiful Canmore, Alberta. A week after the famous Frozen Thunder camp, we headed back to Canmore for some more time on the snow. A couple of new trails […]
After a small rest back in Rossland following the California Mammoth training camp, we were back to another hard week of skiing on snow. Our training destination was the annual “Frozen Thunder” ski track, which is a ski loop made with snow stored from last winter In Canmore, AB. The 2km loop was packed with […]
Week 3 of the Black Jack Mammoth Altitude Training Camp has come and gone, flying by faster than a team of speedy roller skiers. Packed tight with plenty of fun, including an enjoyable day on the bikes, another trip down to Bishop, a hot roller ski through the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, tough roller ski […]
Week two of the Black Jack Ski Team’s Mammoth Lakes altitude camp. We had a lot of cool shots so why not have a picture post! In point form here is our schedule from the past week: Monday Rollerski Double Pole/Intensity – Paradise (low altitude) Weight Training – Mammoth Tuesday Long rollerski/run Team mini golf […]
Ahhh fall. That can only mean one thing for the boys of Black Jack, high altitude training camp in Mammoth Lakes, California. If last year was any indication, it would be a lot of big workouts and heavy hours. Our journey began right at home in quaint Rossland, where we ventured forth by bicycle on […]
With the thrills, spills, chills and frills of the trial races over, the bountiful forces of of Team Black Jack shifted their focus to the Eastern Canadian Championships. Taking place in its yearly locale at Nakkertok Nordic, across the river from the Nation’s capital, it was pleasant to experience again the lovely trails with their […]
RACE REPORT With the crack of the new year, comes the shock of some of the most important races of the year: Olympic, World Junior and Under 23 trials. On a brisk but spirited Wednesday, Julien Locke approached the start line of his sprint qualifier. Bursting from the start gate, he flew off into a […]
Team Black Jack hit the season running with the first NorAm of the season at the Sovereign Lakes Nordic Centre in Vernon, BC. Opening the weekend with a stunning 7th place finish in his first race as a Senior Man, David Palmer was the top Black Jacker in the 15km Skate. Also first year seniors, […]
Only a week after Colin and David returned from Mammoth Lakes California, Team Black Jack hit the road again, this time for early season skiing on Frozen Thunder. As they have for the past 4 years, the Canmore Nordic Centre jumped started the season by rolling out a 2.3km loop of stored snow. With the […]
At the end of September, with fall in full swing in the Kootenays, the older athletes on the Black Jack squad made their way down to Mammoth Lakes California for some high altitude, volume and breaks from long summers of working to have the necessary funds for racing this year. It was a rather lengthy […]
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