“It’s all a part of the sport” I keep telling myself as I injure myself for the second time this season. In ski racing, we train our butt’s off 24/7 to be as successful as possible in upcoming races. We put in so much dedication but we still have to take massive chances in order […]
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Starting the Ski Racing Season Off With A Bang!
A big shout out to our friend and Arctica Ambassador, Anastasia Seator-Braun of Mammoth Lakes, California. Although this ski racing season has barely begun, she has already received three very special accolades that are directly related to her dedication to ski racing and a testament to her personality and work ethic. Anastasia spends her winters […]
Experience a Little Buddy Werner Magic
The Buddy Werner League (BWL) pays tribute to this ski racing legend by providing a recreational race program that strengthens young skiers both mentally and physically.
Race Gloves and Mitts from Arctica
You asked. We listened. Arctica continues to revolutionize ski racing with new race gloves and mitts that are everything you’ve always wanted. Warm, durable, dry, comfortable and good looking. All for $100.
Ski Racer Spotlight: Sarah Coombs
For first year U19 New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF) ski racer Sarah Coombs, it’s all about balance. Sarah has managed to find balance between school, ski racing and friends and family that enables her to enjoy all of these things and thrive.
FIS Alpine News for 2017-18 from the FIS Congress
This past May the FIS Council held their annual meeting to discuss all things that affect FIS racing worldwide. Here is a summary of the decisions from that meeting that affect FIS Alpine ski racing.
Ski Racer Spotlight: Ethan Seigwart
This month we are featuring Ethan Seigwart from Petoskey Michigan. In addition to high school ski racing, he is also a U19 with the Boyne Flyers Team Elite.
New USSA ski length regulations for 2017-18
This past May at the USSA Congress, the Alpine Sport Committee revised last years ski length regulations affecting U19 and older ski racers. For 2017, they adopted new USSA equipment rules that will be more inclusive to all.
Ski Racer Spotlight: Anastasia Seator-Braun
Fifteen year old, Anastasia Seator-Braun has dedicated her life to training and ski racing. She aspires to race on the World Cup circuit and go to the Olympics someday. Originally from New Zealand, but living in the US, Anastasia has the unique opportunity to train and race in both countries.
Ski Racer Spotlight: Dylan Roussel
Meet Dylan Roussel. He’s a 15 year old Freshman at Rutland High School in Vermont and he’s the feature of our Ski Racer spotlight this month. Dylan races USSA as a U16 for the Pico Ski Club Alpine Race Team and also for the Rutland High School Ski Team.
All Good Things Must Come to an End
We’ve reached the time of year when alpine ski racing is wrapping up. As the ski racing season wraps up we too are wrapping up old business and moving on to new. Therefore we are having an end of the season sale. All merchandise that we are not carrying forward to next season is discounted to closeout.
Winning 7 Straight State Championships is a Big Deal
In Michigan Division 2 ski racing, the boys from Petoskey High School ski team are a force to be reckoned with. This past week at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, the boys on the Petoskey ski team captured their 7th straight Division 2 State Championship.