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JAN FEB 2013<br />
VOL 32.3<br />
SKIJORING<br />
ALASKA<br />
BIRKIE’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
THE YURT MAN<br />
ZEALAND FALLS HUT<br />
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Nordic Family Heidi Hill<br /><a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=1"> JAN FEB 2013 VOL 32.3 SKIJORING ALASKA B</a>
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<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=3"> JANUARY FEBRUARY 2013 • VOLUME 32, Issue 3 www.cr</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=4"> 16 OCTOBER 2010 VOLUME 30, ISS</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=5"> 300+ INCHES OF SNOW PER YEAR. OVER 90 KM OF GROOM</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=6"> 58 ALASKA’S MAT-SU VALLEY PERFORMANCE & COMPETITI</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=7"> CCS | JAN FEB 2013 7</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=8"> WHY DON‘T WE JUST GET ALONG? Real conflicts </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=9"> I found it particularly bothersome that, as a tow</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=10"> FAST AND FEMALE EVENT EDUCATING GIRLS AND THEIR P</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=11"> Matt Trueheart Speaking that day were Tracey Co</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=12"> MOVE ON OVER A common goal in skate clinics </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=13"> CCS | JAN FEB 2013 13</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=14"> from page 12 twisting or tipping motions of your</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=15"> One-Ski Balance There is so much more to ridin</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=16"> KIRK BACHMAN Innovator and Pioneer of the Backcou</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=17"> The yurts readied for this first winter wer</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=18"> to balance passion and career, a risky balance, i</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=19"> would live in a yurt. Handy with a saw, hammer,</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=20"> of the business. They also started a retail store</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=21"> which the yurt stood. Wrapped snuggly in a pleasi</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=22"> Cross Country Skiing English Style by</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=23"> gentle slopes, and long valley floors. Today, they</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=24"> experiencing it when it does. Indeed, cross co</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=25"> from page 11 athlete who was in the room preparin</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=26"> ALASKA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS SKI CLASSIC Story and </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=27"> The Classic has three simple covenants: no mo</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=28"> The Classic has three simple covenants: no motors</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=29"> The next morning we get a leisurely start to t</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=30"> The Loppet Adventure Program: by Ingrid Remak </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=31"> skiing,” said foundation director John Munger, wh</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=32"> You forget that once they put on skis, everythin</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=33"> Exploring the World of Snow with Y</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=34"> 34 CCS | JAN FEB 2013 </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=35"> Look for a belt that settles lower on your hips</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=36"> “BARKIE FEVER” The American Birkebeiner goes to t</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=37"> CCS | JAN FEB 2013 37</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=38"> THE WAUSAU NORDIC SKI CLUB 40 Years of Growth and</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=39"> will turn to racing. The Wausau Nordic Ski Club a</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=40"> SUCCESS (AND SURVIVAL) TO 2018 Shortly after</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=41"> Kikkan Randall heads for gold in the first-ever U.</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=42"> TRAINING TIPS FROM CXC RACE FEED TIPS FROM TH</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=43"> a friend/buddy out on course, at what you think i</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=44"> RACE FEED TIPS from page 43 put your water bott</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=45"> TRAINING TIPS FROM CXC TRAINING AT HIGH INTEN</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=46"> U.S. Ski Team Women Make World Cup History Drea</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=47"> women put Randall in fifth place in the FIS World </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=48"> National Nordic Foundation Raising Funds for Futu</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=49"> Fundraising Effectiveness With a still recove</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=50"> A SISU BIRKIE by Nikki Maija Meyer Jeremy Mey</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=51"> Then there are the assorted perils of a </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=52"> The American Birkebeiner Celebrates 40th Ann</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=53"> Spirit of 35 skier Marv Franson, a veteran </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=54"> by Tom Held VEGARD ULVANG Norwegian Super Hero O</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=55"> after day,” the group wrote on their expedition d</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=56"> LAPLAND LAKE NORDIC VACATION CENTER BENSON NEW YO</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=57"> THE MOUNTAIN TOP INN & RESORT CHITTENDEN VERMONT </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=58"> Those who travel to Alaska are usually lookin</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=59"> Alaska, on the other hand, experienced o</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=60"> MOOSE SAFETY The Moose (alces alces—the name is t</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=61"> volunteers provided “500 man-hours cutting trees </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=62"> Zealand Falls Hut Revisited i by Ron Berg n The</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=63"> environment. Throughout the region hikers purs</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=64"> convergence of the ski trail, road, and the trail</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=65"> TheLodge at Jackson Fork Ranch</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=66"> The lodge includes stylish contemporary appoin</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=67"> skiing with scotty By Ron Bergin It </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=68"> HIDDENGEMYELLOWSTONE’S FAWN PASS by Ron Bergin </a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=69"> settled into one gigantic base, skiing is literal</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=70"> By Lou Dzierzak Sure, we love to cross country s</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=71"> to the shape of each shoe, allowing runners to ex</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=72"> CALIFORNIA Bear Valley Cross Country Nestled in t</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=73"> from page 74 many) and somehow stayed upright. No</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=74"> BOND... JAMES (VANDEN) BOND BIRKIE 2012 ON ONE SK</a>
<a title="JanFeb2013_Z page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2b74b3ac?page=75"> urism y/Banff Lake Louise To Paul Zizka Photogra</a>
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