The Western Mountain Sports Nordic Ski Team recently competed at the USCSA National Championships in Lake Placid, NY, and came away with a many successes. On the men’s side, the team won the overall National Title, and the women’s team took home the 2nd place trophy in the team scoring. These strong team results were […]
Words and photos by Meghan LaHatte The Alpine Team woke up bright and early Wednesday morning to make the long trek to Jackson, Wyoming, forat Snow King Resort. Along the ride we saw all the T-Rexes of Dinosaur, CO, ate at the filling and tasty Betty’s Diner in Vernal, and listened to some interesting podcasts. Well […]
The Western Mountain Sports Nordic Ski Team hosted the USCSA Rocky Mountain Conference this past weekend for two races, in conjunction with the NCAA West Region (RMISA) and the CB Nordic Alley Loop Ski Marathon. The races proved to be an important turning point in the season for the Western Team, with strong performances on […]
All photo credit to Meghan LaHatte. The Western Alpine Team had their fourth and final divisional race at Crested Butte Mountain Resort on February 10 and 11, before heading to Regionals. Teams around Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming were in attendance. Sophomore Kyra Long captured the women’s overall season title after skiing into 2nd place on […]
Words and Photos By Banks Kriz On Saturday January 20th, 2018 the Western Freeride Team embarked on the longest trip of the year to ski three different resorts and to compete at two Freeride World Qualifier events. The team traveled with 21 athletes, three coaches, and an absurd amount of luggage. To accommodate everyone, they […]
Photo credit Bob Maddox The Western Mountain Sports Nordic Ski Team hosted the USCSA Rocky Mountain Conference this past weekend for two races, in conjunction with the NCAA West Region (RMISA) and the CB Nordic Alley Loop Ski Marathon. The races proved to be an important turning point in the season for the Western Team, […]
Photo credit Brian Coleman Crested Butte, Colo. – After snagging a 4th place on Saturday (1:27.07), sophomore Kyra Long captured her first collegiate victory in the slalom on Sunday at Crested Butte Mountain Resort with a time of 1:26.32. Sophomore Abby Davidson ended the weekend with a 6th place both Saturday (1:29.85) and Sunday (1:31.72). […]
Picture: Freshman Anna Johnson / Photo Credit: Dave James The Western Nordic Team traveled to the Grand Mesa this past weekend to compete at the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Invitational. In the 5km interval start classic race on Saturday, the team took first place in both the men’s and women’s team standings against the other […]
Photos and words by Dominic Rinaldi Mountain Sports Freeride team is back in action! After weeks of no snow in Colorado a small group of seasoned Mountain Sports Freeride athletes and two coaches packed up the van and headed north searching for soft snow and skiable terrain. We left Gunnison around 12:30 PM on Saturday […]
Video by Tara Butcher The Western Nordic Team competes in the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski Association (USCSA) against the University of Wyoming, Colorado College, Air Force, and Colorado Mesa. Every year the team is aiming to win National Championships (both individual and team titles) at the USCSA National Championships, against […]
