Preseason feelings on a wide spectrum of anxieties and excitements have been ebbing and flowing for the past eight months, since I earned my first Period 1 World Cup starts at the end of the 2024/25 season. Anticipation of such a major milestone in the year for professional skiers manifests in a variety of ways.
After wrapping up a great training camp in Canmore, Luke shares a “Nordic skiing dictionary” filled with the trending jargon you need to keep up with young skiers this winter.
We just wrapped up our on-snow glacier camp on the Haig Glacier outside of Canmore, Alberta, and what a trip it was. We skied a lot, ate a lot, and watched a lot of Lord of the Rings in our downtime (I’m pretty sure we could quote half the movie by now).
Recently, the Pro Team hosted 18 U14 and U16 skiers from all over the West as the first BSF Youth Camp. It was such a great experience as an athlete to take part in helping to lead a camp like this. It is always so fun to help younger skiers to improve and try to inspire younger athletes love for skiing.
