We are about more than just retail, We are here to grow the NORDIC Lifestyle. From supporting athletes around the World to the Jr Skier next door. We are Out There Growing Nordic
What hampers the Growth of the Sports we love in our Country?
A number of years ago a Brain Halligan started a project with his company Kick Zone Media
With a the Birkie Bridge getting covered with snow for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis today a post title like this could go many directions. When we awoke this morning there was a message in my WhatsApp from one of our Team Out There Athletes.
There are some days you wake up and…. UFF Da! It is hard to get out of bed. Then you get up you have some coffee, a little Brunost on Toast and then you start to realize that it is going to be an AMAZING day Out There.
Out There is fortunate to have TWO Level 200 USSA/CXC Coaches on Staff. Our Coach Kris has been the trip leader for the Midwest U16 Team, as well as running summer Jr camps & Adult Programming!
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The Voice and Future of Women in Coaching. Women Ski Coaches Association (WSCA) works to develop, retain, and advance women in ski coaching leadership.
The Worldloppet Ski Federation is a federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through ski races. The federation was founded on 10 June 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden.
The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) is the Community Olympic Development Program for cross-country skiing in New England as well as the umbrella organization for Nordic skiing events in the region
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The Nordic Lifestyle! Largest Nordic SKi Race in North America. Just 45 minutes from the shop
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The National Nordic Foundation is the leading grassroots Nordic sport development organization in the country. We are transparent in our funding, from revenues collected to the allocation of our funds.
As we approach the Fall season and the start for many folks in the Nordic Community their journey to a Winter Event like the American Birkie, Swedish Vassaloppet, World Masters or a local 5km. For some this journey begins in Late April or Early May, but many it begins in October or when the snow starts to fall softly from the heavens. Also during this time many local ski clubs start to put ideas together for the upcoming season, reflect on the past season, look at budgets equipment etc. With those thing happening I have been hearing some crazy thoughts being said to folks you are TRULY Out There to Support Nordic. (Don’t support that group, they have different goals than ours, or I don’t like so and so) As a community we all need to sit back and look at a number of things to ensure that our sport in the USA gains traction, grows programming and develops long-term sustainability.
1. Support ALL Clubs (USSA, CXC, LNR, NESNA, NANA, FAST & Female, etc) and the things they are doing, like them or not are things that are trying to grow the sport in YOUR community.
2. Support trail Systems. Be it your local 3km loop, 20km trail with a lite section, or the Birkie Trail. All places that are being maintained for skiing require funding! So if you are skiing at a number of trail systems, sign up for even the individual membership. Put your name in the ring and go to an event the trail is having or spread the word to others. Unlike many of the European countries Nordic is not a Federally supported activity in our country (we can dream).
3. Introduce someone to the sport. There are 2 ways to do this. 1.Take someone who has never skied and get them Out There on the snow this season. Ski 1km with them on a flat section of trail and see the joy it brings. Do not take them to some World Cup course and say come on. GO somewhere that seems so easy it hurts and see what introducing someone to our sport in a positive way can do to bring a NEW dimension to the sport for you. 2. If that is to much donate to an organization such as NNF, CXC, etc. These organizations are ones that give funding to athletes as well as run “Learn to ski” programs “Skis to Schools” and such where your monies can get NEW skiers started.
I will leave you with these 3 simple things. We are not asking you to get on a trail board or give 20 hours to trail work or coaching. Start small! If the Sport of Nordic is something that you find important to you, we must learn to work together, agree to disagree and say “What we are doing, is that growing the sport in some fashion?” If we as a collective group of Trail Board Members, Parents, Kids, Shop Owners, Teachers, Manuf. Rep., etc. do this we will see OUR sport grow to NEW Heights!
We challenge you to look Out There and SEE The Forest for the Trees!
The People who think they are Crazy enough to change the World~ Are the ONES who Do!
Original post from August 2014
The calendar turns another month & now things really ramp up toward the Winter Season.
We will have some INTRO to Roller skiing nights coming up. This is a great time to take your basic or no roller ski skills and up your game.
June 2nd 6:00pm Rice Lake
June 16th 6:00pm Rice Lake
For the Summer 2021 Season we are getting back to doing some of our Nordic Walking Events. This year along with a variety of locations over the summer we are also utilizing this as a Fundraising Event for different organizations. The Fee to participate is that you supply a donated items for the specific Organization. Below is a list of Dates, times, locations & organizations. PLEASE RSVP if possible due to travel distances
We hope to see You OUT THERE this summer!
5.31.21 1:00pm Blue Hills Trail
6.6.21 2:00pm Pipestone Quarry
7.11.21 3:00pm Hoffman Hills
From – https://www.biathlonworld.com/
The International Biathlon Union is delighted to announce the first Biathlon Climate Challenge, which aims to connect an active lifestyle with climate action. In honor of Earth Day 2021, fans are challenged to join one of ten different teams – all led by biathlon superstars – and track their physical activity in a fitness app which will convert the distance they have covered or calories they have burned into planted trees by a reforestation project.
To give back to Mother Nature, fans can join the Biathlon Climate Challenge in five simple steps. First, decide which athlete’s team they want to join. Then, to track their activities, download IBU‘s partner Active Giving’s app from the App Store or Google Play, create a profile and on the menu tab, select Team and enter the athlete code for their favorite athlete. Any activity counts – running, cycling, hiking, yoga, cross-fit and many more! A live leader board will be displayed on biathlonworld.com so the progress of each team can be tracked as they battle it out to contribute the highest number of trees.
The launch of the Biathlon Climate Challenge is part of the IBU’s Sustainability Strategy 2020-2030, which, launched last September, commits the IBU to addressing sustainability needs in five different areas: climate, sport, people, venue & event, communication & awareness. Its climate goal is to reduce emissions aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Accord and to be climate neutral as a sport, at the latest by 2030.
IBU President Olle Dahlin:
“As a winter sport we are heavily dependent on cold winters and snow. Thus, we must take on our responsibility in the fight against climate change. By sponsoring the Biathlon Climate Challenge we are advocating for climate action and sustainable development within the biathlon family and winter sports. The Challenge is a fun way to connect our fans with the athletes and encourage them to keep physically active, with the added benefit it is good for the environment. We invite our fans to actively contribute together with athletes to reduce biathlon’s impact on the climate.”
The challenge starts on 1 May 2021 and aims to plant 100.000 trees. For the implementation of the challenge, the IBU has partnered with Active Giving, a platform which converts sports activities into funding for environmental or social purposes. The tree planting will be carried out by Eden Reforestation Projects, a non-profit organization, whose mission it is to provide fair wage employment to impoverished villagers as agents of global forest restoration.
The Team Leaders and their codes for the Biathlon Climate Challenge are:
1. Franziska Preuss, GER | FRANZI
2. Susan Dunklee, USA | SUSAND
3. Dorothea Wierer, ITA | DOROWI
5. Olena Pidhrushna, UKR | OLENAP
6. Emilien Jacquelin, FRA | EMIJAC
7. Johannes Dale, NOR | JODALE
8. Jules Burnotte, CAN | JULESB
9. Sebastian Samuelsson, SWE | SEBSAM
FAQ Biathlon Climate Challenge 2021
As we begin the 10th year of our Athlete Management Program – Team Out There
We are excited to say that it continues to GROW! For the 21-22 Season we have Three New athletes that have joined the Family, and we are super excited to have them be athletes from the USA as well! There has been a large increased in this program this season and as we would love to give assistance to every developing athlete at this level we only have so much bandwidth. We hope that this program continues to grow and give a unique level of support to athletes that allows them to DREAM BIG and not just let Their Dreams be Dreams!
Interested in being a part of Team Out There?
Interested in helping support an athlete or athletes in the Team Out There Program?
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It’s always great customer service. Out There Nordic is a excellent supporter of the local trail community. Thank you!- Jason