there are solid reasons why feeble ilg was scared to the core and hunkering in White Thunder this morning moments afore the Start Gun before my final chance to win the second of the two season long Nordic Race Series that are the goals of any Nordic Ski Racer in the American Southwest… find out why, […]
1/2; FINAL SKI ERG WORKOUT until next August!!! PRAISE BE… final Nordic Race this Sunday; Podium ON THE LINE! Jesus Loving Christ… swear to Lord Shiva, the Ski Erg is the most brutally effective cardio machine ever created; it’s simple, inexpensive and yup, ilg bets its the LEAST used cardio apparatus in your gym […]
Winter Park, CO – Friday, March 6th, 2026 – Travel Day (pic; Byers Canyon, near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado) “winter drive…over 7 high mountain passes, 250 miles, much of which was only ilg and the snowplows… visibility limited to 10m… loved it…” detail; accumulated Snow Beings disengaged from White Thunder after arriving in […]
Event: Langlauf Nordic Marathon 30k (one our nation’s longest running Nordic Marathons at nearly 50 years) Date: Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 Location: Durango Nordic Center Elevation: 8,793′ Snow Situation: 58% of recent snowpack decimated in past 78 hours Race Course Status: Extreme – the first lap of the 4×7.5 kilometer course absolutely terrifying for […]
Yeah, see the smiling face? ilg’s clever fall back onto a Teacher’s pithy quote? well? it’s all grist for the mill of Awakening as Ram Dass might put it… today’s skimo (ski mountaineering) workout was yet another roll of the dice during this broken winter in this crazy beautiful, remote corner of SW Colorado… […]
Dewa Ilg (photo right; with her Dad/Coach) nabbed 2nd Place in Women’s Overall as her Dad took a strong step to defending his 60+ podium at season opener “WinterStart 5k Classic” at Grand Mesa Nordic Ski Area last Sunday *** According to Durango native and author of THE WINTER ATHLETE, Coach Steve Ilg, “For a […]
Dear Editor, Our hamlet beneath the Diné Sacred Peak has and is suffering chronic, unmitigated murdering to everything sacred to us few remaining native winter athletes. How many recall our 3 Nordic Jumps (5m, 10m, 15m), on Chapman Hill? Only land scars and timbers remain. Purg? Not worthy of the nickname. Please rebrand as […]
Winter Park, CO – The Snow Mountain Stampede at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center just north of Winter Park, Colorado is one of the most iconic Nordic ski races of the western United States, dedicating one day per weekend for both Nordic cross country disciplines. This year, Nordic racers travelled from Idaho, California, Wisconsin, and even […]
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