as a kid on the Durango Ski Team, i used to LOATHE the bus drive to Leadville to compete in the nordic combined (Jumping and Cross Country)…as a young man, i thrived on Leadville Snowshoe Race Series, the World Mountain Snowshoe Championships, and the first 3 races of the Leadville 100 MTB race ….nowadaze? […]
To Whom It May Be Of Snow Concern, As a Durango native, (oh, geez, the obligatory preface): outdoor sports performance coach of over 3.5 decades, yoga/fitness teacher of s(om)e renown, gainer of a ‘few’ podiums across many winter sports, and way more importantly? The ever-learning father of a 9 year-old girl who loves to rip […]
More like, ‘White Friday’ around ilgsville…dat’s da way we like it! so D and i created this powder trail through the trees which got more and more skier traffic throughout the day…that was meaning-full for her..trailblazing-wise…D named our Forest Path trail: “Black Stallion”…OMG, we had SUCH a great time!!! love the kid that chose to […]
This M(om)ent… Bittersweet, surreal emotions swirled as Dewa rode chairlifts for the first time with a friend instead of Daddy…what’s next? My car keys?! Om Ami Dewa Hrii.. Letting Go ain’t easy… Noble Sangha, i took the above pic today…that’s Dewa (9) on the left with her friend Isabella up at Purg. This M(om)ent touched […]
Hello, My name is Matt McFall. I am a recent graduate of SUNY Brockport with a B.S. In kinesiology. That is a step along a path which likely began in the early nineties. During that time I was racing alpine events throughout the country in the Masters series. Some things began to […]
pic: the Rainbow All-Ways leads you to what is Most Important…Dewa quickly drew this during the Awards Ceremony at my final Winter Race of this season which aptly included both Dewa and Joy Kilpatrick whose Noble Efforts took us to an Overall Title… i went hard for the first 800 meters… knew the Course…was a […]
DURANGO HERALD SPORTS/OUTDOOR BRIEFS Local yoga teacher/personal fitness trainer, Steve Ilg (53) lost in his defense of the 2015 Overall Championship in the 13th running of the “Leadville Loppet Nordic Marathon” on Sunday, February 21, 2016. Ilg placed 2nd Overall losing to 21 year-old collegiate nordic ski racer from Boulder, Jamie Mothersbaugh. Ilg […]
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