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. 

Getting on snow early is a game-changer for technique. It’s the perfect time to make adjustments, to find rhythm, glide, and balance on real snow. 

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.

Erin's perspective on a balanced training lifestyle

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).

Graham talks about setting goals as the team heads down to Park City for their fall camp

New pro team member Emma Reeder introduces her journey to the pro team and her top 5 training spots in Bozeman this fall.

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. 

Reid targets some cool races in Europe that he's always wanted to do.

A comprehensive list of tricks Willson uses to avoid sickness!

Erin Bianco writes from Sjusjøen, Norway where most of the period 3 World Cup athletes are training pre Falun World Cup and the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway.

Pro team athletes competed in Cable, Wisconsin for the first Supertour stop of the season. In below zero temperatures on firm fast racing conditions the team performed well agains the top skiers in the nation. In a four-race series the BSF Pro Team had a podium finish in every event including career best finishes by Nina Seeman, Amma Albrecht, and Graham Houtsma

Willson discusses whether or not high carb fueling is an industry ploy, and (spoiler) his gel review and personal drink mix secrets.

Nina talks about her last fall of college training and more!

Graham talks about how to not get caught up with how others are doing