Travis Jones sent out an informational release on the April 8-9 Crust Cup event this morning. It is available for download at Information/Forms.

Check it out under "Rocky Mountain Nordic-Related Documents":

[For no good reason: Carl Swenson, Andrew Johnson and Kris Freeman, as photographed at 2006 Nationals by Sam Tyler]

In an effort to get information out to skiers, parents and associates of Rocky Mountain Nordic, we are now sending out e-newsletters. Check your inbox for updates on what's going on with Nordic skiing in the region, as well as for informative letters on what RMN is trying to do.

If you would like to be added to this mailing list, please send an e-mail with the subject "ADD" to rmnnewsletter@gmail.com.

The inaugural season of the Colorado Cup series of nordic ski races is in the record books. Overall and age-group champions for men and women were named after tallying nine races around the state in classic, freestyle, and pursuit formats.

[Owl Creek Chase, Kevin Sweeney photo]

Tom's Terrific, a cross-country downhill event, will be held 04.01.06 at Winter Park Resort. Skiers can use the equipment of their choice to race the approximately 5km course -- though cross-country skis, as usual, are the superior choice. Click for more info: Tom's Terrific

The Crust Cup, as organized by Select Team/Steamboat coach Travis Jones, is still in the planning stages. It should go off on either 04.08-09 or 15-16. For more info, see this previous article.

Pictures from Junior Olympics, held in Houghton, Mich. last week, are up and available.

Many thanks to Scott Havlick and Nick Rose for providing these.

<--- Erin Casey, Melissa Krause and Katherine Ingalls cruising in the J2 girls' 5km classic mass-start, 03.08. Nick Rose photo

I'm not really certain how these are being posted up on the front page (Nathan? Terry?) as they are, at best, sleep-deprived, mainly news-less reports written for my own amusement.

Regardless, now that I'm back in Durango, here is the final report for the 2006 Junior Olympics.