Birchlegger Reflections

Loppet World Cup and Birkie Highlights A few days after returning from the Endurance Adventures Methow Valley trip we hosted our friends from Norway who came to watch the Loppet World Cup and race in the 50th American Birkebiener race. Two years prior, our family had traveled to Norway to stay with our friends...

Methow Magic

2024 Endurance Adventures Methow Valley Trip Highlights Similar to much of United States, the temperatures in Washington had been unseasonably warm this past winter. Despite the warm weather there was a decent base of snow at most of the trailheads. The 240 km Methow Valley Trail system starts in the country western town of...

Nordic Ski Adventures Near & Far

This past January Endurance Adventures was asked to speak for one of the seminar sessions at the Birkie Ski De She Camp in Cable, WI. The camp had one hundred participants with around half of the audience being new to the sport of cross-country skiing. Guest speaker and Olympian Holly Brooks inspired the women...

Top 10 Reasons to Ski Silver Star, B.C.!

Endurance Adventures 2023 Trip Highlights! This past November 28 – December 4 Endurance Adventures enjoyed leading another successful ski trip to B.C. Canada. Since there has been no natural snow back in Minnesota it was extra special to be on snow early season! Below are the top ten reasons to visit Silver Star and...

Fall Dryland Training Tips!

Over the last thirty-plus years of ski marathon training, I have discovered several key pre-season workout sessions. My training at twenty years of age looked much different than in my fifties. As we age and are susceptible to more injuries, the type of modalities we choose for workouts may change, but the purpose of...

Tour Du Mont Blanc Adventure!

Eight women’s journey through France, Italy and Switzerland! Around a year ago I received an invite from my friend Mindy Benton to join her on the Tour Du Mont Blanc hut-to-hut backpacking trip. Mindy desired to celebrate her sixtieth birthday by hiking the world’s most iconic trek traversing three countries. Eight women booked the...

The Power of the Mind!

Gaining Confidence as a Female Competitor Last winter I had the privilege of speaking and coaching at both the “We Rise” Rossignol Women’s Ski Clinic along with the Birkie Ski de She Ski Camp. It was very encouraging to see so many women desiring to learn how to improve their cross-country ski technique. Over...