A Mother’s Day Trip to Remember! The Swedish band Abba may have made the expression “Mamma mia!” popular around the world, but Italians have been using “Mamma mia!” as a mild expression of surprise, joy, annoyance, disappointment, anger and fear for years. It can be translated in numerous ways in English including, “Oh my...
Ski Coaching Above the Arctic Circle
After finishing up my race season, I had the opportunity to venture north to the small village of Ambler, Alaska. This small community is located in Northwestern AK, above the Arctic Circle, and is home to around 250 people. I was joined on this trip by two other skiers: Reid Goble and Renee Anderson....
Chasing Totality in the Ozarks!
This past April, my husband Craig and I traveled to the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas for some early-season mountain biking, and to experience the historic April 8th total solar eclipse. On August 21, 2017, Craig had the privilege of witnessing his first total solar eclipse in Nashville, TN. I remember hearing the excitement in...
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...
From Fish Scales to the Biathlon Range
The Story of Jake Brown’s Journey to the U.S. Biathlon Team Biathlon racing is one of the most popular winter spectator sports in Europe, yet it is often overlooked in the U.S. sports media. Many of you may not know that the 2024 IBU World Cup will be back on home turf at Soldier...
Practicing Gratitude For Health Benefits
Over the past few months, I have been reflecting on what I am thankful for in my daily life. The practice of gratitude has helped me in all areas of my life including my athletic endeavors. Practicing daily gratitude can help aid in our physical and mental well-being. An article in Reader’s Digest on...
Fly Like an Eagle, with Andy Newell
The Andy Newell Story Andy Newell Andy Newell is a 4x Olympian and 16-year member of the US Ski Team. His passion for ski training and racing has brought him to the start line of over 200 World Cup races and to several World Cup Podiums. Newell believes in being a student of the...