Most Recent DNSC News
January 2, 2012
Elliott is mid-way through what the USST calls its “pipeline” and on the road to a top ten result in the Winter Olympic Games. Unfortunately, this year, that road contains significant potholes and financial barriers. The three men and three women of the USST B team are not receiving any financial help with their travels to World Cup ski races in Europe and are responsible to pay entirely for all their travel expenses. These expenses will amount to $20,000 to $25,000 per skier. It is projected that the financial situation will not change next year, which will be the year prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three men on the USST B Team are all from Colorado. They are Simi Hamilton, 24, from Aspen, Tad Elliott, 23, from Durango, and Noah Hoffman, 22, from Aspen. For a comparison, the Norwegian Nordic Cross Country team receives a $9 million annual budget and the Canadians receive a $3.5 million annual budget. The USST, on the other hand, receives a $750,000 annual budget. The two men and two women of the USST A Team are fully funded.
The ski communities from the three towns of Aspen, Durango, and Vail have recently created the Rocky Mountain Nordic Division Angel to raise money to support these Colorado athletes. The RMN Angel has raised 3/4 of their goal, but still needs another $18,000 to meet their financial obligations to four Colorado skiers racing in European competitions.. Read the full press release here
November 28, 2011
The Ski Season is fast approaching! We are currently accepting registration for the 2011-2012 ski season. After December 2nd there will be a late fee added to all registraions. There are two ways registration can be done. All the forms can be printed from our website on our Forms page and mailed in to Josh Dalley or this year Durango Nordic is also proud to offer Online Registration, which you can access from that link, or the link on our Forms page of this website.
Wednesday November 30 - The Warren Miller film will be held on Wednesday, November 30th at the Smiley Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 pm for a social cocktail hour, Zia Burritos, door prizes and give-aways. Tickets: $12.00 each or 4 Pack: $40.00. Call Mike McQuinn, Event Coordinator, at 247-4940 or 749-3262, to volunteer or learn more.
Saturday and Sunday December 3rd and 4th - The weekends NRL race has been moved to Steamboat Spring, CO. DNSC will be staying at the Alpiner Lodge right downtown. Upon check in, please suppy your own CC# to pay for the room. Click here to view the weekend schedule for Steamboat NRL
If you have any questions, please email me at: joshdalley@gmail.com
September 14, 2011
The Ski Season is fast approaching! Durango Nordic Ski Club will be hosting an informational and registration meeting at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Monday September 26, 2011 in the Twilight Room. This meeting will give an overview of the club, the scheudle for the 2011-2012 season, as well as provide registration documents.
This year Durango Nordic is also proud to offer Online Registration, which you can access from that link, or the link on our Forms page of this website.
Some other important upcoming dates:
Tuesday September 20 - 4pm at Rec Parking Lot - Start of J3 Practice
Monday September 26 - 6:30pm Rec Center Twilight Room - DNSC Info / Registration Meeting
Thursday September 29 - 6:30pm at PineNeedle - DNSC Equipment Buy Night
Sunday October 16 - 9am at the Nordic Center - Nordic Trail Work Day
If you have any question prior to this meeting, please email me at: joshdalley@gmail.com
June 5, 2011
Summer Program has started on May 31st. If you are interested in signing up for the summer and have not yet done so, please email me at: joshdalley@gmail.com
May 2, 2011
DNSC athletes have been named in the Durango Winter Sports Foundation awards. Please check our Blog for the full article.
April 18, 2011
A friendly reminder that the DWSF Quad Team Awards Dinner and Ceremony is April 28, 2011, Miller Middle School 6pm – 8pm. The price for the dinner per person will be $5. Please park and enter the Middle School on the East side of the school. The doors on the West side next to Junction Creek Road will be locked from the outside. Each team will name recipients for the following awards:
1. MVP Skier for the last year
2. Most Improved for the last year
3. Rookie for the last year
4. Sportsmanship/Inspirational for the last year
5. Volunteer for the last year
We need to get an accurate count for the number of people that will be attending this event. If you plan to attend, please email joshdalley@gmail.com and provide me with the number of people attending in your family.
February 15, 2011
In Sunny and warm conditions, cross country skiers from the Durango Nordic Ski Club raced in the Aspen Nordic Festival, the final Junior National Qualifier of the season. The races were held on Saturday February 12th and Sunday February 13th in Aspen, CO in conjunction with the Owl Creek Chase, a stop along the SuperTour series. With tough competition from pro skiers, these races were also the last chance for skiers age 14 and older to qualify for Junior Nationals which will be held in Minneapolis, MN from March 6th through March 12th. Read the full article here.
January 13, 2011
Congratulations to Tad Elliott for qualifying for 2011 World Championships!! Tad will be joining other members of the US Ski Team as they travel to Oslo, Norway to compete in the FIS Nordic World Championships. Read the full article posted on Fasterskier.com
December 6, 2010
After subzero temperatures and whipping snow blizzards, the Durango Nordic Ski Team returned home from training and racing in West Yellowstone during Thanksgiving vacation. They appreciated more snow with warmer temperatures for the first week of on snow training at the Durango Nordic Center. Just five days later, the team repacked and traveled to Frisco, for the season’s first NRL (National Ranking List) race. Read the full article here
September 25, 2010
Many families have a lot of great used gear for sale, so we have set up a webpage to list those items. Please click here to view. If you have Nordic gear for sale and would like it posted, email me at joshdalley@gmail.com.
September 22, 2010
DNSC is seeking a J2 and Older Assistant Coach. If you or someone you know are interested in applying for the position, please read the information listed on the Job Opportunities page.
September 9, 2010
The Animas Mountain Mug Run will be hosted on Sunday September 26th, at 9am. Day of race registration opens at 7:30 at the Animas Mountain trail head. The Mug Run provides a tough 6.6 mile course, 4.5 mile short course and a one mile kids course to run, walk, or hike. Casual walkers and serious runners alike will enjoy the scenic course and the post-race excitement! The first 100 participants to register will receive a unique race mug created especially for this race. This year the event is hosted by Durango Nordic Ski Club (www.durangonordic.org), a junior cross country nordic ski club. The race proceeds will benefit the Durango Nordic Ski Club in their effort to keep the youth of Durango active. Early registraion ($30) can be done on Active.com, late registration on the day of the race ($40). If you have any question, please email Josh Dalley.
September 8, 2010
The fall is upon us!! As the weather gets cooler and we all get excited for that first snow fall, please remember that DNSC has many important dates coming up. Please check our calendar for all the up to date information.
August 7, 2010
This year DNSC will host the Dirt Lovers Rally, a grass-roots race that everyone can easily enter, endure and enjoy! Gather at Horse Gulch Trailhead for a race up and over Telegraph, into all the sweet single-track in the Grandview Ridge area. Beginners will ride the meadow loops and sports and experts will ride over Telegraph and back on the Crites Trail. This is a race the whole family can enjoy. For more info about the event and registraion details, CLICK HERE.
July 21, 2010
US Mountain Bike Nationals were hosted last weekend in Sol Vista, CO. Many members of Durango Nordic, both past, present, and coaches, competed in this event. Most of them were also named National Champion and earned themselves a Stars and Bars Jersey as well as a trip to World Championships. Past and present DNSC who earned National Champion honors were: Tad Elliott, AliciaRose Pastore, Howard Grotts, Kaylee Blevins, Christoper Blevins, and coach Sarah Tescher. Congratulations to all from DNSC and Durango who competed in the events! And be sure to check out our blog article from Howard Grotts as he talks about how training with DNSC this past winter has helped his bike racing.
July 12, 2010
Spending some time up in the mountains around us is always refreshing! This past weekend we did a long hike on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we headed up the Engineer trail from Cascade and looped around to the top of Coalbank. We had hoped for a summit, but prevailing storms kept us down low. Sunday we lucked out with some clear skies in the morning as we headed up to Island Lake and then looped around to Ice Lake. Check out the new blog article about the weeked. Lots of photos!
June 29, 2010
Just back from 2010 Western REG training camp in Park City, UT with Alicia, Elena, and Rogan. Really cool camp this year and great experience. Check out the new blog article about the week.
May 27, 2010
2010-2011 RMN Select Team just named. Congratulations to Durango athlete AliciaRose Pastore for making the team! Also congrats to Rachel Hampton, Gino Pastore, and Haakon Sigurslid for making the J2 Select Team. Being on the Select Team earns these top athletes recognition amongst their peers and the opportunity to attend all of the RMN summer training camps hosted by various clubs. To see the full list of RMN Select Team members and the qualifying criteria, click here.
May 24, 2010
Big week ahead of us! Not only is it the last week of school and the more official start of summer, but this is also the week leading up to the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. Good luck to everyone competing in the event, and for everyone else, I encourage you to head up to Silverton and cheer on your fellow team members. I plan to be up in Silverton early, around 8am, for breakfast, so let me know if you care to join. We can also try to get a hike organized, maybe in the afternoon. I’ll send out some details later this week. I also want to congratulate all the graduating DNSC members, both from High School and from Middle School. Good luck!!
May 16, 2010
Pretty exciting week behind us. The STG is getting back into the swing of things with a few roller ski workouts this past week, along with a cool strength workout. I also got to witness some killer dance moves from Kaylee, Lily, Mattie, and Maggie in their performance on Saturday night. Read all about it in the latest blog posting.
November 28, 2011
DNSC has a list of loaner gear, which is handed out on a first come, first serve basis to registered members. This list can be viewed here: DNSC Loan List
Many team member also have used gear that is for sale. The list of available gear for sale cn be found here: DNSC Gear For Sale
