FEATURES

2018 PHOTO ANNUAL
Long the stuff of alpine-oriented magazines, Photo Annuals are an opportunity to feature those who view the sport from behind the lens. Well, here's the Nordic version. Read about those who inspire us by being themselves inspired. And check out some of their favorite shots.

GREEN RACING IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center's Green Racing Project is an elite-level ski team that emphasizes community and sustainability alongside top athletic performance. We profile three athletes who live, train and work at the center, and why it's so darn Vermonty.

THE BIG THAW
Peter Vordenberg and Brad Nelson went back to the 2017 World Championships in Lahti, Finland to rediscover a sport that had once been central to their lives. What they discovered frightened them. Once elite coaches and now parents in an age of climate change, the two ask, "Can the tribe save Nordic skiing for the next generation?"

DEPARTMENT CONTENTS

Mass Start

CONTRIBUTORS
Squeezer-wearing tree huggers

EDITOR'S NOTE
Picturesque but no pictures to show it

WAX BOX
Readers share their thoughts and stories

ESSAY: REVERSE SNOWBIRDS
Twenty years of heading north

Nordic Nation

WAY OUT WEST
Sierra crossings, unconventional klister and flashy fashion

DOG GONE
Skijoring is Nordic for "canine at the wheel"

SNOW CROSS
Multisport missions

Overland

THE BANADAD TRAIL, MINNESOTA
Wilderness, wildlife and yurts

GRAND DESIRES: KAIBAB PLATEAU, ARIZONA
"Grandma's" first multiday ski tour

Back Shop

"OUTSIDE THE BOX" TOOLS
Beyond the iron, scraper and brush

TERRAIN-TAILORED INTERVAL TRAINING
Make sure those hard efforts count

LOCAL HERO: BERNIE NELSON
Booyahs and big impacts

SENIOR MOMENT
Skiing is going to the dogs

PHOTO FINISH
Turning back time