{"product_id":"cross-country-skier-2026-photo-annual","title":"Cross Country Skier 2026 Photo Annual","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 46\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2026 Olympics in Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 56\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Ashley Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGrowing up in Jackson, Wyoming, in the 1960’s was all about doing it all. Hunting, fishing, alpine and Nordic. Then Peter Ashley began to specialize in cross country which took him to collegiate racing, coaching on the U.S. Ski Team and a long career at Fischer, where he influenced the no-wax wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 64\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2026 Photo Annual\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 78\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eCochran’s Nordic Cross\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEach April, when all the competitive racing is done, Cochran’s Ski Area hosts it’s one and only Nordic race. From Olympians to NCAA racers to high school standouts to moms and dads, everyone dresses up and lets their hair down for a rollicking rip through rollers and jumps, all devised by the inimitable Pennie Rand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMASS START\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditor’s Note \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTrack Changes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 14 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Wax Box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 16 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Essays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nPaul Tolme reflects on the trail of late film director David Lynch, and Ellen Hollinshead gets creative in the winter that wasn’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTHE SKINNY\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 22\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eBeneath the Sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA European company is changing the face of manmade snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 28\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eKids Birkie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe biggest ski race in America for the littlest skiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 32 \u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eGrooming Ambitions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003eLisa Maloney chases the best and most innovative grooming practices and practitioners in North America to get the latest on what’s working in a changing climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDESTINATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 40\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003eNevada’s Lone Nordic Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTim Hausermann shares how 20 little kilometers means so much to Nevada’s Nords.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE FINAL STRETCH\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 86\u003cbr\u003e\n  \u003cstrong\u003ePerspective\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nSue Wemyss has done it all in skiing. From alpine racing in college, to the U.S. Ski Team as a Nordic skier in the 1984 Olympics, to a book about America’s female Olympians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePage 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Photo Finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA dogged finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the cover: \u003c\/strong\u003eBen Ogden, right, and Gus Schumacher, left, of the United States, celebrate after winning the silver medal in the cross-country skiing men's team sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics. \u003cstrong\u003eAP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Cross Country Skier","offers":[{"title":"Print Issue","offer_id":51483066826968,"sku":"XCSI4522026","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital (Downloadable PDF)","offer_id":51483066859736,"sku":"XCSI4522026D","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/8383\/files\/452-cover-store.jpg?v=1773843150","url":"https:\/\/shop.holpublications.com\/products\/cross-country-skier-2026-photo-annual","provider":"Height of Land Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}