This page contains links to organizations, publications, services and resources associated with cross-country ski racing.

Governance bodies:

Cross Country Ontario - promotes the development of cross-country skiing in Ontario (recreational and competitive) and organizes the Ontario Cup racing series, http://xco.org

Cross Country Canada - promotes the development of cross-country skiing in Canada (recreational and competitive), licenses athletes, sanctions races, administers the National Team racing program, etc., http://cccski.com

International Ski Federation - promotes the development of all ski-based snowsports internationally, including cross-country skiing and biathlon. Sanctions races, licenses athletes and organizes the World Cup circuit, http://www.fis-ski.com/

Online Training Logs:

ilog – provides online training logs and various analytical tools; athlete and coaches accounts available for an annual fee, http://ilog.ca

Publications:

SkiTrax – covers the North American cross-country ski scene including racing, training, ski products and venues, http://skitrax.com

MasterSkier – covers all aspects of Masters-level cross-country ski racing, training, nutrition etc., http://masterskier.com

FasterSkier – covers the North American cross-country ski racing scene, with an emphasis on US races and skiers, http://fasterskier.com

CTV – CTV’s official web page for cross-country ski events at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, http://www.ctvolympics.ca/cross-country-skiing/index.html

Athlete Web Sites & Blogs:

Jacked Up Old Man – fun and informative site by and for the “athletically insane,” “over-forty and over-motivated” Masters skier who “just wont give up”, http://www.jackedupoldman.com

Chandra Crawford – member of Canada’s Senior World Cup Team, http://chandracrawford.ca
George Grey - member of Canada’s Senior World Cup Team, http://georgegrey.ca
Alex Harvey – member of Canada’s Senior World Cup Team, http://alexharvey.ca
Devon Kershaw – member of Canada’s Senior World Cup Team, http://devonkershaw.com
Sara Renner & Thomas Grandi – Sara Renner is a member of Canada’s Senior World Cup Team,  http://grandi.ca
Lenny Valjas – Team Hardwood alum and member of Canada’s Senior Development Team, http://lennyvaljas.blogspot.com

Jordan Cascagnette – Team Hardwood alum, currently based at the Alberta World Cup Academy in Canmore, http://jordancascagnette.blogspot.com/
Evan Odell – Team Hardwood Devo squad member and Laurentian University student, “weirdness, training, factoids”, http://evanodell.blogspot.com/

Race Registration and Results:

Zone4 – provides on-line race registration and results for Ontario Cup, NorAm and many regional races, as well as Nationals, http://zone4.ca

Waxing and other Technical Information:

Skiwax.ca – reliable source of information on selecting and applying race wax; online sales also available, http://skiwax.xa