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Thanks to all the dedicated volunteers who helped make the Haywood Noram Westerns a huge success. It’s exciting to see the athletes compete but we couldn’t accomplish this without the tireless effort of our volunteers and well seasoned technical...

Louise passes test

By Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook January 22, 2015 In 1952, country legend Gene Autry sang of the Blue Canadian Rockies and how the shores of Lake Louise called to him across the ocean. Sixty-four years later, Cross-Country Canada believes that lake will have...

Green shoots clean to lead Team Canada

By Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook January 22, 2015 Brendan Green shot clean, Megan Heinicke cracked the top 12 for the first time in her career and Scott Gow posted a personal best result in what was an excellent weekend for Canada on the world cup in...

Dupont, Widmer duke it out in Western sprint

By Justin Brisbane, January 22, 2015 The last time Andrea Dupont and Heidi Widmer battled head to head in a skate sprint at the Canmore Nordic Centre, it was for a trip to Sochi. On a tense, snowy day, Widmer dominated the field to clinch a trip to her first Olympics,...

NWT skier tops Western skate sprint

By Justin Brisbane, Rocky Mountain Outlook January 22, 2015 Villages north of the Arctic Circle aren’t traditional stomping grounds for cross-country skiers, but Annah Hanthorn is about to change that. The 19-year-old from Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories (pop....