While much of the country enjoyed warm weather earlier this month, nearly a dozen Para Nordic skiers took advantage of the lingering snow near Bend, Oregon. They tested their ski equipment, navigated the trails at Mount Bachelor, honed their fundamentals, and bonded as a group.
Nine Paralympians, Paralympic hopefuls, and newcomers to cross-country skiing, along with a personal guide, gathered for a training camp hosted by U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing in mid-May. For many, this was likely their last chance to train on snow this summer.
“It’s a good time for everybody to connect as a team, and it’s early season. People aren’t really thinking about racing yet. They’re just thinking about kicking it off, so it’s a little lighter,” said BethAnn Chamberlain, a development coach with U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing.
During a typical year, cross-country skiers take off April after wrapping up their seasons in March. They usually start their offseason training programs on May 1, and it has become an annual tradition for U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing to host a training camp at Mount Bachelor in May.
The small group of sit skiers, standing skiers, and visually impaired skiers started this year’s camp on May 12. It included athletes of all levels, from those new to the sport to Paralympians Dani Aravich, Erin Martin, Max Nelson, and Jake Adicoff.
Adicoff, a four-time Paralympic medalist, was the most decorated of the skiers who trained just outside Bend for up to 10 days.
“We ski in the morning because the snow softens up and it wouldn’t be worth going in the afternoon,” Chamberlain said. “It’s really awesome, especially for our sit skiers and our more experienced athletes that just need more volume, more on-snow time.”
Ty Wiberg and Nicole Zaino, two promising sit skiers who train together in Bozeman, Montana, joined Martin and three newcomers to sit skiing for almost a week of training at Mount Bachelor. Several members of the Canadian Para Nordic skiing national team also trained with the Americans.
Chamberlain said the camp gave experienced sit skiers like Martin the chance to try new things with their sit skis and refine their skills for dryland training this summer. The camp was also productive for newcomers, who worked on fundamentals and learned to maneuver around curves and ski up and down hills.
“It’s always super fun working with new athletes. We want to give them a good experience and a good taste of what Nordic skiing is all about,” Chamberlain said.
Aravich, a standing skier, and visually impaired skiers Adicoff and Nelson, all members of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic skiing national team, spent extra days at the camp to maximize their on-snow time. They’ll spend the rest of the summer roller skiing to stay in shape for the upcoming season.
“It’s a great time of year to bring a diverse group together because it’s early season training,” Chamberlain said. “It’s basics. It’s fundamentals. It’s bringing it back.
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