Tag Archives: Quebec City


Annika Rogers Conquers More Than Mashed Potatoes Snow at the WSSF 2018 Championships

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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The snow that was tossed madly by fierce gusts “mirrored a scene from the Himalayas,” said Annika Roger’s mother, Johanna. During the difficult conditions that were rustled up by the mountains to stifle competitors struggling to complete this challenge, a … Continue reading →


All-Time Classic! Junior USSSA 2015 National Snowshoe Championships Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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Setting the pace as the opening act for the 2015 Dion USSSA National Championships, Junior men Timothy James Buerger, Ironwood, Michigan, and Tyler Dezago, Paul Smiths, New York, amazed the Frost Giants circling Eau Claire, Wisconsin, with an unprecedented … Continue reading →


USSSA National Championship Shoes: Sweden’s Icebugs to Top Medalists

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Now a new reason to get those snow-miles of training in before the 2015 U.S. National Snowshoe Championships , February 27-March 1, 2015, race in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Eight National winners ace a pair of iconic Icebug shoes! … Continue reading →


Free Downloadable Posters! North American Snowshoe Racing 2014-2015

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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Five easy pieces! No, not the famous Jack Nicholson film riding “The Fast Lane on the Road to Nowhere,” but rather the five United States Snowshoe Association and the International Snowshoe Federation racing posters on the road to the finish … Continue reading →


ISSF World Snowshoe Championships + Québec Winter Carnival: Magnifique!

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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The excitingly festive January 31, 2015 International Snowshoe Federation World Snowshoe Championships are nearer than you imagine; think of this . . . Christmas is only 136 days away.

The ISSF World Snowshoe Championships visits Quebec City, Canada for that … Continue reading →


It’s a Dion Year! Dion Snowshoes 2015 USSSA Title Sponsor

Written by Phillip Gary Smith
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The United States Snowshoe Association announced Bennington Vermont’s Dion Snowshoes added a fifth year to their title sponsorship reign, now extending through 2015.

USSSA Sports Director Mark Elmore said, “Dion Snowshoes has served as the USSSA’s National Snowshoe Championship title … Continue reading →


Snowshoes and the Canadian First Nations

Written by Nigel Boney
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Snowshoes and Canadian First Nations probably don’t seem an obvious pairing, but, nonetheless, the two appear to be indelibly linked. Consider this First Nation quote passed down from generation to generation: “The white man always attempted to avoid the snow … Continue reading →