DXC is excited to offer 2 different types of cross-country ski programming for adults starting Tuesday, January 3, 2023! Read the details of our Beginner and Intermediate programs below, both offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Slots are limited for each class, so sign up now! 

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FOR ALL SESSIONS:

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Skiers must provide their own equipment. 

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Make sure you have a Trail Pass, if required at that week's choice of a trail. For Duluth municipal trails, purchase your MN Ski Pass, which is required for skiers aged 16+ on city-groomed trails. 

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Please let us know if you have any questions by emailing Jacob Morgan at duluthxc@gmail.com

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TUESDAY BEGINNER SESSION: SOLD OUT AS OF 27 Nov

 

 

 

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The beginner session is meant for those who are just starting out, or who have never had instruction. If you’ve just begun skiing (either skate or classic) and would like to improve your basic skate or classic skiing with some help from a great teacher, this is the session for you.Coach Louise Levy has years of experience skiing and teaching skiing and will help you become more efficient so that you can ski longer and further with less effort. 

Details:

1. 6-week session meeting on Tuesday nights at Lester Amity Chalet from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

2. Tuesdays beginning on January 3, running through February 7, 2023.

3. Maximum of 12 participants, so sign up now!

4. Coach will email participants with the plan for the week including location, technique, and focus for the week. 

5. Cost: $120

6. Meet your Coach!: Louise Levy

​"Hi! My name is Louise Levy. I have been skiing since 1976, when my parents moved me and my little brother from the deep South to northern Minnesota. Those were the days of Olympian Bill Koch and before the skate technique. I raced from grade school through graduate school, on teams or as a citizen racer. Now I enter races to help new skiers finish with a smile. The way I see it, just because you're slow, doesn't mean your technique is bad, and just because you're fast, doesn't mean your technique is efficient. You can be super slow with excellent technique or pretty darn fast even with inefficient movements. Lessons can be for everyone My job as a XC ski instructor is to help you become a more beautiful and efficient skier. The rest is up to you!"

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THURSDAY BEGINNER SESSION: SOLD OUT as of 27 Nov

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The beginner session is meant for those who are just starting out, or who have never had instruction. If you’ve just begun skiing (either skate or classic) and would like to improve your basic skate or classic skiing with some help from a great teacher, this is the session for you. Coach Louise Levy has years of experience skiing and teaching skiing and will help you become more efficient so that you can ski longer and further with less effort. 

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Details:

1. 6-week session meeting on Tuesday nights at Lester Amity Chalet from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

2. Tuesdays beginning on January 5, running through February 9, 2023.

3. Maximum of 12 participants, so sign up now!

4. Coach will email participants with the plan for the week including location, technique, and focus for the week. 

5. Cost: $120

6. Meet your Coach!: Louise Levy

​​"Hi! My name is Louise Levy. I have been skiing since 1976, when my parents moved me and my little brother from the deep South to northern Minnesota. Those were the days of Olympian Bill Koch and before the skate technique. I raced from grade school through graduate school, on teams or as a citizen racer. Now I enter races to help new skiers finish with a smile. The way I see it, just because you're slow, doesn't mean your technique is bad, and just because you're fast, doesn't mean your technique is efficient. You can be super slow with excellent technique or pretty darn fast even with inefficient movements. Lessons can be for everyone My job as a XC ski instructor is to help you become a more beautiful and efficient skier. The rest is up to you!"

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TUESDAY INTERMEDIATE SESSION: SOLD OUT AS OF 27 Nov

 

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Are you a relatively experienced skier, but feel like you’re stuck in some old habits that are holding you back from improving your skiing or racing faster? Or are you relatively new to XC skiing but feel like you’ve mastered the basics and need help to take it to the next level? The intermediate skiing session is a great way to improve your skiing.

Details:

1. 8-week session meeting on Tuesday nights at Lester Amity Chalet from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

2. Tuesdays beginning on January 3, running through February 21, 2022.

3. Maximum of 12 participants, so sign up now!

4. Coach will email participants with the plan for the week including location, technique, and focus for the week. 

5. Cost: $165

6. Meet your Coach!: Scott Thompson

"​I did my first Birkie in th 1970’s. I’ve been Nordic skiing my whole life. Equally skilled at skating and striding. Have been an instructor at Minocqua Winter Park and Durango Nordic. I love to teach."

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THURSDAY INTERMEDIATE SESSION: Sold Out as of 29 Nov

 

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Are you a relatively experienced skier, but feel like you’re stuck in some old habits that are holding you back from improving your skiing or racing faster? Or are you relatively new to skiing but feel like you’ve mastered the basics and need help to take it to the next level? The intermediate skiing session is a great way to improve your skiing. Coach Kara Salmela has years of racing and training experience in skate skiing. As a former world-class biathlete, she spent years perfecting and learning everything there is to know about skate skiing, and now she looks forward to transferring that deep knowledge to you. Coach Salmela will be joined this year by Kate Tesch. 

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Details:

1. 8-week session meeting on Thursday nights at Lester Amity Chalet from 6:00pm to 7:30pm

2. Thursdays beginning on January 5, running through February 23, 2022.

3. Maximum of 18 participants, so sign up now!

4. Coach will email participants with the plan for the week including location, technique, and focus for the week. 

5. Cost: $165

6. Meet your Coaches!:Kara Salmela and Kate Tesch 

​Kara Salmela is a 2 time Olympic Biathlete. She competed in the 1998 Nagano games and the 2002 Salt Lake City games. She began skiing in High School, fell in love with it, continued in college and then found Biathlon while skiing at Northern Michigan University. She spent 10 years competing in Biathlon on the World Cup circuit. After retiring in 2002 from Biathlon, she moved to Duluth and began coaching Women’s clinics and helped start a kids cross country ski program called Nordic North Stars which is still going strong today. Kara loves to share her enthusiasm for nordic skiing and is looking forward to another amazing winter in Duluth.

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Kate Tesch: 

"I have been skiing since I could walk thanks to my parents who shared their love of the outdoors with me.  I have skied and raced throughout high school and college at UWGB and have coached nordic skiing at the high school and collegiate level, most recently at the College of St. Scholastica.  Most of all, as an educator, I enjoy teaching people new skills that help them build their confidence to enjoy being outdoors even more!"

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