What's in a name?
What's in a name?

In March 2016, I took a short train ride from my home in Innsbruck, Austria to Seefeld. My former coach, Bryan Fish, was at the Europa Cup finals with a group of athletes from the US. I wanted to catch up with Bryan and help test wax for the team. While the skiers were racing, we discussed the opportunity to ski race in Europe. Thanks to the National Nordic Foundation, these racers trying to make the jump to the World Cup were able to receive world-class support.

But these elite athletes are not the only ones who should be able to ski in Europe with first-class waxing and support. What if we share that experience with other skiers as well? Lumi Experiences was born. Lumi is the Finnish word for snow. As the name suggests, Lumi focuses on travel to experience winter in some of the world’s most spectacular places.

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Garrott KuzzySeefeld, AustriaWorld Cup, Trip Leader
Dresden City Sprint World Cup - Torsten Püschel Interview
Dresden City Sprint World Cup - Torsten Püschel Interview

In the lead-up to the Minneapolis World Cup, there are some parallels to the City Sprint weekend in Dresden, Germany. Both are urban events, relatively new to the World Cup circuit.

What are the motivations and goals behind hosting a World Cup? What does it take to get a new event on the calendar? What has the Dresden World Cup learned and how is the event changing after the first two years of their five-year contract?

We talk with Torsten Püschel, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Dresden World Cup to learn more about hosting a City Sprint World Cup.

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GermanyGarrott KuzzyDresden, GermanyWorld Cup, Trip Leader
2019 Seefeld Nordic World Championships Recap
2019 Seefeld Nordic World Championships Recap

For two weeks at the end of February, the Nordic world focused its attention to the 2019 World Championships in the idyllic alpine village of Seefeld, Austria. This legacy venue has a long history of championship skiing; hosting the 1964 and 1976 Olympic Games, as well as the 1985 Nordic World Championships -- remembered as the last championship before classic and skating were officially designated by the International Ski Federation (FIS) as separate disciplines. The decision made was made by FIS officials in the iconic Seekirchl Church, located at the trailhead of Seefeld’s 200+ km trail network -- of both classic and skate tracks.

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Garrott KuzzyWorld Cup
RePost: New Moon Ski Shop - Word from the Wax Bench
RePost: New Moon Ski Shop - Word from the Wax Bench

Reposting a blog from New Moon Ski and Bike Shop’s weekly newsletter.

Lumi Experiences – Nordic Skiing in the Alps

Back in the fall, we featured an article about Lumi Experiences, a company founded by New Moon alum and cross country Olympian Garrott Kuzzy. Lumi Experiences offers cross country ski vacations to some of the world’s renowned destinations and events.

Just in case you’ve been dreaming of a fully-curated Nordic Ski vacation of your own, take a look at some of these amazing photos of Lumi’s trip to the 2019 Nordic World Championships. Caution, skier or not, these pics are normally the stuff of dreams. But they are all, indeed, up close and very real! Look closely and you might recognize a few faces. Enjoy!

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ItalyGarrott KuzzyHayward, WISelf-Guided
The Week Before the Big Event
The Week Before the Big Event

The Week Before the Big Event

Your preparation the week before the big race will not help you have the best race of your life; leave that to the other 51 weeks. The week before is for you to enjoy. It’s the best week of the year, when you can enjoy the fitness you have worked so hard to achieve. Planning your training, meals, sleep, equipment and travel will help you prepare, so you can glide to the start line with confidence. Ready to fly.

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Garrott KuzzySt Moritz, SwitzerlandTravel Advice, Trip Leader
RePost: New Moon Ski Shop - Word from the Wax Bench
RePost: New Moon Ski Shop - Word from the Wax Bench

Reposting a blog from New Moon Ski and Bike Shop’s weekly newsletter.

Looking for inspiration for your next ski trip?

Check out Lumi Experiences Cross Country Ski Vacations. Lumi Experiences was founded by former New Moon staffer and Olympian Garrott Kuzzy. Garrott currently calls Innsbruck, Austria home and offers a number of cross country ski trips to the alps. Last winter, skiers on Lumi trips got to ski in the Dolomitenlauf Worldloppet event, cheer on the US Ski Team at the World Cup in Seefeld and ski in the Swiss Engadin Worldloppet.

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Garrott KuzzyHayward, WIOverview of Trips
Talking World Champs with Seefeld Chief of Course Thomas Unterfrauner
Talking World Champs with Seefeld Chief of Course Thomas Unterfrauner

Article originally posted on Fasterskier.com

With the 2019 International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships the next major championship on the docket, Garrott Kuzzy, a 2010 U.S. Olympian who lives in Innsbruck, Austria, interviewed the chief of course for the 2019 World Championships in Seefeld, Austria. Via email, he asked Thomas Unterfrauner about preparing for the event, which will run from Feb. 20 to March 3.

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Garrott KuzzySeefeld, AustriaWorld Cup, Trip Leader
Interview with Elias Walser - Head of Seefeld Tourism
Interview with Elias Walser - Head of Seefeld Tourism

Seefeld in Tirol, Austria will host the 2019 Nordic World Championships. The small town in northern Tyrol sits on a plateau nestled in the alps, about two hours by train south of Munich and about 30 minutes north of Innsbruck. Seefeld has a long history of hosting international Nordic competitions, including the 1964 and 1976 Innsbruck Olympic Games, as well as the 1985 World Championships and 2012 Youth Olympic Games. Seefeld holds the historic distinction as the venue where American Bill Koch won his Olympic silver medal in the 30-kilometer event.

We got out for a ski with Elias Walser, the managing director of Seefeld Tourism, on some of the 270+ kilometers of trails he oversees to learn more about the region and the upcoming World Championships.

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Garrott KuzzySeefeld, AustriaWorld Cup, Trip Leader