Last month, we brought on Spud Nordic ski coach Eric Wicklund to chat about how he makes things work in Moorhead. Inspired by that conversation, we decided we needed to hear more about how the team started. Today's guest is Tom Dooher, who coached cross-country and track and field at Moorhead High before starting the Nordic team in the fall of 2014. We picked his brain on how he built a program capable of sustained success, navigated challenges and built a culture where every athlete matters and...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 40 min
Joining us on the show today is Steamboat Springs WinterSports Club head U20/U18/U16 cross-country ski coach Josh Smullin! Show notes: start - 20 min: SederSkier fitness update/Double UP Winter Park race report/ Mt. Massive trail run 20:00 - end: Josh Smullin! Smullin's illustrious ski career spans top-level junior national showings, a 4-year career at CU and numerous SuperTour and American Ski Marathon Series podiums and wins as a member of Team Rossignol. The father of two holds degrees in kin...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 58 min
19:38 - start of interview We have a great show for you today! Kyle Steitz joins to talk about how he launched and grew the Poudre School District high school ski team from the ground up. Growing up in Steamboat Springs as the son of the USA Nordic Combined head coach, Stietz was on skis from the time he could walk. By the time he was offered a DI scholarship, however, he was beyond burnt out. Find out how starting up a team in Fort Collins — which receives 10 days or less of snow a winter — in ...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 51 min
Alayna Sonnesyn hops on to talk about a whole variety of interesting topics, from Trondheim to training, her ski and running journeys — dealing with pressure, successes and failures in high school, college and professionally in both — and what brought her to Team Birkie last year. Enjoy! Support the Seder-Skier! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill We take the 4Cs: cquestions, comments, concerns AND compliments at sedersk...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Just 10 years after the team was formed, Moorhead High School qualified its first boys team for the Minnesota Nordic Ski State Championships this past February. Head coach Eric Wicklund joins the show to discuss how he makes things work at a school more known for hockey in a town that is flat and frigid all winter and hot, windy and humid all summer. We dive into the daily challenges of directing training, managing equipment, teaching technique and inspiring passion in a place where weather, cul...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min
A little fever/cold terrorism, but we show up to give you instant takes from day 1 of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Congress on May 13 anyway.
May 13, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Kate Oldham got the U.S. cross-country skiing community's attention with her 10k individual start national title at Kincaid Park earlier this year. The Roaring Fork native wasn't done, however. The MSU senior competed at World Cups, the world championships in Trondheim, NCAAs and Super Tour Finals before calling it a year. And what a year it was. Hear more about what was behind the 4.0 student's breakout season as well as her development, dreams (which might involve horses, not skis) and secret ...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Team Birkie is a Midwest-based professional cross country ski team formed through a collaboration between the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, The Loppet Foundation, and Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC). With athletes competing at the FIS World Cup, U.S. SuperTour, and regional marathon levels, the team is dedicated to advancing skiing in the Central Region. With its home base in Minneapolis, MN, Team Birkie promotes partnership and community engagement, striving to set higher standards in...
May 03, 2025•56 min
SederSkier Congress session: 'How to talk for 120 minutes straight' with Ryan Sederquist.... - start: Teaching jobs making other jobs easy, Fargo weather makes everywhere amazing - - 4:00 Pikes Peak EXTREME TRIATHLON - 4:00 - 5:00: TPNC grooming report - 5:00 - 6:30: Crazy Craigslist item/Matt Carpenter discussion - 6:30 - 12:30: Jantaloppet suggestions - 12:30 - 19:30: argument for the afternoon mocha health benefits rant - 22:30 - indoctrinating kids with the afternoon mocha - 26:00 - Jordan B...
May 02, 2025•2 hr 1 min
We are delighted to welcome one of our favorite U.S. athletes, JC Schoonmaker, to The SederSkier Podcast for the first time! The APU star and 2022 Olympian chatted about the 2024-2025 season, world champs, ski classics, super tour finals, scouting sprint courses , Klaebo, the LA Lakers and so, so much more! Want to support the SederSkier? Go HERE
Apr 26, 2025•47 min
Montana State University Nordic ski coach Adam St. Pierre, who is also the sport coordinator for U.S. Ski and Snowboard, hops on the show to discuss the upcoming ski congress. We let you know which sessions you should probably tune into and also philosophize on a few related topics. FULL CONGRESS SCHEDULE U.S. Ski and Snowboard cross-country home - subscribe to the newsletter The place to go for important U.S. Ski and Snowboard xc ski updates, standings, Google docs/spreadsheets, etc. To reach A...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min
A lot of news to get to here at GripWax Nation headquarters! Plus, we have a jam-packed weekend: Friday - Adam St. Pierre previews the U.S. Ski and Snowboard congress Saturday - we sit down with JC Schoonmaker
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 22 min
....And.....it's my birthday on April 5!
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min
We recap an exciting Lahti World Cup and discuss some fan emails on the Russians. We'll have more shows coming recapping the world champs and the World Cup season as a whole. GripWax Nation never quits! Follow, like, subscribe and share!
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 20 min
.....sorry for teasing a take from our show with Zach Caldwell...we'll get to that next time! Show notes - Leadville, grooming, parking drama, citizens race ideas - Tallinn dissected - Klaebo stats - David Roche PST (preposterous statement tournament) nomination - Will Bentley sets the SederSkier Podcast record for most appearances (3) to chat about JNs
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Zach Caldwell was in Trondheim working with Davide Mosele from @starskiwax at the 2025 FIS World Cross-Country Ski Championships. We decided to pick the incredibly popular and undeniably invaluable Nerd Files founder's brain on what he saw and learned on the ski prep side of things. Of course, the conversation naturally went down a few rabbit trails on wax, grinds and ski brands before concluding with a quick recap of Caldwell Sport's neutral support at the Rikert Eastern Cup earlier this winter...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 56 min
Can Sundling be the sprint GOAT if she has never even won a sprint crystal globe AND has lucked out by not facing Svahn in two of her four global titles? PLUS, Klaebo Korination or Klaebo Kontroversy? AND.... The most impressive ski feat of the weekend did not occur in Trondheim....
Mar 03, 2025•54 min
Broadcasting live from WRENSHALL!! (1,040 feet you know here we are!!!!) DOGE and Elon come after our show....then, we give you play-by-play from my date with my wife....plus, we provide tips and tricks for your next Birkie (and give a few shoutouts!) Finally, tune in to hear Diggins, Ogden and Schumacher talk to the press prior to the Trondheim World Champs. Press conference starts at like 42 minutes or so....
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 57 min
Highlights from each of our five interviews in advance of the 51st American Birkebeiner. Check out the full episodes below: Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill Buildup 2 Da Birkie episodes Part 1: Peter Gebhardt Part 2: Willson Moore Part 3: Barbara Zellmer Part 4: Dan Mitchell Part 5: Jill Sonneysn...
Feb 18, 2025•11 min
We cap off our American Birkebeiner podcast story series with Jill Sonnesyn, the mother of four-time Birkie champ and World Cup skier Alayna Sonnesyn. Get pumped for Saturday people! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill Buildup 2 Da Birkie episodes Part 1: Peter Gebhardt Part 2: Willson Moore Part 3: Barbara Zellmer Part 4: Dan Mitchell...
Feb 17, 2025•44 min
The Birkie is a big deal for Dan Mitchell and his family. The family patriarch raced his first Birkie back in 1983. Ever since then, the family's trips to Telemark have rivaled Christmas. His son Josh — who, like Dan, is a world loppet master — will join his wife and son in portraying the historic Inga and the Warriors this February. "My family has received so much joy and connection from the Birkie that we excitedly share this love with as many friends as possible," Josh Mitchell wrote in his a...
Feb 14, 2025•39 min
Barb Zellmer skied her first Korteloppet when she was 50-years old. Since then, she's completed 20 more. "I’m slow, very slow - but with dogged determination I’ve managed to finish the race every year," she said. "What a great event - and a great way for me to get outside on the snow every winter trying to get into racing shape!" Zellmer's ski story resonated with me in many ways, and I hope you find it interesting and valuable, too! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sp...
Feb 12, 2025•38 min
Welcome to our second installment of our American Birkebeiner story series! The Super Tour skier joins the Seder-Skier Podcast for the first time to talk about his ski story — from Maine state titles to his 'Into the Wild' year in Alaska and inundation with Norwegian elite skiing while living in Oslo to earning a spot at Middlebury — and how having a chip on the proverbial shoulder has spurred improvement at every level. Enjoy! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill P...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr
We were hanging out at day 2 of the DU Invite at Maloit Park today and caught up with several prominent athletes and coaches. Hear from: - CU head coach Jana Weinberger - Swedish skier and Univ. of Utah star Erica Laven - Univ. of Utah freshman and Norwegian Selma Nevin - Montana State University coach Adam St. Pierre - University of Alaska Fairbanks coach Eliska Albrigtsen - SSCV's Alex Current and Will Bentley - DU winner Lea Stabaek Wenaas Enjoy! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic...
Feb 09, 2025•54 min
Our first installment of our first-annual 'Buildup 2 Da Birkie' story series features Stevens Point, WI skier Peter Gebhardt. He raced his first FULL Birkie at age 16...and he's come back every year since. The wave 1 classic skier has a picturesque ski story and a warm heart for inspiring a love for the sport in the next generation. Enjoy! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill...
Feb 08, 2025•48 min
New Hampshire-based podiatric sports medicine specialist Dennis Claire hops on the show to discuss Jessie Diggins' plantar fasciitis injury outlook after listening to my discussion on the Cogne Preview show. Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill...
Feb 07, 2025•32 min
*AUDIO RECOVERED! Lots of exciting stuff going on here at GripWax Nation. Join us tomorrow as we chat with a podiatric sports medicine specialist about Jessie Diggins plantar fasciitis injury. Then, on Saturday, we kick off our 'Buildup 2 da Birkie' story series. On Sunday, BSF Pro team and Middlebury alumnus Willson Moore hops on the pod! Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 23 min
In her second appearance on the Seder-Skier Podcast, the Fairbanks legend chats about the upcoming Cogne World Cup and U23 champs, whether she'd take a World Champs slot instead of racing NCAAs, and reflects on the ups and downs since the last time we spoke in 2020. 2020 show (recorded in May) - Our supporters: Our supporters: EnjoyWinter Atomic Sporthill Want to support the Seder-Skier (Velveeta cheese? Kwik Trip Malt-o-Meal? ...we're waiting ....)...go here. Email us your quest...
Jan 31, 2025•42 min
It will be an all-BSF, all-Minnesota-born women's squad for tomorrow's team sprint as the World Cup continues in Cogne. We caught up with Andy Newell, who is in Italy supporting his two athletes, Emma Albrecht and Erin Bianco. The Bridger Ski Foundation Elite Team skiers form the lone U.S. duo for Friday's team sprint, the first of three races at this weekend's Cogne World Cup. Oh, and we also have some thoughts and rants related to all sorts of other things..... Our supporters: EnjoyWinter A...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 2 min
He's the hottest thing since sliced bread. He burst onto the scene when he qualified 11th in his World Cup debut in Canmore last February. He's got the stache...and those Salomon skis...and poles. Here it is folks: up-and-coming U.S. Ski Team member and Colby College star Jack Young makes his first Seder-Skier Podcast appearance.
Jan 24, 2025•38 min
