Pioneer Midwest Blogs

This year’s American Birkebeiner was one for the books! I am always very excited when February comes around and the Birkie fever starts to set in. This year, I was feeling the excitement and also ...

Every time I see a JNQ scheduled for Mt. Itasca in January I know that I am in for a cold weekend. It is always brutally cold at this race venue. This was probably one of the first times that I can...

This past weekend’s Super Tours were held on the Birkie trails in Cable Wisconsin. Having grown up in Minneapolis, I’ve spent a lot of time on these trails, so I was excited for this specific set o...

The US Senior National Championships just wrapped up over the weekend and I finally found some time to spend on a write up with the final test results from the two classic races. January 4th – Clas...

We just finished the first rest day here at the US Senior National Championships. I finally found a little bit of time to go over my test results from the previous couple of days and give some insi...

I have been meaning to get out a bit more this winter during lulls to test different products, applications, or equipment. This is the first time that I have had so far this season to get out on a ...

The weekend in Houghton was originally going to be a skate distance and a classic sprint race. Houghton has unfortunately not had a great start to the year for them and snow levels ended up being t...

I am going to try to put a better effort into releasing my wax notes into the wild after our JNQ race service. When we go to support these races my main focus is on supporting those without other t...

Transitioning back onto snow after months of being away can be intimidating, awkward, and can leave you feeling like Bambi on ice. As the snow is settling in around the country, I wanted to share a...

I’m currently sitting in the back of a crammed 12-passanger van as my team drives back to Bozeman after a two-week training camp in Park City. Feeling extremely tired, but very satisfied with the w...

Here in Montana the leaves are beginning to change colors, the temps are dropping, and the mountain tops are dusted with snow.  All this to say, the ski season is approaching quickly, and I am gett...

Hello! Hannah Rudd here, checking in from Marquette, MI where we are finishing up our last day of training camp. As many of you know, I am currently on the BSF Pro team which is located in Bozeman,...

On June 16th the BSF Pro Team traveled across the pond to Norway for a two-week training camp. We started our camp in Sjusjøen where we collaborated with several other Norwegian teams for training ...

We made the return to Europe this spring to get our hands on the brand new redesigned products after the recent 22’ Winter Olympic cycle. With production and raw material sourcing being an issue in...

I met up with Matt Liebsch and the Pioneer Midwest staff in Ramsau, Austria last weekend. They were in Austria to pick skis at the Salomon, Atomic and Fischer factories this week. But before pickin...

Hello! Hannah here, checking in from Bozeman, MT! Since it’s almost June (I know, crazy!), I thought I would do a quick recap on my spring and start to the training year. The last few months have b...

As I look back on my second Birkebeiner, I can confidently say that I learned a lot, gave it my all, and am fired up to race it again next year. Although the race was now a few weeks ago, I thought...

Hannah Rudd recaps her racing experience at 2022 Senior Nationals in Soldier Hollow. Pioneer Midwest sends a big congrats to Hannah for excellent results throughout the week! (Photo by Jackie Schne...