In addition to these there are several seniors from Alaska who have competed in several Olympics and World Championships. Head coach Buron thinks that the main reason that Norwegians are better than Americans is that the training with the schools is only from November to March. In Norway, where skiers train with clubs, they train together year round. Because of this Buron has started his own club where they train year round. At Service High School there are about 35 who train with Buron's club as well as training with the school.
Most skiers also participate in cross country running in the fall.
Many of these skiers look up to the Norwegian ski stars. Many of them dream that they can be good enough that when the time comes they can compete head to head with the Norwegians. If the number of skiers continues to decline in Norway, while the sport is growing in popularity in other places, we can't take it for granted that we will always be the best. These folks get the prize for planning ahead. Falun 2005 Find out about the new Pilot System from Salomon on AMH's web site.