3 - November, 1992. He has completed nineteen consecutive Birkes and teaches skiing at Eagle River Nordic and Sagawau Nordic near Chicago. As one of the discoverers of the snow flea, Ralph firmly believes in the environmental and personal awareness one develops through the sport of cross country skiing.
Snow fleas do indeed exist in the deep north forests.
Ralph has suggested that it may be possible to develop a new genetic strain with this preferred characteristic. A great many cross country skiers spend the summer training. But come winter all too often end up crashing and burning at that big Birke style hill you know, the one with the right angle turn at the bottom. The worst of it is that while one is on the snow checking out the snow fleas, other racers are flying by. No matter whether you are an elite racer, citizen racer, exercise skier or a skier like me who just loves winter and wants to perform with the greatest efficiency possible and not spend a lot of time watching snow fleas up close and personal, you should seriously consider taking some lessons covering downhill skiing techniques.