Kelly McElravey
PO Box 10046
Truckee, CA 96162
(530) 852-0879
info@farwestnordic.org

Nordic Administrator, Office
"Who’s always on the finish line cheering you across? Who’s the biggest Far West Nordic fan? Who’s your administrator? It’s ME! Kelly McElravey"

Nancy Rosenblum
PO Box 10046
Truckee, CA 96162
web@farwestnordic.org

Far West Nordic Website
An Alpine skier all her life, Nancy is relatively new to nordic skiing. Her 2nd time on xc skis (classic) was the 2002 Great Race and she swore never again. After moving to Tahoe in 2004, she reconsidered and tried skate skiing. Equally at home running a pediatric ER, playing with Dreamweaver, or skating up a hill, Nancy is now a web designer by hobby and proud to volunteer her time to Far West Nordic.

Mark Nadell
Editor/Publisher of the NORDIC NEWS Newsletter
Far West Nordic "Auctioneer"
Alder Creek Middle School Assistant Coach
There are some who believe that Mark Nadell has been involved in the cross country ski industry since the stone age – the LIGNOstone age, actually, in the days of wood skis and pine tar. One of the few around who can still remember when Swix first introduced “Special” and “Extra” waxes, Mark has been a cross country skier, ski rep, salesman, marketing specialist, graphic designer, Nordic administrator, and flamboyant polyester-wearing Auctioneer for over 35 years. Mark currently helps coach the local juniors and Truckee’s Alder Creek Middle School Nordic team, along with his “real job” of graphic designer for the outdoor industry.

Jeff Schloss
Sugar Bowl Academy Head Coach
Far West Nordic and Auburn Ski Club Coach
Editorial, Junior, and Competition Committees
Jeff Schloss has been actively coaching and racing in the Far West for the past 25 years. He is currently the head Nordic Coach for the Sugar Bowl Academy and is one of the Far West Division Junior and Masters coaches. He was the Nordic Coach at UNR from 1993-2000 and has been a Far West Board member and president.

Glenn Jobe
US Biathlon Team: 1980 Olympics
Senior, and Coaches Committee Member
Glenn is a former Far West board member and Far West head coach. An Olympic Biathlete in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, Glenn is highly respected as one of North America's leading experts on XC skiing technique, particularly classic skiing. Glenn's coaching for masters skiers is focused on efficiency and "skiing smarter, not harder" which is key for many masters skiers. Glenn began XC skiing in 1972 at the University of Nevada, Reno and was the founder of both Kirkwood and Tahoe Donner's Nordic centers. Glenn started coaching Far West Junior skiers in 1977 with the Junior National trip to Deadwood South Dakota. He has been instrumental in growing the Far West Junior Nordic Program.

Nancy Fiddler
Far West Nordic and Mammoth Lakes Coach
US National Champion and Olympian
Nancy has been teaching and coaching skiing since she retired from international level racing in 1993. In addition to her racing experience (7 years on the U.S. Ski Team), the two time Olympian has a Level 3 PSIA certification and is a USSA certified coach. Nancy is the founder of all the youth and master programs in existence today at Tamarack Cross Country in Mammoth Lakes. She coaches high school and middle school skiing, masters, and is the head trainer for the Tamarack Ski School. Nancy is currently coaching a new year round junior competition program. She has been part of the Far West J.O. coaching staff for many years.

Lea Mckinstry
Auburn Ski Club Development Team Head Coach
Lea grew up as an Alpine skier who dabbled in Nordic until middle school. That's when she started focusing mainly on XC racing. Lea skied for Leavenworth Ski Club with TJ Owen as her coach. In high school she had an opportunity to live in Norway for a year and skied with Fossum Ski Club in Oslo. When she returned she continued skiing in Leavenworth and skied for PNSA (Pacific Northwest Ski Assoc.) at Junior Nationals until she graduated from high school. She traveled through college and after but continued to ski when accessible. Lea has been a Far West and Auburn Ski Club coach for a over a year.