North Star Ski Touring Club

Recordings of General Meetings

·January 13, 2026 Ahvo Taipale, A legend in the Minnesota Nordic ski community, former owner of Finn Sisu, coach and advocate for racing and trails. Video link   

·November 11, 2025: Arne Stefferud, Stories from 10 Worldloppet Races from a Gold Worldloppet Master  Video link

·October 14, 2025: Kathy Kelly and John Driscoll, NSSTC members, share their volunteer experience with Ski for Light program for blind & disabled  Video link

·March 11, 2025: Bob O'Hara, 40+ Years of Arctic Expedition Canoe Travel, "Serenity & Adaption" in the far north  Video link

·February 11, 2025: Debbie Lenox White, Bike-packing on the Natchez-Trace Parkway  Video link, 

·January 14, 2025: Doug Edmonson, former MN state xc ski champion and author of "The inconspicuous Coach", story of Norm Oakvig, coach to dozens of state champs and co-founder of NSSTC  Video link 

·December 10, 2024: Lee Frelich, Director MN Center for Forest Ecology, U of MN, Effects of climate change on forests, habitat and ski trails  Video link

·November 11, 2024: Clair Wilson, Executive Director of Loppet Foundation, "Challenges, Lessons and Successes of the Loppet Cup 2024" Link to video

·October 8, 2024: Stephanie Croteau, a North Star member and Worldloppet Master x2 shares her world nordic travels and tips on planning group trips.  Link to video

·December 12, 2023: Bob O'Hara, legendary North Star member, shares the 'serendipity' of his far north trips and recent Greenland trip. Video link 

·February 13, 2023 Greg Breining, Wolf Island: Discovering Secrets of A Mythic Animal. A prolific Minnesota author, discussed his recent book on wolves of Isle Royale. Link to video

·November 14, 2023 Deb Diggins:  A Ski Family’s Journey from Mini-loppet to World Cup: Link to video

·January 11, 2022: Favorite Place to Ski: East, West, and Midwest, Four X-country skiing clubs across the U.S: North Stars, Nooksack Nordic, Bellingham, WA; Capital Area Ski Touring, New York State  Video link

·February 8, 2022: Changing Climate of Minnesota, Dr. Kenneth Blumenfeld of the MN State Climatology Office,"Phantom Winters, Unexpected Throwbacks, and New Precipitation Extremes: The Changing Climate of Minnesota". Video link