Community

Tahoe XC is like a family. A group of people who love being out there and skiing together almost every day. Quinn Lehmkuhl has been a part of that family since she was born. Her parents are excellent skiers who have been Strider Glider coaches for more than a decade, and she and her sister Kili started out as youngsters in Strider Gliders moving on to race very successfully at North Tahoe High School and further on to the Junior National level.

Back in 2007 I wrote the book “Cross-Country Skiing in the Sierra Nevada.” The most fun section to write was talking about the different names we come up for the types of snow encountered by cross-country skiers in the Sierra. Here is an abbreviated version, that is especially geared towards skate skiers.

Current Tahoe XC Devo coach Julian Bordes grew up in Tahoe. He participated in Strider Gliders but wasn’t too excited about cross-country skiing until he joined the North Tahoe Middle School team and connected with the coach and team.