Nat
@tazzari.bsky.social
Ex x-c skier, author, cat person, bad viola player with embarrassingly huge classical cd hoard, love travel (Greece!), trains, winter, single malt, chamber music. Ran a ranch/xc training center, ski tech at 3 Olympics. Episcopalian. FURIOUS at trump!
Off to Norway for the month, so the last Old Time pic: Snorre Krugstad - perfect technique in the 80's and now:
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Off to Norway for the month, so the last Old Time pic: Snorre Krugstad - perfect technique in the 80's and now:
Some things never change.
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Some things never change.
Oh Lindseybelle, sit down dear, drink some tea and try to rest; you're raving again and it makes you perspire.
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Oh Lindseybelle, sit down dear, drink some tea and try to rest; you're raving again and it makes you perspire.
Time to remember the great Gunde Svan - four gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, seven golds, three silvers, and one bronze at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Time to remember the great Gunde Svan - four gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, seven golds, three silvers, and one bronze at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
How well Heggie would fit in at this table:
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How well Heggie would fit in at this table:
How the French dealt with collaborators:
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
How the French dealt with collaborators:
Greats of the Past: Mike Gallagher ('41 – 2013) skied in the '64, ‘68 and ’72 Olympics, 9-time U.S. Champion. Coached the USST, inducted to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame. An enthusiastic colleague with an inexhaustible supply of Irish songs. A kind, energetic and giving man.
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Greats of the Past: Mike Gallagher ('41 – 2013) skied in the '64, ‘68 and ’72 Olympics, 9-time U.S. Champion. Coached the USST, inducted to the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum Hall of Fame. An enthusiastic colleague with an inexhaustible supply of Irish songs. A kind, energetic and giving man.
Curmudgeonly Me - Yes, I like Biathlon. I was with the US Team in the '80's. But WHY SO LITTLE CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING?
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Curmudgeonly Me - Yes, I like Biathlon. I was with the US Team in the '80's. But WHY SO LITTLE CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING?
Perfection!
My place in BC, Christmas; trails begin about 20 feet to the right.
My place in BC, Christmas; trails begin about 20 feet to the right.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Perfection!
My place in BC, Christmas; trails begin about 20 feet to the right.
My place in BC, Christmas; trails begin about 20 feet to the right.
The Past - Mika Myllylä was a top x-c skier until caught doping in 2001. He received a 2-year suspension, but failed to return to skiing, developing alcohol problems. In 2011 he was found dead at his home.
Tragedy. I remember him as a kind and friendly man with magnificent classic technique.
Tragedy. I remember him as a kind and friendly man with magnificent classic technique.
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Past - Mika Myllylä was a top x-c skier until caught doping in 2001. He received a 2-year suspension, but failed to return to skiing, developing alcohol problems. In 2011 he was found dead at his home.
Tragedy. I remember him as a kind and friendly man with magnificent classic technique.
Tragedy. I remember him as a kind and friendly man with magnificent classic technique.
Golden Oldie
Örjan and Anders Blomquist - brothers - tying at the Vasaloppet
Örjan and Anders Blomquist - brothers - tying at the Vasaloppet
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Golden Oldie
Örjan and Anders Blomquist - brothers - tying at the Vasaloppet
Örjan and Anders Blomquist - brothers - tying at the Vasaloppet
Another Grand Old Figure from skiing - Peter Hale, Madshus rep, the guy who would generously help EVERYONE, regardless of who they skied for; great spirit, dear friend, and the kindest of men.
Rarely seen out of ski clothing:
Rarely seen out of ski clothing:
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Another Grand Old Figure from skiing - Peter Hale, Madshus rep, the guy who would generously help EVERYONE, regardless of who they skied for; great spirit, dear friend, and the kindest of men.
Rarely seen out of ski clothing:
Rarely seen out of ski clothing:
Old time Greats
Thomas Wassberg - Sarajevo
Thomas Wassberg - Sarajevo
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Old time Greats
Thomas Wassberg - Sarajevo
Thomas Wassberg - Sarajevo
Greats of the past - Vegard Ulvang in full flight. When I went to Worlds at Falun, the SAS plane wazs named Vegard Viking.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Greats of the past - Vegard Ulvang in full flight. When I went to Worlds at Falun, the SAS plane wazs named Vegard Viking.
Try the Hotel Gostisce Zeravu in Ratece - small, comfortable, family run and very friendly. It's 10 minutes from KG, and at the foot of the road up to the Nordic Center.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Try the Hotel Gostisce Zeravu in Ratece - small, comfortable, family run and very friendly. It's 10 minutes from KG, and at the foot of the road up to the Nordic Center.
I'm going to post a series of x-c pictures highlighting great skiers of the past, and examples of good technique. This one is a junior I'll keep anonymous for his privacy's sake.
Whole body well forward on the ankle, about to transfer weight to glide ski.
Whole body well forward on the ankle, about to transfer weight to glide ski.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I'm going to post a series of x-c pictures highlighting great skiers of the past, and examples of good technique. This one is a junior I'll keep anonymous for his privacy's sake.
Whole body well forward on the ankle, about to transfer weight to glide ski.
Whole body well forward on the ankle, about to transfer weight to glide ski.
Immigrants, entering the US:
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Immigrants, entering the US:
Just about sums it all up - trump comes back from Florida; note flag:
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just about sums it all up - trump comes back from Florida; note flag:
Don't know, I'm afraid. But this is my favorite picture of him, at my ranch in BC:
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Don't know, I'm afraid. But this is my favorite picture of him, at my ranch in BC:
Yup! And here he is today, going on 70, with his foster son Ali, from Afghanistan; Thomas is a wonderful human being, and his wife Ulli is wonderful as well.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yup! And here he is today, going on 70, with his foster son Ali, from Afghanistan; Thomas is a wonderful human being, and his wife Ulli is wonderful as well.
Breugel? Hunters in the Snow?
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Breugel? Hunters in the Snow?
