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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 31 > Northern exposure

Northern exposure

Zach Violett of Bend is picked to join the first American team to compete in the Polar Challenge

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
October 31, 2008

The polar bears will not be in a zoo. The vast swath of ice and snow will not be a designated skiing trail. And the freezing temperatures will not be fleeting.

As an elite cross-country skier, Zach Violett is accustomed to pain and suffering in sometimes harsh conditions.

But what the Bend....

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