The Cross County Ski Headquarters got their skiers out in mass to win the overall 2024 Michigan Cup - again! Congratulations on a job well done. (Photo: Gwenn Stevenson)
UPDATED with SOLDA: Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup cross country ski races: The REI Frosty Freestyle and the NordicSkiRacer.com Krazy Klassic.
the race will be moved to the newly extended man-made snow trail, Buck's Run, near the cross country ski center. The race this year has two distances: 3 laps (6.75k) and 4 laps (9k) around Buck's Run. Skiers start two-at-a-time every 15 seconds on a doubl
The Frosty Freestyle will, well, frosty! Expect cold conditions and excellent snow - a mix of man-made and natural snow on a new course.
An incredible 7 inches of snow reportedly fell over the morning of the race, making a trying sprint course all the more slow and difficult.
I felt much better during my quarter and, on such a long course, my strategy was to chill out in the back, conserve my energy, and try to make a move the second time up the steep climb.
Results from the Vasa Ski Club Tuesday Night 4k Classic Sprints on January 6, 2015 at Timber Ridge.
Over the past few years, teams had asked us to make the bloc waxes the same color so it was more difficult for prying eyes to see what they were using. For this reason, all 3 colors are white.
The Vasa Ski Club Tuesday night sprint series starts tonight and runs every Tuesday through March 3, 2015. Each event is a 4k race, either classic or skate, and located at either Timber Ridge Resort or Hickory Hills.
Show up to the Hanson Hills Nordic Trailhead anytime between 5 & 7 p.m.; begin timing yourself at the trailhead sign and finish timing at the return of the trailhead sign. The 5k (3.1 mile) green trail course will be groomed.
NMU coach Sten Fjeldheim didn’t expect Bratrud to win, but he said, “I knew it was a possibility, and not just him: we have Adam Martin, Fredrik Schwencke, and Erik Soderman."
With temperatures in the single digits, fresh snow and blowing winds, the conditions at the Michigan Tech Trails in Houghton, Michigan played a big role in sorting out the first winners of the week long U.S. Cross Country Championships.
Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) and Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) finished 14th and 15th respectively, just two seconds from each other and fifty seconds away from the podium in a 10k classic pursuit.