No surprise here: You get the members of the team out to race, you have some good results, and you win the overall Michigan Cup...again! Congratulations to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters!
2026 Reid Goble raffle fundraiser winners!
3/15/2026 1:03:06 AM - By James Pryor Jr.
The winners have been chosen for the raffle fundraiser to help support Reid Goble, a professional cross-country skier from northern Michigan and former Michigan Cup skier!
Headquarters wins 2026 MI Cup. Debruyn, Smith, Davis, and Wakeley overall champs
3/11/2026 1:00:38 AM - By Mike Muha
The final team and individual results - including Top 10% medal winners and most points - for the 2025-2025 Michigan Cup Season.
Pineapple Express fastest team, but XCHQ wins MI Cup Relays
3/10/2026 12:09:17 AM - By Mike Muha
A team composed of two GRNST and one HHCCSS skier was the fastest relay team, but the Headquarters conquered the overall race with more teams and top finishes.
Great Bear Chase and (hopefully soon) MI Cup Relays wax recommendations
3/5/2026 2:24:24 AM - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for the this weekend's races! Recommendations for the Bear Chase are out, but nothing is currently available for Sunday's Michigan Cup Relays. As soon as I have a recommendation, I'll update this article.
Results: Seven teams compete at 2026 Michigan HS and MS Nordic Ski Championships
3/4/2026 5:00:57 AM - By Mike Muha
Four teams from the upper peninsula and three from the lower peninsula competed this past weekend at the 2026 Michigan High School and Middle School Nordic Ski Championships at Hickory Hills in Traverse City, Michigan.
Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop wins 2026 Brumbaugh Cup
3/3/2026 3:15:44 AM - By Ernie Brumbaugh
HHCCSS won 8 of the 13 Brumbaugh Cup races, led by Jorden Wakeley and Rebecca Davis and supported a roster of very strong skiers. Grand Rapids Nordic was second, holding off Team NordicSkiRacer who took third.
Harris and Newmister take the Black Mountain Freestyle
3/1/2026 12:01:47 PM - By John Gravlin
Ryan Harris and Sarah Newmister were the top finishers on the new course at the 2026 Black Mountain Freestyle.
Moore and Davis win Black Mountain Classic
3/1/2026 7:00:01 AM - By John Gravlin
It seems that every Friday before the Black Mountain Classic, Mother Nature throws a doozy of a curve ball at the Black Mountain trails.
Wax recommendations: Black Mountain and the HS Championships
2/26/2026 8:05:37 AM - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup races: Black Mountain and the HS Championships!
Brumbaugh Cup: GRNST and NSR fight for second place. HHCCSS leads.
2/24/2026 7:06:15 AM - By Mike Muha
Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop continues to lead the Brumbaugh Cup as of the Muffin Race, with 705 points. Grand Rapids Nordic is in second with 934 points, just 12 more than third place Team NordicSkiRacer.
DeBruyn, Smith, Davis, and Wakeley lead MI Cup as of Muffin Race
2/24/2026 2:05:40 AM - By Mike Muha
Check out the overall individual Michigan Cup standings with corrections and current team rosters as of Feb 23, 2026 (PDF). This includes all races through the Muffin Race and includes any corrections.
2026 Muffin Results, Recap, and Pictures
2/23/2026 2:00:00 AM - By Cross Country Ski Headquarters
We had 42 young skiers compete at the 33rd Annual Junior Muffin races this year! Some truly fast skiers out there, and everyone competed with Heart!!
UPCOMING
FRI, MAR 20, 2026
FRI, MAR 27, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 1.5km classic sprint
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
SAT, MAR 28, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 4 x 5km mixed gender club relay
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
SUN, MAR 29, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 40km freestyle mass start
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
TUE, MAR 31, 2026
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan
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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS
TUE, MAR 17
Forbush Corner: Well, the storm left us with a weird mess of frozen snow. We spent over an hour trying to break it up and access the doors of the shop, yurt, ski school and vault toilets. We were unsuccessful with the vault toilets, but will try again once it warms up. Wednesday's plan is to get the piles of built up cement snow out of the entrances and get the parking lot plowed. We will also check the trails for downfall.
We plan to open up this Thursday through Monday. Looks like another great week of skiing is on tap.
MON, MAR 16
Forbush Corner: Well it's a mess up north right now. We are busy digging out our own properties and waiting for the snowplows to clear the roads before venturing out to check the trails. We will assess the facilities and trails tomorrow and post plans for the week later on Tuesday.
Timber Ridge: In response to the Timber Ridge "charging" trail conditions post, this was an error our our staffs part and if you have purchased a season pass for the 2025/2026 season you may still use it and not pay the $10 day pass fee. While the season pass has expired, we will still honor it for skiing. Please note that while our grooming efforts will be considerably less, you are still welcome to ski with your pass. We set an expiration date to let you know the date that we will be cutting back on grooming efforts but it is still valid for skiing. If you have questions related to our management practices, please feel free to reach out to us. We would much rather correct that in person than have to find out about it on a trail conditions forum :)
Timbers Recreation Area: In response to the Timber Ridge "charging" trail conditions post, this was an error our our staffs part and if you have purchased a season pass for the 2025/2026 season you may still use it and not pay the $10 day pass fee. While the season pass has expired, we will still honor it for skiing. Please note that while our grooming efforts will be considerably less, you are still welcome to ski with your pass. We set an expiration date to let you know the date that we will be cutting back on grooming efforts but it is still valid for skiing. If you have questions related to our management practices, please feel free to reach out to us. We would much rather correct that in person than have to find out about it on a trail conditions forum :)
SUN, MAR 15
Forbush Corner: Looks like we will be open today, but closed tomorrow, Monday. After the storm really figures out where it is going, we will make a call and reopen sometime this week. Windy and snowing currently at the corner. 240 loop, Ridge, Pancake, Badlands and Green Loop get the fresh groom this morning. All trails open. 100% coverage. Open 9 to 5.
Forbush Corner: Based on the heavy snow/ice storm warning we are closing for everyone's safety.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters: We've received another 2-3" so far. The trails are open, but we will not be grooming again until potentially tomorrow. There is full coverage on all the trails, and they were packed and groomed yesterday, so it should be a solid foundation under the 3' of fresh snow we've seen so far. Blizzardy conditions with no signs of letting up any time soon. We call this 'adventure skiing'!
Vasa Trail: Went to TImber Ridge to ski the Vasa trail and was informed that the season pass runs out March 1st and now you have to pay. I never thought they had this policy in the past and it is a bad one. If you have a season pass to ski from TR it should be for the whole ski season. If you agree and out at TR you should voice your opinion to management.
Forbush Corner: Looks like we will be open today, but closed tomorrow, Monday. After the storm really figures out where it is going, we will make a call and reopen sometime this week. Windy and snowing currently at the corner. 240 loop, Ridge, Pancake, Badlands and Green Loop get the fresh groom this morning. All trails open. 100% coverage. Open 9 to 5.
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