UPCOMING

FRI, FEB 21, 2025

Kortelopet Classic and Skate 29K
OO Trailhead to Hayward, WI

Prince Haakon 15K
Hayward, WI

SAT, FEB 22, 2025

American Birkebeiner - 50K Skate Race, 53K Classic Race
Cable to Hayward, WI

XC Ski HQ: Free Beginner Ski Lesson
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com

XC Ski HQ: Ribs and Blues 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com

SUN, FEB 23, 2025

UPDATED: 32nd Annual Junior Muffin Race
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653

FRI, FEB 28, 2025

Michigan High School Nordic State Championship
Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, MI

SAT, MAR 1, 2025

Michigan High School Nordic State Championship
Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, MI

2025 Gaylord All Outdoors Tri 45 Winter Triathlon
Treetops Resort, 3962 Wilkinson Rd, Gaylord, MI US 49735

FLASH RACE to help support Reid Goble
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com

Black Mountain 31K Classic and 10km Tour
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721

XC Ski HQ: Free Beginner Ski Lesson
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com

SUN, MAR 2, 2025

Michigan High School Nordic State Championship
Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, MI

Black Mountain 12km Freestyle
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721

SAT, MAR 8, 2025

Great Bear Chase
Spruce Street near the intersection with Osceola Road, Calumet, MI

Team NordicSkiRacer Junior Ski
Huron Meadows Metropark, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116

XC Ski HQ: Free Beginner Ski Lesson*
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com

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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS

FRI, FEB 21

Corsair Ski Trails: Gorgeous condition at Corsair. Gary and I went for the first time. Firm tracks many double tracked with plenty of control on the hills. We used yellow wax with a hint of red for kick. Kick and glide up all the hills. It was so beautiful 32 degrees with brilliant sun made silver creek sparkle. Smattering of oak leaves.

Nubs Nob: Nubs trails are firm and fast , beautifully groomed and ready for a premium weekend . LF 7 today .

Black Mountain: Same my report yesterday. GREAT conditions
Tracks set 10+ inches in woods.
19 deg Sun shining

Kensington Metropark: Good coverage and tracks today in the woods. Did nottry the golf course but it looked good from my car.

Corsair Ski Trails: Skied the Silver Valley trail today. Two sets of tracks nicely groomed. Tracks were fast with only a few oak leaves. Occasionally it was soft in the middle so my small baskets broke through. For those that don’t ski the sunrise side too often there is plenty of snow this year. Three great trails at Corsair with varying degree of difficulty. Get your “Grooming Supporter” badge at Nordic Sports in Tawas and come and enjoy the trails this weekend.

Maybury State Park: Double set track, some breakdown in the sun but still very good. Temp.31 Lillehammer warm worked great. A skis. One spot showing through easily avoided

Reindeer Run Nordic Center: Empire airport trailhead
Early morning groom made for a crazy run once again.
Airport to maple city route groomed.
Hellofadeck! No air in there made for superior cruising speed.
First on trail is always the way to go.
Churned up stuff was just as fast with great glide.
And that darn sun.
Unbelievable snow. ..
Dawn till noon

Huron Meadows Metropark: Coyote was groomed for both skate and classic - good conditions - a few spots where dirt was dug up in the tracks but it’s avoidable. Hawks was skate combed which dug up dirt in spots and wiped out the inside classic track. The outside classic track was still blown in from yesterday - maybe someone will ski in the outside track. In any case, the bright sun will make the dirt spots bigger. We’ll see if Hawks survives. Coyote should still be good tomorrow. Cedar Trace hasn’t been touched since the 19th.

Boyne Mountain: Fantastic ski conditions! Everything is rolled and tracked as appropriate for the trail. With this sunshine, Vistas is the place to ski today!

Michaywe: Groomed out skate lanes and set fresh track on the lake loop, herringbone, the river trail, nordic, and both golf course loops. Trails have firmed up nicely, conditions are good.

Vasa Trail: Pisten Bully groomed perfection! It just doesn’t get any better than this.

Oh, but yes it does - TART will be providing cookies and hot chocolate at the Bunker Hill Trailhead from 10-1 tomorrow. Get out and enjoy the best skiing conditions we’ve had in years!

Hanson Hills: Fresh corduroy on Novice, Blue, Brown, Yellow and M-93 hills this morning. Groomer Dan will be setting fresh tracks on Wilderness. Conditions are perfect!

Cross Country Ski Headquarters: It's a beautiful sunny morning here in Higgins Lake, and conditions are perfect! Fresh grooming this morning, excellent temps, and bluebird skies. Come ski with us, and get ready for a BIG time this weekend!

Forbush Corner: Enjoy a full system groom including the skiers favorite Pines loop. Deep classic tracks and skate deck is firming up. Open 9 to 5.

THU, FEB 20

Kensington Metropark: Trails in the wood and golf course were excellent. Deep tracks firm skate lane. Blue swix worked great

Black Mountain: Perfect conditions. About 10+ inches of snow and tracks were just set as I hot at 11am. Temp was 17 deg & sun was shining.
Spent 3 hrs enjoying it.

Milham Park Golf Course: The perimeter loop was groomed and classic tracks were set today. Still a little thin in spots, but with a little bit of snow, it might stay nice for a couple days.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Skated on Coyote Run this afternoon. I stayed on the loop behind Buck’s Run, which was near perfect and, unlike the golf course, the trails were not wind blown because it’s in the woods. Classic tracks looked great also. OK to use A skis. Big thanks to the HM staff for keeping us skiing!

Stinchfield Woods : trails are pretty well walked on and tough to ski, unless you get off of the trails and make your own. However, only a few miles north, the pinckney recreation area equestrian trails are untouched, by anyone but me, toda, thursday

Muncie Lakes Pathway: Steve ran the groomer twice around the Muncie loops, which made perfect classic tracks. I think this is some of the best silky snow ever. I loved my ski by the lakes & down to the river, enjoying sunshine for the first half. I started to count the hills but lost track. My Apple Watch recorded 789 ft elevation gain in 8 miles at 19F.

Nubs Nob: World class conditions persist. Entire system was powertilled and tracked again this AM. Huge thanks to the crew at Nubs!

Maybury State Park: Good snow cover, lots of glide and good kick with "A" skin skis. State-parky tracks, but nice to ski close to home and no foot traffic. Note: skate skiing not allowed.

Michaywe: Groomed out the skating deck on maple ridge. Set fresh track on the lake loop, herringbone, nordic, and the river trail. Road commission is pushing back snow banks, so take caution on the road crossings until they can be dug out.

Cross Country Ski Headquarters: The snow continues to fall gently this morning, the woods are silent and white, and winter is reveling in all her glory. There will be fresh snow-combing this morning, a hot fire in the day lodge, and we look forward to seeing you!

Forbush Corner: Great conditions continues to be the story today. East side getting a fresh groom today for skate and classic. Sales on just about everything in the shop. Open 9 to 5.

Hanson Hills: NO HIBERNATING ALLOWED!

Mother Nature delivered, and the trails are calling! Get outside, breathe in that crisp winter air, and make the most of this incredible snow!

Lodge & Trails Open at 9 AM!
Senior Nordic Day – 55+ ski for just $10!

Grooming Report
Fresh classic tracks on Red – thanks, Groomer Jason!
M-93, Blue, Brown & Yellow – skate lanes getting combed today!
Wilderness – tracks set yesterday & looking great!

WED, FEB 19

Unlisted trail: Loud creek trail south east of Mio, Michigan
Snow was about 10 in. and was all nice powder. So it was quite nice. No tracks had been set. I broke trail on Circle creek trail and some snow shoeing folks helped by doing the Lazy 8 trail.

Overall good but very tiring.

Pigeon Creek: Afternoon conditions were excellent, very firm skate deck covered with 1.5-2 inches of light cold fluffy powder . With cold wax sking was fast ..

Vasa Trail: Thanks to the Piston Bully groomers-in-training this morning, the trail was perfect with deep, firm classic tracks, which provided great grip for climbing, glide on the downhills & db poling. I skied from the Bartlett trailhead up & down Headwaters, then backwards on the 10k loop, 800 ft elevation in 6.85 miles at 18F.

Independance Oaks: Trails have been rolled, no tracks. 16 degrees but not the hardpack I expected. Downhills are fully covered and very quick. Have Fun.

Huron Meadows Metropark: Skated golf course loops. Good conditions all around. Classic tracks also looked nice

Get skiing while snow is here!

Huron Meadows Metropark: This morning I skated around the golf course. On Coyote and Hawks the skating everything was very firm and in great shape, with just a few dirt spots or stubble. I was surprised to see classic tracks set around Cedar trace (in addition to being rolled). I ended up going all the way around the lake, which mostly hadn't been groomed (just rolled a few days ago), but skier made classic tracks were not bad, and just a few hikers had left their mark. Nice to see some different areas!

Shanty Creek - Schuss Mtn: We skate skied Pine Cone and the Mountain Trail to the base of the yellow chair lift, which were groomed this morning. Also skated Winterbrook and part of Poet's Loop that were groomed a day, or so ago. Everything skied well but the cold snow was very slow. The classic tracks were set a day, or so ago, but looked solid.

Reindeer Run Nordic Center: Empire airport trailhead
The jolly green trail groomer today was out on trail. They do a great job
Winter seems to be ongoing.
New fluff on top dampens any snow machine traffic and this is midweek and snow just keeps on falling!
Go fast for and go long is the theme.
Morning is best to be on it.
Ski it to believe it!

Michaywe: Full groom and reset track on the lake loop, herringbone, nordic, the river trail, and both golf course loops. Conditions are good.

Black Mountain: Our volunteer groomers are out setting track on the Cheboygan side this morning. The PI side was done yesterday and should still be in great shape!

Dunes Golf Club: Deep fresh snow
A free alternative
Wear dark glasses when the sun is out
Natural conditions
4- MI east of Empire on m-72

Hanson Hills: Today's Cross Country Grooming Report:
Pristine skate deck & perfect set tracks on Green, Blue, Brown, Yellow, Easy Return, M-93 Hills, and Red! Groomer Jason will be breaking trail on Wilderness later this morning.

Lodge and Trails Open at 9am.

Sleeping Bear Dunes: All backcountry ski trails (not the groomed sometimes when they feel like it). Our national park here has a collection of beautiful trails in both the south and north districts.
They are all in superior condition with skied in tracks all take you to some of the interiors secrets and beauty!
The last few weeks have put snow down in amounts that equals the snows of the mid 70's and the fun that is available right now!!!!
Upcoming forecasts only predict sun, cold nights with warming days that is perfect for ski touring outings.
Check out their trail maps.
Easier trails are in the south district with the more challenging trails in the north with good harbor trail Being very easy. Of course the stocking drive and surrounding area is loaded with trails and has deep snow.
So from today till it decides to have the rains and melt downs of spring, these epic trails are the go to place for skiing in the backcountry.
The Trails were established in th late 70's and early 80's.
So grab some friends, snacks and the wine skin and ski some fun...
Well yeah ya have to have a park pass or risk a note from a ranger if they exist..
Natural conditions exist with no influence of volunteers or weird grooming!
Kevinski slowski

Cross Country Ski Headquarters: Marvelous conditions continue! The trails are nice and firm after these cold temps, with fresh tracks and snow-combing.

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