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)
Can you say FAST?
12/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Maybe scary fast! US Ski team member Andy Newell gives us a tour of the downhill sections of the Lillehammer World Cup courses in December 2013 in this FIS Cross Country video.
Redesigned ski history web site
12/6/2013 - By Deb McClenahan
The International Skiing History Association (ISHA) recently launched a newly redesigned website, www.skiinghistory.org. On the new site you can read articles, conduct research, watch videos, view vintage ski art and obtain or renew membership in ISHA.
PSIA-lead skate and classic clinic at Timber Ridge, Dec 8
12/5/2013 - By Amy Powell
The clinic will begin at 10am on Sunday with lunch break and end by 3:00pm. The day will involve half on classic ski technique and half on skating technique. Wax classic skis are highly encouraged.
Snow train terminated. Wabos Loppet?
12/3/2013 - By Mike Muha
The Agawa Canyon Snow Train used by hundreds of skiers each spring to get to the start of the Wabos Loppet is no more. Effective immediately, the snow train has been cancelled.
Announcing CXC Challenge Grant: your gift will be matched!
12/3/2013 - By Yuriy Gusev
John and Leslie Taylor have challenged CXC with a matching grant to develop and promote Nordic skiing for all ages and abilities. This is a 2:1 matching grant, so we need to raise $40,000 to leverage the $20,000 from our generous benefactors.
Combined team 7th in Kuusamo
12/2/2013 - By USSA
U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team’s Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) posted the fastest time in his cross country anchor leg and moved up the pack to give the USA seventh in the 4x5k team event at the nordic combined World Cup season opener.
Randall 5th in 10k in Kussamo
12/1/2013 - By USSA
World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) fought hard to earn a fifth-place finish during Sunday’s 10k freestyle pursuit, the finale of the Ruka Triple mini-tour and cross country World Cup season opening weekend.
Sadie Bjornsen gets 7th, career best
12/1/2013 - By USSA
Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) skied to a career-best seventh place in the women’s 5k classic Saturday, the second stage of the Ruka Triple mini-tour.
Fjeldheim receives award from Natural Resources Commission
12/1/2013 - By NMU
For the past 25 years, Fjeldheim has volunteered his time to the DNR while coaching at NMU. He's played an instrumental role in the development of Nordic ski trails across the region.
Video: Women's Final Sprint at Kuusamo World Cup
11/29/2013 - By Mike Muha
Here's the start to finish video of Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), Kikkan Randall (USA), and Denise Herrmann (Ger) finishing 1-2-3 in the Kuusamo World Cup Women's Classic Sprint final.
Randall takes 2nd in Kuusamo Sprint
11/29/2013 - By USSA
World Cup sprint champion Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) skied into second place in the cross country sprint World Cup opener Friday, earning the best classic World Cup sprint result of her career.
NMU signs skier for NEXT season
11/27/2013 - By NMU
Head coach Sten Fjeldheim of the Northern Michigan University nordic ski team has announced Vivian Hett as an early signee for the 2014-15 season.
