Tony Percha (lead) and Cyril Grum getting in an early morning rollerski at Kensington Metropark on Island Drive. (Yes, besides a nice bike path, Kensington has a couple quieter roads...)
World Champions Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) highlight a team of 11 athletes named to the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team for the 2013-14 season.
Dr. Bill Smith, Dr. Steve Andriese, and Michele Howard ring years of skiing experience to the table and a wealth of energy and new ideas to the party as new members of the North American Vasa Board.
The Canmore Nordic Centre has taken out the stash of snow the squirreled away over the summer and have rebuilt the Frozen Thunder early season trail.
New this year as part of the North American VASA race weekend is a Fatbike race on Saturday afternoon February 8th. You now have the opportunity to do a Duathlon; a ski race in the morning and a bike race in the afternoon.
Equipped with head lamps, more than three hundred cross-country skiers will rise to the challenge of the two new 15 and 30 kilometre circuits at the Moonlight Classic cross country ski race on the Alpe di Siusi in Italy.
I'm very excited to let you know that Peter Ashley (the Head of Fischer XC) will be in Traverse City on Friday, November 1st to do a "History Lesson" about Skate Skiing (FYI: he was the Olympic Coach when it all started).
White Pine Stampede skiers: This year, for the first time, you will be receiving a long-sleeved performance shirt. And Shorts Brewing Compay will be back with $1 beers!
Think your V2 is good? Try the V4 and see if you can balance with the best! (If you're really brave, do it on roller skis).
CANCELLED! Sorry, the clinic is cancelled - we did get enough people to sign up in time.
Make your first tracks of the year Trails in West Yellowstone, Montana for the Yellowstone Ski Festival, November 26-30th, 2013. Each year thousands of skiers, from Olympic athletes to first timers, descend on our small mountain town for a week-long celeb
The Vasa Ski Clubs hosts its 4th Annual Nordic Ski Fest on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The Fest features on-snow skiing and the first Michigan Cup race of the season: a time trial followed by head-to-head racing.
We need a head count on participants for the GRNST roller ski clinic by Thursday afternoon. If you are planning on attending and have not paid yet OR have sent in your entry could you please send an email to...
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski or Ski Workout
Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Cross Country Ski Headquarters Thanksgiving Weekend Sale
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)