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...)
UPDATED: The U.S. Ski Team's Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, VT) skied to a career best eighth in the 7.5k/7.5k skiathlon on the Olympic course.
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) left no doubt, leading every stride of three heats to win the freestyle sprint Olympic test event at the Laura Cross Country Ski Center near Krasnaya Polyana outside Sochi in Russia/
You can once again revise the snowfall total - to 18+ inches, this time. The trail will be groomed and tracked during the night and early morning hours.
With the Junior Noque over, three more juniors have qualified for the 2013 Junior Nationals in Alaska, and 11 skiers have qualified to compete at the J2 Championships in New Hamshire.
UPDATE #3, 6:30pm - Waxing recommendations for this coming weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races, including the White Pine Stampede and the Michigan Cup Sprints. CHECK LATER FOR UPDATES.
Snow is currently falling, with a foot predicted before race day. The result of all that turmiol - there will be a race and with potential excellent conditions, dependent upon the snow fall over the next 48 hours.
Here are the current Michigan Cup Results up to the Noque. The only race not scored so far is the JOA sprints. Team NordicSkiRacer is on top of the team standings as of this date.
Five skiers from the Great Lakes District have qualifed for Junior Nationals at the Jim Whisenhant Ski Trails at Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks, Alaska in March.
Junior Noque results for the 10k Freestyle, 5k Freestyle, 3k Freestyle and 3k Classic.
It's Noque time! And Junior Noque, and JNQ races... Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan xc ski races. Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, Toko, SkiGo/Holmenkol... Check for additions and updates later.
Even with up to nearly 30 inches of snowfall in places, the lower peninsula is still well below seasonal averages for snowfall
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