Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team for the 2023-24 season
5/12/2023 - By U.S. Ski & Snowboard
This past season was an important one for USA cross country ski racing, with the men moving up to sixth in the Nation’s Cup standings and earning the maximum World Cup quota for the first time in our history
Vasa's LMC Beartrac Groomer for sale
5/11/2023 - By Brian Beauchamp
As you may know, the Vasa has a new PistenBully on order and we are now in the process of selling our 30 year old LMC. Here are the details for anyone who may be interested in purchasing it.
Racing the Marcialonga 70 km Classic
4/10/2023 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
We climbed up the valley the first 20km. It was pretty crowded, mostly just two or three tracks wide. We slowly got up a few steeper sections, then into the town of Moena, through some narrow streets with the manmade snow getting mashed already.
Crystal Community Ski Club ski coaches to compete in US Biathlon Nationals
3/24/2023 - By Elizabeth Major
Crystal Community Ski Club (CCSC) is proud to have two of their own coaches, Ian and Ryan Durand, competing in the US Biathlon National Championships, taking place on March 23rd in Casper, Wyoming.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins 2023 Michigan Cup
3/15/2023 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters has once again won the overall Michigan Cup, narrowly beating Team NordicSkiRacer.com by a mere 259.8 points, the smallest margin ever in the Michigan Cup Series.
RESULTS: Michigan Cup Relays
3/14/2023 - By Mariah Frye
The Michigan Cup Relays was a blast on Sunday, with 135 skiers from all over the state (and beyond) racing on teams of three.
RESULTS: Vasa Raptors trounce other teams at MI High School Championships
3/11/2023 - By Mike Muha
The Traverse City Vasa Raptors crushed everyone in the 2023 Michigan State Championships, held Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. The Raptors won in every single team category, making it a full sweep of the event.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the Michigan Cup...for now
3/10/2023 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the Michigan Cup heading into the Michigan Cup Relays, but Team NordicSkiRacer is tight on their tail.s..
RESULTS: Paull, Paull, Kerr, and Olson overall winners in 2023 Michigan Cup
3/9/2023 - By Mike Muha
Mandy Paull and dad Denny Paull have won the senior Michigan Cup; Josh Kerr and Arianne Olson take home the champion title for the juniors!
Wax recommendations for the Bear Chase and MI Cup Relays
3/9/2023 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for the Bear Chase and MI Cup Relays.
Team NordicSkiRacer wins 2023 Brumbaugh Cup
3/6/2023 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
In one of the closest Brumbaugh Cup finishes ever, Team NordicSkiRacer beat the defending champion Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop by 59 points.
RESULTS: Ryan Harris and Mandy Paull tame The Beast
3/6/2023 - By John Gravlin
Mandy Paull took her second victory, winning both the Black Mountain Classic and the Black Mountain Freestyle. Ryan Harris won the overall Freesytyle.
LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS
WED, APR 2
Reindeer Run Nordic Center: Update on previous report
Steve Garner of Leroy mi. At age 55 took 55days to ski 555 mi to ski the North Country Trail from st ignace to Wisconsin! Whew!!! So it is possible to have a race across the U.P. but make it a relay.
Contact Ernie B. To schedule that on the Mi.Cup race schedule...
Desperate people do desperate things!
Steve deserves A huge copper ingot and our skis are off to him for this pretty much nuts accomplishment.
Kevinski slowski
Dunes Golf Club: Heikki Lunta promoting additional snow accumulatetion at the dunes golf club.
New snow on existing base. The drifts just keep on coming!
For the diehards this is a good thing.
The good stuff is just behind the club house and windmill.
Will update as snow permits.
SISU to all
Special note: some desperate lonely x/c ski guy started at St. Ignace and skied on the North Country Trail to Wisconsin! Reward for information.
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TUE, APR 1
Hickory Hills: Invited to join some girlfriends for an April Fools Day ski at Hickory Hills this afternoon, which the City had groomed with the Piston Bully this morning, and decent conditions, heavier, 1-2” deep snow & no tracks but one more possible last ski!
MON, MAR 31
Dunes Golf Club: Lots of snow pretty much everywhere.
Will below freezing all night perfect for set up
Cold sunny sunny start and slow warming through noon
All the good stuff is just beyond the club house and windmill
Fresher top layer over existing base quite incredible
The dunes golf ski area once again brings a great late season experience.
Earlier in the day is always better!
Ya gotta ski it to believe it
4 MI east of Empire on M-72 (the original M-22 bypass)
Kevinski slowski
Interlochen Golf Course: One last ski after yesterday’s heavy rain on barely snow covered grass, yee-haw! There was a lot of tree debris on the fairways but no trees down. Used my fishscales since lots of gravel cart crossings. Stopped for a call as finishing & got snow heels. Hopefully, Spring is around the corner now but couldn’t waste last night’s snow!
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