Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
RESULTS: Dad and daughter win Black Mountain Classic
3/6/2023 - By John Gravlin
Denny Paull and daughter Mandy Paull won the overall men's and women's title at the 2023 Black Mountain Classic
Weekend wax recommendations!
3/3/2023 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for Black Mountain and the Michigan High School Championships
RESULTS: Muffin Race - over 80 juniors from age 2 to 19, most in costume!
2/27/2023 - By Mariah Frye
Conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for the 30th Annual Junior Muffin Race at Cross Country Ski Headquarters! Plenty of snow, corduroy skate lanes, fresh classic tracks, cool temps and sunny skies made for a perfect day of racing.
Weekend wax recommendations
2/23/2023 - By Mike Muha
BIrkie, Kortelopet, Prince Haakon, and Muffin Race wax recommendations
Team NordicSkiRacer maintains lead in Brumbaugh Cup
2/22/2023 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Team NordicSkiRacer has been fierce and continues to lead the Brumbaugh Cup. But Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop is trying their best to catch up!
Davis's lead MI Cup; XCHQ leads overall MI Cup as of Hanson Hills Classic
2/22/2023 - By Mike Muha
XCHQ leads the overall Michigan Cup. Liam Wiezba and Jorja Jenema have moved to the top of the Junior standings, and Rebecca and Michael Davis lead the Seniors.
RESULTS: Michael and Rebecca Davis crowned Classic Champions at Hanson Hills
2/22/2023 - By Mike Muha
This may be a first: the dynamic duo and husband and wife Michael Davis and Rebecca Davis won the Hanson Hills Classic and became the 2023 Michigan Cup Classic Championships
RESULTS: Kevin Tarras, Mandy Paull, Mylie Kelly, and Liam Wirzba - Skate Champs!
2/21/2023 - By Mike Muha
Kevin Tarras, Mandy Paull, Mylie Kelly, and Liam Wirzba were the top senior and junior skiers in the Forbush Freestyle / Michigan Cup Freestyle Championships!
Weekend race wax recommendations
2/16/2023 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup and Great Lakes Junior National races!
Black Mountain Nordic Ski Races looking for T-shirt sponsors
2/15/2023 - By Tracy Paul-Hardin Gravlin
The Black Mountain Nordic Ski Races on March 4-5 are once again looking for Sponsors to put on our T-shirt. This year will be a special addition honoring our friend Chris Weingartz.
Adventures at Dolomitenlauf 2023
2/14/2023 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
We settled into our apartment right on the main square and walked around town. We found a traditional restaurant nearby called Adlers Stuberl, and enjoyed some delicious food and tasty beer.
Rebecca Davis, Glenn Goodman, Rayne Newmister, and Arianne Olson lead MI Cup
2/13/2023 - By Mike Muha
After four races, Rayne Newmister of Team NordicSkiRacer and Arianne Olson of the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team lead the Junior standings. Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop) and Glenn Goodman (Vasa) lead the seniors.
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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