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Ski walking is a great alternative to rollerskiing. You can do long slow distance at an easy pace, intervals at any heart rate you can get to, or speed work. Tony Percha is doing easy repeats up a long hill at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI.

Pre-Turkey Rollerski time trial at Kensington Metropark

Tue, Nov 20, 2012 - By Dan Yankus

Jon Morgan, Rob Fairman and I will be out at the West Boat Launch parking lot (off Kensington Rd) in Kensington Metropark on Thanksgiving Thursday at 8am sharp so the holiday can still be enjoyed.

GLD announces Junior Olympic Qualifer races for 2012/13

Mon, Nov 19, 2012 - By Nick Baic

Below is the updated 2012/13 Great Lakes District (GRD) Junior National Qualifier (JNQ) schedule. As with previous years, we will score JNQ's in other districts or National Ranking List (NRL) races against the competition at that race.

4th Annual SkiErg World Sprints kick off ski season

Mon, Nov 19, 2012 - By Suzanne Hudson

The SkiErg Sprints is an international race of 1000 meters on the Concept2 SkiErg. This year’s event held November 9-10, 2012, drew 831 participants from eight countries, with ages ranging from 5 to 88.

Latest FIS racing from Norway

Sun, Nov 18, 2012 - By Mike Muha

Norway's Petter Northug took first in Friday’s 15 k skate race in Beitostolen, Norway, finishing ahead of France's Maurice Manificat by 15 seconds. The race was a warm up for the first World Cup race scheduled for November 24-25 in Gällivare, Sweden.

The Function of Blue vs. Black: Toko HF and LF DLC Glide Waxes

Fri, Nov 16, 2012 - By Ian Harvey

LF Black is far softer than LF Blue and thus is great when the snow becomes a little warmer (all the way to very wet) and the base wax also needs to address water.

NTN looking for Trail Hospitality Coordinator

Thu, Nov 15, 2012 - By NTN

Candidate will coordinate the activities of the region’s premier Nordic ski facility at the Forestville Trailhead in Marquette Township. Duties will include managing ski and snowshoe rentals, ticket sales and trail concierge. Part-time seasonal position.

The snow is falling in West Yellowstone, Montana!

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - By Moira Dow

Plans are moving forward with the Festival and event organizers are cautiously optimistic about the snow reports. Should there not be enough snow at lower elevations to hold the SuperTour races and ski clinics, we'll move to the South Plateau.

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2012/13 Contest

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - By FIS

This is the first of four Fantasy Contests this season… up next is the FIS Marathon Cup contest, followed by the popular Tour de Ski contest, and finally fans can enjoy our Fiemme 2013 Nordic World Championships contest.

High School Academics in the summer; Ski Race in the winter

Tue, Nov 13, 2012 - By Bill Hokanson

The Winter Sports School in Park City (WSS) is a private, not-for-profit college preparatory high school featuring an academic session specifically tailored and optimized for high school winter sports athletes.

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TOMTC adopts Black Mountain Chapter of TBTA

Mon, Nov 12, 2012 - By John Gravlin

The Black Mountain Chapter of the Thunder Bay Trails Association (TBTA) has been graciously adopted by the Top Of Michigan Trails Council (TOMTC). Both organizations stand to benefit from the change

New Tribloc hot waxes from Toko

Fri, Nov 9, 2012 - By Toko

The new Tribloc waxes have been tested for 2 years and were used on the World Cup last year. The Tribloc waxes are surely an improvement on the Dibloc waxes in basically all conditions.

2013 CSC Athlete Development Grant

Thu, Nov 8, 2012 - By CXC Skiing

The CXC Athlete Development Program identifies and recognizes CXC Skiing clubs for their commitment to athlete development. The goal of this program is to recognize and reward systematic long-term athlete development at the junior level.