The Cross County Ski Headquarters got their skiers out in mass to win the overall 2024 Michigan Cup - again! Congratulations on a job well done. (Photo: Gwenn Stevenson)
Cross Country Ski Shop supersizes, changes hands
10/26/2011 - By Mike Muha
We have purchased the business from Dick Fultz and look forward to carrying on his 34-year presence in the Grayling community. It will be our goal to continue the customer service the Nordic skiing community has come to expect from Dick and his staff.
What do dish soap, Lemon Pledge, and Rain-X have in common?
10/25/2011 - By Mike Muha
Glenn Goodman and Robin Luce experimented with non-traditional "waxes" in the days leading up to the Nordic Fest Season Opener Race and made some interesting discoveries...
Traverse City expects over 1000 racers for 2012 Masters Championships
10/25/2011 - By Mike Norton
Over 900 cross-country skiers from around the U.S. and Canada competed last winter at Traverse City’s North American Vasa Festival of Races. And organizers expect hundreds more to attend the 2012 festival.
Fischer: Exceptional pre-season sales; New Offtrack ski
10/25/2011 - By Holly Wolfe
Fischer Skis announced an increase of more than 20% in pre-season sales of Nordic ski products as cross country skiing experiences a surge in popularity across the nation. There are now more than 4.5 million cross country skiers in the U.S.
2012 U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team named
10/24/2011 - By US Ski Team
Decorated Olympic and World Championship medalists Billy Demong, Johnny Spillane and Todd Lodwick highlight a roster of some of the world's top athletes for the just-named 2012 U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team.
45 skiers tie for first in Michigan Cup series
10/24/2011 - By Mike Muha
If you raced in the Nordic Fest Season Opener and are a member of a Michigan Cup team, you are now in first place in the individual standings. The VASA Ski Club leads the team standings.
Brown and Powell take Nordic Fest Season Opener
10/23/2011 - By Mike Muha
The narrow 100 meter course was tricky. There were tight fast corners, undulations, and, if you weren't centered in the lane, grass just off the edge ready to catch a ski tip. But it was snow, in October!
Wax recommendation for Nordic Fest
10/21/2011 - By Mike Muha
Our first wax recommendation of the new racing season!
Photos: Grand Marais Rollerski Marathon start
10/21/2011 - By Nikki Darrow
Photos from the start of the Grand Marais Rollerski Marathon start, plus a link to additional photos.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Trail Run Time Trial Results
10/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Rain threatened, but it stayed dry for the Team NordicSkiRacer Tuesday night Intensity Session. Typically, we alternate rollerski and ski walking interval sessions. This Tuesday we did a 2 mile running time trial instead.
2012 Toko Tech Manual is out
10/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Just in time for your first ski race at the Nordic Fest in Traverse City, Michigan. No excuse for going slow.
Atomic's new Skintec waxless ski technology
10/18/2011 - By Rick Halling
That’s right, take your old wax box full of nasty sticky stuff and just throw it away. After almost ten years of testing, Atomic introduces its Skintec classic ski to the general public.
