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Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!

Yo! First ski of the year - Check me out!

11/12/2011 - By Dan Motowski

Dan Motowski takes advantage of early snow on the Michigan Tech trails in the Upper Penisula.

Snow's falling for Yellowstone Ski Festival

11/10/2011 - By Dan Cantrell

A few more inches and the trails in town will be rolled, groomed, and ready for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. There are two weeks to go and almost all of them have a snowflake in the forecast.

Huron Meadows makes XC ski trail improvements

11/9/2011 - By Adam Haberkorn

We have started the work transforming Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, MI into a ski area for the winter with a few new enhancements.

NNF Pledges $58,000 in support to 5 Cross-Country Pillar Projects

11/8/2011 - By Andrew Gerlach

The National Nordic Foundation will invest a record $58,000 in 5 Cross-Country Pillar projects in its first round of 2011/2012 funding. These strategic investments are made to Support Tomorrow’s Stars Today.

Hot wax ironing technique for cross country skis

11/8/2011 - By Ian Harvey

Ian Harvey demonstrates proper ironing technique when hot waxing cross country skis

Ski Clinics & Kids at the Yellowstone Ski Festival

11/7/2011 - By Dan Cantrell

There is snow on the ground in West Yellowstone, and now is a great time to check out the ski clinic options. This year the Yellowstone Ski Festival and Lone Mountain Ranch have partnered to offer two full days of ski-specific kids clinics.

Traverse City High School Assistant X-C Ski Coach needed

11/7/2011 - By John Kostrzewa

Head Coach John Kostrzewa has announced an position open for assistant coach for the Traverse City Trojan and Titan cross-country ski teams.

3rd Annual SkiErg World Sprints

11/3/2011 - By Josh Carlson

The SkiErg World Sprints will be 1000 meter races held November 11-13, 2011 at locations throughout the world. If you have your own SkiErg, you can join in from your home.

Waves closing out for 2012 Birkie

11/2/2011 - By Birkie

Here the latest list of wave updates and closings for the Birkie and Korte. If you want to be part of this year's events, sign up by November 30th and save a few dollars.

The chills, the spills at the Nordic Fest (Video)

10/31/2011 - By Mike Muha

What do you get when a bunch of ski racers who haven't seen snow since last winter suddenly have to race on a technical course with no preparation? Some "great" (and entertaining) skiing!

How to Wax for Spit, Blood, and Teeth

10/31/2011 - By Eli Brown

The idea of using ice rink shavings originated a few years back at the University of Utah. Here in Traverse City, we have a skating rink with a very willing set of Zamboni drivers who were more than willing to help create snow for us..

What’s NEW at the 2011 Yellowstone Ski Festival

10/28/2011 - By Dan Cantrell

With the temperature well below freezing in West Yellowstone last night and five inches of snow above 8,000 feet, planning for the 2011 Yellowstone Ski Festival is in full swing.