Former Michigan Cup racer and current member of the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team Reid Goble has had a great couple weeks. First, he won the Minneapolis SuperTour race. Then he won a gold medal serving as a guide in the Paralympics. Finally, he's been chosen to race in the Men's 10km interval start classic race (3/20) at the FIS World Cup Finals in Lake Placid NY. Way to go Reid!
A few skiers came with very fast wheels, allowing them to breeze along with little perceived effort. Composite fabrication wizard Yvonne Dufour showed up with custom carbon fiber skis with ultra fast wheels.
A two hour doublepole rollerski with Andy Newell and Skyler Davis.
UPDATED: The Michigan Cup Cross Country Ski Racing Series features 24 races this year, including the first race of the season in the entire USA.
Level 4 ski bounding intervals (7x4 minutes) with Andy Newell and Skyler Davis
Last June, Liz Stephen and Kikkan Randall of the US Ski Team went to Sweden and connected with Olympic and World Championship medalist Anna Haag for some intense Scandinavian dry land training.
Fundraising Dinner with Olympians Andy Newell and Liz Stephen plus NNF Director Dave Knoop in support of the National Nordic Foundation, Oct 30, 2011 4 P.M.
The Rossignol Group announced it has hired Ryan Green as its Nordic Division Manager for the US market.
VASA Ski Club's Milan Biac narrowly beat Jeff Koch by a mere 3 seconds at the inaugural Grand Marais Rollerski Marathon in Gran Marais, Michigan, this morning.
We did not have enough people sign up and it appears its not worth waiting until 5:00pm to make the call. RECOMMENDATON: Eli will be holding a rollerski clinic in Traverse City on Sunday October 23.
Everyone is invited to West Yellowstone, Montana Nov. 22-26 for the Yellowstone Ski Festival, a week-long celebration of cross-country skiing. Join thousands, from Olympic athletes to first timers alike.
The 2012 year will continue to show our quality and perseverance to change for the better. Here are a couple of the changes that we can release now, with a couple more to come within the next month.
Brick Wheels in Traverse City, Michigan will host the first cross country ski race of the 2011-2012 season in the entire USA on Saturday, October 22. The race will run on a short loop, snow courtesy of Zambonis from local ice rinks.
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI