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

UPDATED: Utah Nordic Alliance looking for coach

5/30/2011 - By Jesse A. Stewart

The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA), based in Salt Lake City, UT., is seeking a highly qualified individual to apply for a full-time year-round position of Head Coach/Program Director for the Junior competition and recreational nordic ski programs.

Alberta and Quebec get Cross-Country Skiing World Cups in 2012

5/27/2011 - By Chris Dornan

The Canmore Nordic Centre, which is the home training centre for Canada’s National Ski Team, will host its fourth series of World Cup races since 2005, while Quebec City will host elite cross-country ski racing at the World Cup level for the first time.

SISU Ski Fest needs Race Administrator

5/26/2011 - By Geneva Smiles

Going into our third season now, the SISU Ski Fest board of directors has realized the potential for our race to grow in years to come, and with that, we are looking to hire a Race Administrator to help us with recruiting, marketing, volunteer coordinatio

US Ski Team Athlete spotlight: Andy Newell

5/26/2011 - By US Ski Team

There is more to Andy than his competition results. We caught up with Andy to learn a little more about the man behind the cross country machine.

NMU's Liebner voted CCSA Skier of the Year

5/24/2011 - By Calvin Larson

Andy Liebner, of the Northern Michigan University Nordic ski team, has been selected as the Central Collegiate Ski Association Regional Skier of the Year for 2010-11. The CCSA coaches selected Liebner for the award at their annual meeting on May 23.

Kearney, Randall headline USSA Awards

5/24/2011 - By USSA

Olympic champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) and cross country star Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) headlined the list of honorees as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced its annual awards.

Caldwell leaves BNS, reopens Caldwell Sport

5/23/2011 - By Zach Caldwell

For the past two seasons we have been located in Colorado, working for Boulder Nordic Sport. Our return to Vermont will mark a return to a more narrowly defined business model focusing on our strengths - race ski selection and ski stonegrinding.

Pere Marquette Rail-Trail partially closed starting May 16

5/16/2011 - By Mike Muha

The Pere Marquette Rail-Trail will partially close starting Monday, May 16, for a re-surfacing project two weeks earlier than previously announced, which will allow the trail to reopen in early July, rather than the beginning of August.

NMU Enduro Summer Fitness Programs

5/16/2011 - By NMU

Sten Fjeldheim and Karman Witham will run a Youth (June 20 - Aug 11) and a Women's (May 24 - August 30) summer ski-specific fitness programs.

2011 Michigan Cup recap and full results

5/11/2011 - By Mike Muha

Official point’s keeper Ken Dawson has released the complete 2011 Michigan Cup Cross Country Ski Race Series results (PDF) and season statistics. The results include full individual standings.

Green Bay hires Ken Statz as Nordic Ski Coach

5/10/2011 - By Green Bay Athletics

Green Bay Athletics has announced the hiring of former Phoenix skier Ken Statz as the new head coach of the school's Nordic skiing program.

Base Training: Summer

5/6/2011 - By SkiPost

Cross country ski racing base training is so called because it is the base upon which later phases of training are built. Discussion and examples.