No surprise here: You get the members of the team out to race, you have some good results, and you win the overall Michigan Cup...again! Congratulations to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters!
Swix moves to larger US digs
7/14/2011 - By Swix
The 65-year-old Swix brand has outgrown its current location in Wilmington, MA and is moving into an updated warehouse facility in Haverhill.
50k Rollerski race proposed for Oct 1, 2011
7/13/2011 - By Denny Paull
The town of Grand Marais, Michigan is contemplating hosting a 50 km freestyle roller ski race on Saturday October 1, 2011.
9 minutes to test your XC ski strength
7/11/2011 - By Mike Muha
This is a fast and easy strength test that takes only nine minutes. Compare yourself to Junior and Senior Standards. Just how strong ARE you? (Video)
87 hours to pick skis
7/7/2011 - By Rick Halling
US distributors of the top ski companies have made it a point to bring over their engineers and race directors from Europe to visit American retailers. The visitors have consistently been blown away by the attention to detail and the obsession with fit.
2018 Winter Olympics awarded to PyeongChang, Republic of Korea
7/6/2011 - By IOC
PyeongChang won in the first round of voting with 63 votes, against Munich (25 votes) and Annecy (7 votes).
New XC ski rules for World Cup
7/6/2011 - By FIS
Several new World Cup cross country ski rules were defined and approved by the FIS Council at the recent FIS Calendar Conference in Portoroz, Italy. Here's a summary.
NMU's Banerud gets NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
7/5/2011 - By Calvin Larson
Former Northern Michigan University Nordic skier Martin Stuge Banerud has been awarded a $7,500 scholarship from the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.
Six Athletes sign NLI's with Michigan Tech
7/1/2011 - By Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech head coach Joe Haggenmiller announced that six athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the cross country, Nordic skiing and track and field teams.
Farra to leave USSA Nordic Director Post
7/1/2011 - By US Ski Team
USSA Nordic Program Director, John Farra, is leaving his post in order to accept the position of Director, U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing High Performance with the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Bounding Intervals
6/29/2011 - By Bryan Fish
Cross country ski bounding intervals from dryland camp in Salt Lake City.
Michigan Tech holds annual Mountain Bike Camp
6/28/2011 - By Michigan Tech
The Michigan Tech mountain bike camp, which serves as a fundraiser for the cross country, Nordic skiing and track and field teams was a success for the second year in a row.
Cassidy Edwards named to National J2 camp staff
6/27/2011 - By Eli Brown
Only the top 20 skiers in the country aged 15-16 are invited. Because of her work with the Vasa Ski Club, and previous coaching, teaching, and racing experience, she was asked to be a coach at this camp.
UPCOMING
FRI, MAR 13, 2026
2026 Cross Country Junior National Championships - 14.6/11.3/8K Classic Mass Start
American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, WI
SAT, MAR 14, 2026
2026 Cross Country Junior National Championships - 4-Person Mixed Gender Freestyle Relay
American Birkebeiner Trailhead, Cable, WI
FRI, MAR 20, 2026
FRI, MAR 27, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 1.5km classic sprint
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
SAT, MAR 28, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 4 x 5km mixed gender club relay
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS
FRI, MAR 13
Dunes Golf Club: Snow conditions repaired the natural way.
7" plus on the ground with more on the way Sunday and Monday.
A classic skiers dream.
Natural conditions exist with moist heavy snow.
Plowed parking at entrance.
All this on Friday the 13th
Reindeer Run Nordic Center: Ungroomed conditions exist.
Reindeer Run Nordic Center: Empire airport snowmobile trailhead
7+ and counting, hard pack base, local st riders have been using the county line (oviat rd) to get access to snowmobile trail and backcountry areas, this is a county plowed parking area. A popular parking area and usually used daily by skiers. The Osborn rd parking lot may not be plowed but parking on road shoulder is okay.
More snow expected Sunday and Monday.
Heavy moist snow on in groomed conditions exist.
Main snowmobile trail I would expect some moderate snow machine activity.
Sort of the endless winter syndrome...
Hiawatha Highlands: Good Morning Everyone!! It's not as cool as yesterday morning, and it has started to snow.....temp -6 C.
There was no grooming overnight -- we actually had no snowfall overnight, until just recently. It is quite windy out, so the open areas could have windswept snow over the trails.
The Mabel Lake Trail was groomed yesterday as of 11:30 a.m.
We hope everybody has a fantastic day!!
Cross Country Ski Headquarters: We gotten about 5" of fresh snow this morning, with no sign of it stopping! Trails are open today and all skiable, but not groomed yet. We plan to have the trails groomed by tomorrow morning, with some pretty darn good 'spring skiing' available. This weekend could be a truly amazing 'last hurrah"!
Nubs Nob: No bare spots anywhere- skied the red loop - a hard pack very well groomed base with an inch of fresh on top. . Snow was granular , high moisture and a bit sticky for my wax , HF7 : but I bet others got it right . Bluebird day on a great trail !
Forbush Corner: The predicted heavy snow is falling, forecast is 6 to 8 inches in the next 24 hours. We expect to groom, but expect soft conditions and new snow accumulating. This is great news for tomorrow. We will be able to open up the whole trail system with great conditions. The forecast for Sunday and Monday is for a major winter storm. We may have to close and wait this storm out. Stay tuned. We will see how it goes. The forecast keeps changing!
THU, MAR 12
Boyne Mountain: The big thaw left our trails in very marginal condition. We will be closed Friday, the 13th, and reopening on Saturday, the 14th, trusting that Mother Nature is about to replenish our snow. We hope to be open through Sunday the 22nd, but will update as conditions dictate.
Nubs Nob: No bare spots anywhere- skied the red loop - a hard pack very well groomed base with an inch of fresh on top. . Snow was granular , high moisture and a bit sticky for my wax , HF7 : but I bet others got it right . Bluebird day on a great trail !
Dunes Golf Club: Looks like Dawson tracks all over the place...
As always best snow with a base is all the way in the back (south) on the east west fairway which is last to go in the spring. Some actually will walk for their last runs. See what we get in the next snow event.
"It's the hard core skiers who last out the season."
Ernie Brumbaugh
Stokely Creek: Full trail system groom with snow and perfect temps in the forecast. Peak ski season continues just quick border crossing away. One plus side to USA being rogue is no wait at customs!
Hiawatha Highlands: We are so excited!!! It's a beautiful sunny morning up here, we got some more snow overnight and the temps cooled down....currently at -9 C.
The groomer was out this morning -- all systems were groomed with the Piston Bully for both classic and skate.
It's a perfect day to grab your gear and head on up for a ski.....the trails are dialed in and looking splendid!
Forbush Corner: Opening back up today now that cooler temperatures have returned. Icing has also returned. Fresh groom on the man-made snow loops only. Snow is in the forecast, so we should be able to get some additional trails open over the weekend. Open 9 to 5. Spring trail fee $10.
WED, MAR 11
Stokely Creek: Surprisingly skiable despite no groom today. There's a half inch of slow snow in the tracks, so if you stayed in the tracks it was fine. Out of the track was a rutted frozen slush ridge clustermunch. Stay in the track.
Base is THICK so this weekend coming up looks like excellent skiing!
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