37 miles of smooth pavement

7/21/2011 - By Mike Muha

The final 11-mile stretch of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail, running from Farwell to Reed City, recently has been resurfaced and will be the focus of a community celebration at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at the City of Evart Depot.

Continental Cup launches down-under

7/21/2011 - By FIS

While many people in the Northern Hemisphere are at the beach, the racing season in the Southern Hemisphere is kicking off. The FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup will launch it’s competition season on 23rd-24th July 2011 at Falls Creek, Australia.

Threshold testing on rollerskis and ski walking

7/20/2011 - By Matt Whitcomb

While running hill climb tests of 12-20 minutes are a good way to assess VO2max (high-end) fitness throughout a preparation period and career, a threshold test can be used as a way of seeing work efficiency from stage to stage throughout the entire test.

Agility training for cross country skiers

7/18/2011 - By Matt Whitcomb

The US Ski Team uses rollerski agility speed test to push the athlete outside their comfort zone so that zone can grow that much larger. When that ice patch surprises you in on skis, you're ready for it.

Start Wax & Poles enages Endurance Enterprises and Q-Outdoor

7/15/2011 - By Andrew Gerlach

Startex Oy, owner of the Start wax and pole brands, is launching a two-pronged U.S. marketing, sales and fulfillment program.

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.

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