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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!

Salomon Athlete Force Sponsorship Program

3/24/2011 - By Salomon

If you are one of the nation’s best athletes, coaches, hometown heroes or teams and would like to gain unparalleled support from the world’s leading Nordic brand, apply to the Salomon Athlete Force today and start Making History tomorrow!

Something different: Boy Scout sled waxing!

3/24/2011 - By Ian Harvey

I then cautioned them that they no longer had a pulk sled, but rather a rocketship and to be careful because the thing was going to slide a whole lot faster than they thought it would...

300 cubic yards of snow for ski track

3/23/2011 - By Ken Roth

Video: 300 cubic yards of snow hidden under tarps and insulation will be used to create a quarter-mile ski trail, 16' wide, 6-8" deeps, with both classic and skate lane the morning of the Groomer Appreciation Party at Huron Meadows Metropark on April 2.

Something different: Canoe waxing!

3/23/2011 - By Eric Fraser

Although ski wax is designed for skiing, there are some who use it for activities that are completely different. An unwaxed canoe can require a bull weight of over 50 pounds compared to a well waxed canoe which can require less than 13 pounds.

April 2 XC ski race played for Huron Meadows

3/22/2011 - By Mike Muha

You heard that right! Plans are for a cross country ski race to be held at Huron Meadows on Saturday, April 2. We have snow squirreled away for a race course!

Skiers helping Japan

3/22/2011 - By FIS

The entire skiing community including active alpine skiers, snowboarders, ski jumpers, cross-country skiers, and freestylers, from across the globe, has joined forces to create ways for helping Japan in disaster relief effort.

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Petition for warming facility at Blueberry Ridge XC ski trail

3/21/2011 - By Mike Muha

A petition drive is being run to build a warming facility at the Blueberry Ridge cross country ski pathway.

Randall 14th in Final World Cup

3/21/2011 - By US Ski Team

The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) finished 14th in the women's 10k freestyle pursuit World Cup in Falun. Sunday's result earned Randall another career milestone placing 10th in the World Cup overall standings.

Freeman 19th in Falun on challenging wax day

3/19/2011 - By US Ski Team

Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) led the U.S. Ski Team in 19th in what he called "a very challenging wax day" in a men’s 20k mixed technique pursuit World Cup Saturday in Falun.

Randall 19th in Falun Hill Climb prologue

3/18/2011 - By US Ski Team

U.S. Ski Team standout Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led the USA in 19th Friday in the World Cup Finals opening prologue event in Falun. Norway's Marit Bjoergen and Russia's Ilia Chernousov won the first stage of the final 2011 season tour.

Skiing on snow at Huron Meadows Groomer Party?

3/18/2011 - By Ken Roth

There is a very good possibility that we will have an on-snow ski event at Huron Meadows for the groomer appreciation party! The details are guarded at this point, but there is a snow harvest/storage/preservation procedure in the works.

Theory and Philosophy of Training

3/18/2011 - By efbkhpo

When planning training the emphasis should not be on what you will do, but rather how your body and mind will react to what you do. The goal is not to fulfill training, but to elicit a positive adaptation in your body and mind through training.,