Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
The Superiorland Ski Club’s High School Teams are the 2025 Michigan State High School Champions, as the girls and boys team went 1-2 at the Michigan Nordic Skiing State Champions in Houghton this weekend.
I need skiers to fill out my questionnaire to help be prepare for an on-snow research experiment at Forbush Corner.
Ryan Harris barely held off Drew Moore for a win by only four-tenths of a second! Sarah Newmister cruised for her first victory of the season.
UPDATED! Tons of snow, but warm weather caused some melting in the days leading to the race. Hard and fast tracks! Lost skiers!
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the overall Michigan Cup team competition going into the Michigan High School Championships and the Black Mountain races.
Wax recommendations for the this weekend's Michigan Cup races!
The costumes and team names seem to get better and more outrageous each year. It’s amazing how fast these skiers can ski while wearing such seemingly cumbersome outfits...
Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop made up 40 points on Grand Rapids Nordic after the Forbush Freestyle and gained another 60 after the Hanson Hills Classic.
Back by popular demand is our flash race to help support Reid Goble on Saturday March 1st. Join us for a race around the Trapper’s Cabin Loop, and support Michigan’s U.S. SuperTour Series and World Cup cross country skier!
HH/CCSS's Rebecca Davis and Jorden Wakely have a perfect 1,000 score with five wins each. Juniors? Shirel Temkin and Traverse O'Hearn lead...for now.
The conditions made for a great Michigan Cup Classic Championships! Four Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop racers, racing on their home course, stood on the podium at the end of the day.
Jorden Wakeley and Mandy Paull were crowned the 2025 Michigan Freestyle Champions at the Meijer State Games Forbush Corner Freestyle. HHCCSS extends their lead in the Brumbaugh Cup.
Stokely Creek: Ungroomed variable texture stiff and soft 6" on top of 3' packed base. Pykonens Pass was slow, except great on top of a machine track from yesterday in sections. Yesterday there was a pack of runners and a pack of dogs churning the trail into mash potatoes in places. They must have forgotten its still ski season.
Hiawatha Highlands: The correct link is https://nordic-pulse.com/ski-areas/CA/ON/Soo-Finnish which shows which trails are open and says "Good Friday Morning Everyone!! It's currently snowing up here, and then looks like some freezing rain coming.
Trails update as of 9:15 a.m.:
The Pinder system and the 2 km Lighted had skate lanes refreshed this morning, tracks still in good shape. The Crystal and Red Pine systems will not be groomed today.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Please be cautious out there with this impending weather system coming in."
Hiawatha Highlands: https://admin.nordic-pulse.com/ski-areas/CA/ON/Soo-Finnish