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!
The U.S. Ski Team's Noah Hoffman took ninth in the men's 15k freestyle. This gives the U.S. a strong start at the FIS U23 World Ski Championships in Otepaa, Estonia.
UPDATED: Noquemanon Ski Marathon and Michigan Tech SuperTour: Fast Wax, Swix, Solda, and Toko wax recommendations. (Solda added, Toko on Sunday updated)
Telemark Resort is open for business and the 2011 Birkie, Kortelopet and Haakon 12K races will all be held on the normal courses that make use of Telemark property.
The West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation (WYSEF) has coordinated with the Hebgen Lake Forest Service District to offer a FREE ski day (PDF) at the Rendezvous Ski Trails on Saturday, January 29th.
Central Cross Country Skiing's Jessica Diggins (Afton, MN) led the U.S. in the women's 5k free technique race in seventh as the 2011 FIS Junior World Nordic Championships opened in Otepaa, Estonia.
If you missed it: The transcript from the live chat with Eli Brown on waxing (and a little bit on equipment).
Eli Brown was asked to do a weekly live web chat on waxing with the local NBC affiliate at noon today. You can ask him questions online at UpNorthLive.com.
“The Recreation Passport appears to be off to a solid start with Michigan residents,” said Department of Natural Resources Director Designate Rodney Stokes.
Sixty-six students and adults competed in a 4 km freestyle race at Timber Ridge on Tuesday, January 26, 2011. Here are the results.
Who's who in this rogue's gallery of frozen faces and beards....
Dominant performances from Northern Michigan’s Martin Banerud and Andy Liebner helped lift Northern Michigan to both the men’s and overall team titles at the Mayor’s Challenge SuperTour classic races.
Olympic silver medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) jumped third and hung on in a hotly contested battle to finish eighth in a nordic combined World Cup in Chaux-Neuve in the Jura mountains near Geneva.
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI