Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
Kikkan Randall ranks among top US Cross-Country skiers and is one of top sprint specialists. FIS Cross-Country had a chance to talk to Kikkan at US training camp in New Zealand.
The Noque considers a 50K two-skier classic/skate relay, two trail re-routes are in the works, and the awards ceremony is likely to move to the Dome.
Anders Newbury, nephew to Jon Newbury and Vicky Asmus (Newbury) former top Michigan skiers, is racing for team USA at the World Juniors and races on a elite junior racing team in the US called Hot Tubes.
Torin Koos is switching from the US Ski Team trainig program to the Methow Olympic Development Project. The “national ski team model was no longer working for me. I needed a change.”
Approximately 6.2 miles of Marquette to Munising rail-trails, outheast of Marquette, between the Marquette Welcome Center on US Highway 41 S and the Ojibwa Casino on State Highway M-28 E, will be closed. The rail-trail is expected to reopen on Sept. 1.
I thought it would be useful to provide a short biography of Eli's accomplishments as we wait for his arrival in Michigan. This information comes from the University of Utah and has been edited so the dates appears in chronological order.
Norwegian coach Fredrik Aukland still advises Swiss super star Dario Cologna. An interview.
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation will award a total of $15,000 in grants with up to $1,000 being awarded to each organization selected. Grant applications from youth cross-country ski programs throughout the country are welcomed.
Hartwoick Pines State Park just north of Grayling, Michigan has a fine section of road for doing rollerski intervals, and links to the Grayling Bicycle Turnpike for roller skiers who want a distance workout.
The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships concluded Sunday evening at Soldier Hollow with Park City's own Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) coming across the finish line first, marking his first U.S. Championship title.
Comments on a June 2010 on-snow speed workout by the US and Canadian National Teams in Bend, Oregon.
The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping Championships wrapped up Sunday morning with the large hill competition. Both Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) won their second U.S. Championships title of the weekend.
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