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!
2011 Birkie T-Shirt design contest entries due August 2nd
7/21/2010 - By Cherie Morgan
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is announcing their annual contest to design the official t-shirt for the 2011 American Birkebeiner ski race. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event.
Alaksa REG
7/21/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg
Few words to accompany this post. But the Alaskans were getting after it up there...
Signup to race the final climb in the Tour de Ski
7/20/2010 - By Mike Muha
Be one of 200 skiers to climb the famous last climb of the Tour de Ski this year, in front of 20,000 fans, just minutes before the World Cup racers start.
Interview with Sweden's Anna Haag
7/20/2010 - By Rick Halling
I was born in the region so for me it’s a dream came true having a new world championship in my home region. I remember the last one, 1993, and I think that my interest in cross country skiing grew just because of that.
Central REG
7/19/2010 - By Matt Whitcomb
The Central Regional Elite Group (REG) camp has come to a close, but the motivation from training with peers, competing for spots at the National Elite Group (NEG) camp, and hearing from top coaches has been cast out like a net over the region.
Russia purges doping coaches
7/19/2010 - By Kjell Erik Kristiansen
Elena Välbe was elected new president of the Russian Ski Federation. Now she tries to improve bad reputation of Russian skiing by sacking coaches involved in doping.
Carl Van Loan turns from athlete to coach
7/16/2010 - By USST
Olympian Van Loan now is working as a personal trainer and online coach for his own company, Van Loan Training Systems, where he coaches athletes for specific events via email and telephone.
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in XC skiers
7/16/2010 - By USST
During the past decade the occurrence of Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome in U.S. cross country skier athletes has risen. In 2009 the U.S. Ski Team began working to determine potential causes, preventative methods, and treatments.
Champion Q&A: Johnny Spillane
7/15/2010 - By US Ski Team
He caught the attention of the U.S. when he won his first of three historic medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, shadowing his success on the World Cup stage. But what many people don't know about Johnny Spillane is that...
Demong gets hitched
7/15/2010 - By US Ski Team
On a blue-skied, perfect, sunny afternoon, 2010 Olympic medalist Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) stood waiting patiently at the altar for his bride-to-be Katie Koczynski to walk down the aisle. The couple exchanged vows in Lake Placid on Sunday, July 11,
Casco signs up Swedish Ski Team
7/15/2010 - By FIS
Casco, the popular supplier of Nordic Eyewear, is a new partner of the Swedish distance national team. The partnership means that many skiers in the squad will now utilize Cascos glasses, screens and helmets during training and competition.
First workout on snow for Lukas Bauer
7/14/2010 - By FIS
In the middle of hot summer Lukas Bauer carried out first training sessions on snow. He spent three days with his teammates from the Czech team Martin Jaks and Jiri Horcicka in the Ski tunnel in Oberhof, Germany.
UPCOMING
FRI, MAR 27, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 1.5km classic sprint
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
SAT, MAR 28, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 4 x 5km mixed gender club relay
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
Team NSR End-of-Season and Groomer Appreciation Party!
Huron Meadows Metropark Ski Center, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
SUN, MAR 29, 2026
2026 US Ski & Snowboard SuperTour Finals - 40km freestyle mass start
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 535 Lost Nation Road, Craftsbury Common, VT
TUE, MAR 31, 2026
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan
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LATEST TRAIL CONDITIONS
SAT, MAR 21
Forbush Corner: We did a full system groom for skate and classic today. Temperatures never did go very much below freezing overnight, and as temperatures and skier traffic rose through the day the wet corn snow on the skate deck was churned into mush, and skiers were getting a workout and leaving ruts that will take some deeper tilling to remove. The classic tracks were the best. Skins and zeros were hooking up and glide was pretty decent. Temperatures are not going below freezing until Monday, so no grooming tomorrow. If you come out bring your classic skis. We have set tracks on the whole system. Skating will not be ideal and we need to limit the ruts. If you have to skate, we ask that you stay on the man-made snow loop. We can till deeper there to remove them than the other trails. But we are still shortening the life of those trails.
Stokely Creek: Yesterday's groom was about the same today. Never warmed enough yesterday to transform the surface, plus a half cm of fresh snow overnight. A bit soft and slow for my liking to be honest. Inside scoop: the Bombardier will groom todays new snow on the inner core trails tomorrow morning. Only a partial system, but it should be ultra primo!! Go around twice.
FRI, MAR 20
Stokely Creek: Pretty close to perfect tracks, but skate lane was a bit soft in spots since so much fresh snow. Saw a Long Tailed Weasel on Sayer Creek, in the track! He couldn't resist the perfect grooming.
Cross Country Ski Headquarters: We attempted to clear the Rolling Hills trail yesterday, but the falling ice from the trees made it too precarious. We will not be grooming the practice field today or tomorrow due to warmth, but we will try to groom it Sunday morning. Trappers Cabin and Blizzard are still covered in sticks and pine needles, but 'skiable'. Everything else is closed. This will be the case for Saturday as well, and we will reassess Sunday morning.
Forbush Corner: We plan on being open today but the overnight rain and temps above freezing do not bode well for any new grooming. Temperatures go below freezing tonight so we plan on a full system groom for Saturday.
THU, MAR 19
Sleeping Bear Dunes: ***Grooming Update!***
Our amazing Trail Groomer Milan, was out on the Norther Section of the trail this Tuesday, grooming the amazing 3 to 4 feet of powder we received with the recent blizzard. Today's warmer temps are going to make the snow a little slushier.
From Crystal River Trail head to Lawr Farm have been groomed.
Stokely Creek: Wow, one of the best tracks of the season! The last week has stacked a whole second base worth of snow on top of the already above average base.
Hickory Hills: This might be my last ski of the season so I wanted to thank the people at Hickory Hills for the fantastic grooming they have been doing all winter. For a family downhill ski venue, Hickory Hills has done so much for the Nordic skiers that it seems it is more of a Nordic center now than a downhill ski area. The downhill looks like they are closed for the season yet they are grooming with the piston bully on the Nordic trails. Special thanks to coach K who works numerous hours using the sleds to groom the trails. The last couple of days when no one was grooming, John had to spend 6 hrs a day laying a skating lane and setting a track. Saw lots of skiers still taking advantage of the great snow. Gave some instructions to a lovely lady named Margaret who I found out was a professional marathon runner in her youth and competed in the 1988 summer Olympics in South Korea. Amazing the people you meet on the trail.
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