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Tony Percha (lead) and Cyril Grum getting in an early morning rollerski at Kensington Metropark on Island Drive. (Yes, besides a nice bike path, Kensington has a couple quieter roads...)

Check out the SkiErg

5/26/2010 - By Judy Geer

An important aspect of training for serious skiers and coaches is to have a system of measuring progress. With the introduction of the SkiErg, coaches and skiers can add a new, reliable and highly specific tool for tracking progress.

7 miles of Pere Marquette Trail closing for repaving

5/26/2010 - By Mike Muha

Sven miles of the 30 mile Pere Marquette rail-trail between Midland and Clare will close for repaving in June and July. Rollerskiers, inline skaters and bicyclist take note!

USSA Congress approves XC ski racing changes

5/25/2010 - By USSA

At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Committee approved many important changes to National Ranking List races and Junior Olymic races. among other changes.

www.northboundoutfittersmi.com/xc-ski.html

Latest Birkie Trail Work

5/25/2010 - By Birkie

It's only May and Birkie Trail work has already started. The trails dried out rapidly due to the warm weather. There will be several trail work days over the summer giving you each the chance to get involved in maintaining and improving this great system.

Universal Sports Set to Air 'Visions of Vancouver' tonight

5/24/2010 - By USSA

The show will feature Olympic medalists Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson, Bode Miller, and Nordic Combined athlete Billy Demong. Monday, May 24, at 7 p.m. ET.

"I think we are poised to make a breakthrough"

5/24/2010 - By Peter Graves

During last week's USSA Congress in Park City, we got the chance to set down and talk with the newly named USST coach Chris Grover.

Silver Star and Sovereign Lake trail systems threatened by developers

5/21/2010 - By Citizens Coalition to Save Silver Star Provincial Park

The Silver Star and Sovereign Lake trail systems are threatened by real estate development, and up to 30 kilometres of some of the best cross country ski trails on the mountain could be lost to condominium and vacation home construction.

Jason Cork joins CXC Team Vertical Limit as coach

5/21/2010 - By CXC Skiing

This position was vacated by Bryan Fish in May as he was asked to join the US Ski Team as a Continental Cup Coach. Before moving to Michigan Tech, Cork was the Head Coach of Durango Nordic Ski Club in Durango, CO. While in Durango, Cork spent time coachin

IOC retesting 2006 Winter Olympic doping samples

5/20/2010 - By Stephen Wilson

Olympic officials, acting on a tip-off from the World Anti-Doping Agency, are retesting some doping samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin to check for use of the blood-boosting drug CERA.

Buying Guide: Pursuit Rollerskis

5/20/2010 - By Mike Muha

The Pursuit Rollerski Buying Guide first in a series of rollerski buying guides. Each guide provides extensive facts on rollerskis to help you easily compare one model to another.

1999 White Pine Stampede Results

5/20/2010 - By Leonid Tikh

Another set of historical results. Wendy Anderson, Cheryl Darton, and Debbie Mizikowski are the top 50K women, while Kip Brady, Milan Baic, and Tim Triebold finish on the men's podium.

Nordic Combined Team inspire troops during Heavy Medal Tour

5/19/2010 - By US Ski Team

What does a group of athletes do when they've just won historic medals at the 2010 Olympics? If the athletes are Billy Demong, Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick, and Brett Camerota), they pack up their Olympic hardware and head to the Middle East.