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!
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.
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.
Video: Coach Justin Wadsworth says Hi
5/18/2010 - By Justin Wadsworth
Video: New Canadian Cross Country Senior World Cup Coach, Justin Wadsworth, introduces himself to the Canadian skiing community.
New season, new faces: Coach changes in XC
5/17/2010 - By FIS
The season after an Olympic season always includes some coach changes in the ski business. This is also the case among the FIS Cross-Country World Cup teams. Here is a summary of some that have come to our attention so far.
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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