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!
Two Russian skiers banned for doping
12/26/2009 - By FIS
The FIS Doping Panel found that Russian Cross-Country skiers Natalia Matveeva (RUS) and Julija Tchepalova (RUS) have committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to article 2.1 of the FIS Anti-Doping Rules.
Weekend race wax recommendations
12/25/2009 - By Mike Muha
Race wax recommendations for this weekend's Holiday Classic and Holiday Sprints
Spillane wins Olympic Trials in Steamboat
12/25/2009 - By US Ski Team
He said it could have been anyone's day. But Wednesday belonged to hometown hero Johnny Spillane who, in front of family, friends and fans, solidified a nomination to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team for nordic combined at Olympic Trials.
NCCSEF Calendars for sale
12/25/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
The new NCCSEF calendar is back after a one-year hiatus and it is available at the NCCSEF.org web site. Just donate $20 to the NCCSEF, the backbone for the development of world-class skiers in the United States.
Michaywé trail system will be groomed this season
12/24/2009 - By Mike Muha
The Michaywé Board of Directors voted at their special meeting on Tuesday December 22, 2009 to re-open the cross country ski trails as soon as possible. The staff began grooming the ski trails on Wednesday morning.
Current World's Best Biathlete: Tim Burke
12/24/2009 - By Viktoria Franke
The historic result will yet take a couple of more days to sink in, as it showed in this talk with Tim Burke, High Performance Director Bernd Eisenbichler, Head Coach Per Nilsson and USBA Executive Director Max Cobb.
Davos
12/24/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
The first week we were in Davos it was Davos Ski Week. There were supposed to be around 5000 skiers in town just to ski, take lessons and drink coffee at the Coffee Klatsch downtown. It seemed like there were more than 5000.
Canadian Supreme Court refuses to hear women ski jumpers
12/24/2009 - By Deborah Folka
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear arguments in the case of the women ski jumpers suing VANOC to participate in the 2010 Olympics
The Fast Wax ski wax story
12/23/2009 - By Dan Meyers
The Fast Wax development really began when I first started skiing. I soon learned that if my skis were waxed really well there was distinct advantage over other skiers.
Kuusamo pics: McCabe, NCCSEF, Dusseldorf, Davos
12/23/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
Keeping the words at a minimum for this one...
In 9 days, Tour de Ski 2010 kicks off
12/23/2009 - By OC Toblach
In exactly 9 days the Cross-Country World Cup after six years, returns to South Tyrol. Cortina-Toblach will organize Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 January, two stages of the Tour de Ski 2010.
Hafsaas abandons Biathlon for Cross-Country
12/23/2009 - By FIS
Biathlete Ronny Andre Hafsaas won the 15K Freestyle at the Beitostoelen Wolrd Cup, and has now decided to quit biathlon to focus on the cross country ski World Cup
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
SUN, MAR 22
Stokely Creek: Classic tracks away from the Lodge were total "chefs kiss" perfection! Skating lane looked great but could still be a little stiffer for spring zooming.
Nubs Nob: Top 2-3 skate of the season this AM at Nubs. Firm and fast powertilled cord on all the loops with a deep track set. After 3+ feet of snow last weekend conditions have been world class since Tuesday. Forecast looks great for this upcoming week and World Cup level grooming will continue until they close in two weeks. Hard to imagine better conditions anywhere in North America currently. Thank you to the crew at Nubs for their commitment to Nordic skiing. Thanks to their efforts we have had an amazing uninterrupted season out there since December 1.
Forbush Corner: The weird concrete snow that we received from the last storm turned into sugar mush yesterday once it was groomed. It rained this morning and is close to freezing. It's to warm to groom with the Pisten Bully at this time. We are going to try to use the Tiddtech to smooth out the skate lanes on the loop. If the base is too soft for the snowmobile we will not continue grooming. Classic tracks are icy at this. Colder temps tonight will allow us to groom on Monday. Base is in great shape with 100% coverage.
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.
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