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!
Calendars, the Bill Koch Experience DVD and More
12/11/2009 - By Nordic Ski Racer
Still time to get these great gift items before the holidays...
Hairy skis for hairy conditions
12/10/2009 - By Peter Hale
For the casual fitness skier, or for skiers from the skating-only crowd starting to embrace classic skiing, the Zero ski allows a more positive kick – and experience – in the most difficult wax conditions.
Three skiers & baby will re-enact 800-year-old Birkebeiner legend
12/10/2009 - By Cherie Morgan
The search for three cross country skiers and a baby to re-enact the 800-year-old legend that inspired the creation of the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race from Cable to Hayward, Wis. is over.
Swedes amazed by British nordic ski team's five Cross-Country podiums places
12/9/2009 - By FIS
Astonished Swedish Cross Country ski teams looked on in amazement as the nine-strong British Nordic Ski Team took podium places not once, not twice but five times over the weekend (5-6 December) at the races in Idre, Sweden.
Davos is getting ready for the World Cup Cross-Country SKi Races
12/9/2009 - By FIS
After many sleepless nights worrying about conditions, the organizers of the Davos World Cup finally had heavy snowfall earlier this week.
FIS Continental Cup series underway
12/9/2009 - By FIS
With the start of the World Cup season 2009/10, many of the FIS Continental Cups, the most important FIS series for developing young athletes have also started into the new winter season in the Northern hemisphere.
Choosing the optimum ski length
12/9/2009 - By Andy Gerlach
Most ski models offer at least two possible lengths for my height and weight. What criteria should guide my decision for choosing the optimum ski length?
Crash! Jöri Kindschi ends the sprint the hard way
12/8/2009 - By Seraina Mischol
A bitter end to the Düsseldorf World Cup Sprint quarterfinals by Jöri Kindschi: A crash into a light barrier device.
When to use Swix HF-BD and HF-BDW waxes
12/8/2009 - By Kevin Sweeney
Swix HFBW waxes are frequently used in conditions that are either dirty and / or cold and dry, or a combination of both. In clean, new and newer snow, the HF line runs well alone and the BW additive does not enhance performance.
How to Maximize Training for the Part-Time Skier
12/8/2009 - By Scott Loomis and Andy Gerlach
Most of us "Master Skiers" have very little time for any sort of structured ski training. In fact, I feel that I have had a good week if I can squeeze in three to five workouts.
US Relay Scores 7th Place in Östersund
12/7/2009 - By Viktoria Franke
After two podiums the US scored another Top10 result today at the relay competition in Östersund. Lowell Bailey, Jay Hakkinen, Tim Burke and Jeremy Teela managed to finish 7th in the World Cup in Östersund.
Why Swede Robin Bryntesson DQ'ed in Düsseldorf sprint race.
12/7/2009 - By FIS
Georgy Kadikov, Technical Delegate assistant explains Jury decisions that led to the disqualification of a Swedish racer Robin Bryntesson in Saturday's Düsseldorf sprint race.
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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