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!
Rogge pleased with progress in Sochi 2014
10/30/2009 - By FIS
Rogge said he is encouraged by "the pace and quality" of the work in the Black Sea resort where almost all of the venues and infrastructure are being built from scratch.
USST Seeks JWC/U23 and J1 Coaches
10/29/2009 - By Pat Casey
USST seeks three 2010 JWC/U23 coaches for the 2010 World Juniors and U23 World Championships and two J1 Scandinavian trip coaches.
2009 Nordic Combined National Champs video
10/29/2009 - By Torin Koos
Footage from the 2009 US Ski Team Nordic Combined Nationals Championships in Lake Placid, New York. Video by Torin Koos .
Snowfall! Silver Star Nordic Trails open October 31
10/29/2009 - By Steven Threndyle
An early winter storm is prompting Silver Star Mountain Resort to open its Nordic trails a week earlier than expected.
CXC Skiing releases "Successful Cross Country Coaching" series
10/29/2009 - By CXC Skiing
CXC Skiing has produced a 3-DVD set of cross country ski-specific presentations from experts in the fireld.
New Mantec base grinding machine installed
10/27/2009 - By Mark Waechter
Stefano and Giuseppe and I were working to get the Mantec stone grinding machine fine tuned and completely dialed in. Stefano and Giuseppe are here from Italy for just this week, so there's no time to waste.
Ultimate balaclava?
10/27/2009 - By Mike Muha
Something a little different, maybe for that next cold White Pine Stampede with temperatures to -8F...
Kevin Patzoldt named to December World Cup Team
10/27/2009 - By US Biathlon Association
Kevin Patzoldt of Grand Rapids, MN has been named as the 5th man for the US December World Cup team, to compete in World Cups 1-3 in December of 2009. This selection was difficult to make because of the depth of the field competing for the final spot.
Newell back to School
10/26/2009 - By WCAX Vermont
Andy Newell goes back to school to talk about skiing for Ski Vermont, an organization that promotes skiing in Vermont.
2009 Oregon Fall Camp ready to go
10/26/2009 - By JD Downing
The ninth annual edition of the Oregon Fall XC Ski Camp is enjoying steady advance registration and is ready to go for 2009 featuring an expanded schedule stretching from Friday, December 4 until Sunday, December 13.
Lisa Taylor named Vasa Race Director
10/26/2009 - By Vasa
As the new race director of the North American VASA, Taylor adds to her list of coordinating area running events including the National Cherry Festival 5 / 15K races and Aid Station Coordinator for the Traverse City Track Club’s Bayshore Marathon and 10K.
FIS Partners: Right to Play
10/24/2009 - By FIS
Right To Play has partnered with FIS since 2005 to promote its mission to help disadvantageous children around the world, at various FIS World Cup events, the FIS World Ski Championships and at Worldloppet events, just to mention a few.
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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