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!
Nordic workout day at Boyne Mountain, Saturday, October 24
10/19/2009 - By Hap Wright
Ski walk, roller ski, kayak, bike, trail run, spa, kids workouts, and a BBQ. Sponsored by Hap Wright, the Boyne Mountain cross country staff, and the Straits Striders southern division. Free!
Swix 2009-2010 Nordic Ski Prep Tech Manual
10/19/2009 - By Swix
Download Swix's 37 page racing tech manual for this coming season. It covers structuring, brushing, ironing, skate and kick wax application, and base cleaning.
Understanding the Olympic Quota Process for Nations
10/18/2009 - By John Farra, USSA Nordic Director
This is a new system for allocating quotas for each country for this Olympic year, and it is flawed in my opinion, but it is what we have to work with. It is a complicated system and takes a good amount of time to fully understand.
Get Ready using the Birkie Training Plan
10/16/2009 - By Birkie
Central Cross Country Skiing, in partnership with the American Birkebeiner, would like to help you organize your training plan in preparation for this year's Birkie.
XC Championships Return To Anchorage
10/16/2009 - By US Ski Team
For the second season in a row the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships will call Kincaid Park its home as the event makes its way to Anchorage during the first week of January, just over a month from the Olympics.
XC Champs Long Distance Race Set For Maine
10/16/2009 - By US Ski Team
Cross country athletes from across the map will descend on northern Maine following what promises to be an exciting Olympic season to hunt for one more season title at the USSA Cross Country Championships long distance event in Fort Kent, ME.
Grind schedule for October
10/15/2009 - By Mark Waechter
You've been training this summer and fall to get the most from your skiing, so make sure your skis aren't a limiter. Prepare all of your skis to run their best with a fresh grind and hotbox service.
Stoked: Lake Placid
10/15/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
My stoke is very high coming off Lake Placid Camp '09. I've seen the work that matters go on everyday, twice a day. Training was tough, lots of hard work, yet the crew held up well due to doing it like a pro.
Nordic snowboarding: the next hot thing
10/14/2009 - By MacNamara
Unreel #10 skootches up to meet Joel and Tate, the world's most dedicated Nordic Snowboarders.
Bryan Fletcher to Walk for Hope
10/14/2009 - By US Ski Team
U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team athlete Bryan Fletcher teamed up with Candlelighters, an organization that helps families and children with cancer, to put on the Walk for Hope, which will hopefully raise $30, 000.
National Coaches Conference: Short Review
10/13/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
These are my notes and so are biased toward what I took away from the conference. I truly enjoyed all the speakers, but I want to focus on just 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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