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!
2009 National Elite Group named
8/24/2009 - By USSA
The NEG is comprised of a select group of junior skiers that have proven that they deserve to train with the best in the country, selected using race results from previous seasons, in addition to time trials, tests, technique and work ethic.
CXC/Birkie Masters Camp at Telemark Resort photos
8/24/2009 - By Yuriy Gusev
This inaugural CXC/Bikrie Masters Camp brought over 25 participants of different level of skill and ability from MN, WI, MI and IL.
Adaptive XC Names 2010 Team
8/24/2009 - By US Ski Team
The 2010 U.S. Adaptive Cross Country Team is rich with talent with three of its five members Paralympians, including World Cup winner Chris Klebl, as it heads into the 2010 season.
WCSX promotes violence against bicyclists
8/23/2009 - By Mike Kotajarvi
Greater Media's radio station, WCSX, aired deplorable remarks the morning of August 6, 2009 that encouraged violence against bicyclists.
Record number of skiers registered for 2010 Birkie
8/21/2009 - By Birkie
"We are currently 1400 skiers ahead of last year's registrations at this time," said Executive Director, Ned Zuelsdorff.
The Master Skier becomes annual publication
8/21/2009 - By Nancy Gregg
The Master Skier’s “Cross Country 2009-2010 Ski Annual” will hit the newsstands in October with a shelf life that will carry through the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, where the publication will also be sold.
Headquarters has new trail map
8/21/2009 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters has a new color map with both miles and kilometers marked for each trail and combination of trails.
University of Nevada Ski Team 1936-????
8/20/2009 - By August Teague
Next year the University of Nevada will continue to support skiing on the level of the coaches’ salaries and tuition waivers only. All the operating cost and any scholarships for room/board/books will need to be privately funded.
Summer Training Equipment for Para-Nordic Skiers
8/20/2009 - By Jeff Whiting & Margaret Barron
Although double poling ergometers have been shown to be sport specific in able-bodied skiers, marked physiological differences may exist between able and disabled skiers.
Open letter from Women Ski Jumpers to IOC President
8/19/2009 - By Deborah Folka
Dear Dr. Rogge: The world would cheer even louder if you took the final step to allow women ski jumpers to compete in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in 2010.
Calculating training load
8/19/2009 - By CXC Skiing
From the Coach's Corner at CXC Skiing: How to calculate training load.
Toko Tech Team starts blog
8/18/2009 - By Ian Harvey
Our hope in creating this blog is to establish a resource for the general public to learn about waxing as well as to provide some interesting ski related reading.
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.
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