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!
WADA meets in May
5/12/2009 - By FIS
WADA's Executive Committee and Foundation Board, of which FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is member, will meet on 9th-10th May in Montreal (CAN) for the first time this year.
Work and Play
5/11/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
May: Intervals 1 x week, natural intensity 1 - 2 x week, strength 3 x week, plus build volume with distance and over distance.
Ski season in Southern hemisphere begins five weeks early
5/11/2009 - By FIS
Heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to the Southern hemisphere's ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend.
Official end of the ski season
5/10/2009 - By FIS
Four freestyle competitions on May 23-24 marked the official end of the 2008-2009 ski season.
Olympic Vision Comes Alive in New Center
5/8/2009 - By US Ski Team
The world-class training and education facility, the Center of Excellence, opened its doors to the nation's top ski and snowboarding athletes in May, signaling a new era for the century-old sports organization.
Canadian medal winner in dispute with team
5/7/2009 - By Mike Muha
Alex Harvey, winner of two 2009 World Cup bronze medals, has been demoted to the Canadian Development Team for the summer because he plans to skip the national team traing camps.
VO2 testing with Cardio Coach
5/5/2009 - By Mike Muha
Here's what to expect when you do VO2 testing at the Lower Michgain Junior Development and Master Program. Part 1 of a two part series.
Prepping for Vancouver: The Time is Now
5/4/2009 - By US Ski Team
10 months to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt is naturally excited, but also knows that athletes and staff now need to maintain a sense of urgency as they prepare this summer for the biggest two weeks of the careers.
Say goodbye
5/1/2009 - By FIS
Shortly before training for the new season starts, we have put together a summary of top athletes who have announced their retirement.
Schlierenzauer voted the Nordic King
5/1/2009 - By FIS
The media representatives belonging to the Nordic Ski Commission of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) have again selected the "King of Nordic Skiing" and the "Biathlete of the Year".
Twin-Peaks Trail Run to climb 1,000 feet
5/1/2009 - By Noquemanon Trail Network
10 miles course and over 1,000 feet of climbing at this year's Noquemanon Trail Network's Twin Peak's Trail run.
The final 2009 Michigan Cup results
4/30/2009 - By Ken Dawson
If you were on a Michigan Cup Team this year you will be receiving the results for the 2009 Season. The results include overall, freestyle, classic and combined along with medal winners and a recap of the season results.
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
MON, MAR 23
Hiawatha Highlands: Happy Monday Morning Skiers! It's another beautiful sunny morning....the temp is currently at -6 C, warming up to -1 C.
The groomer is currently out -- the skate lane on the entire Pinder system was freshened up with the Ginzu, and the 2k Lighted skate lane will be freshened up as well. The tracks are still in really good shape. Updates will be posted if further grooming is done.
The Mabel Lake trail was groomed yesterday morning.
We hope everybody has a great day!! :)
Forbush Corner: Temps went below zero last night and some light lake effect snow is falling. We will be grooming, check Nordic pulse on our website later this morning for the fresh groom. We still have 100% coverage on our trail system. Open at 9. Gates close at 5.
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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