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!
Training / Summer Waxing Clinic on Saturday at the Headquarters
4/17/2009 - By Bob Frye
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters Michigan Cup Team is hosting a Training / Summer Waxing Clinic this Saturday starting at 1:00 PM at Cross Country Ski Headquarters.
Contact Granholm for the Boardman Lake Trail
4/17/2009 - By hplmvszuin
TART believes the Boardman Lake Trail will be a legacy project for our area and will enhance community wellness now and for future generations. TART encourages residents to contact Governor Granholm by writing a letter in support of the project.,
New Junior Development and Master Program for Lower Michigan
4/16/2009 - By CXC Skiing
Central Cross Country Ski Association is pleased to announce new addition of Lower Michigan Junior Development and Masters Program. The program will be limited to 12 junior and 12 master skiers to ensure a good coach to athlete ratio.
Easter time ski at Stokley Creek
4/16/2009 - By Vince Call
The past weekend, Easter Sunday we ventured back for one last season closing day trip. With the lodge closed we had the trails to our selves. They were 100% snow covered beyond the lodge, with well over a two foot base in most areas.
Awards to Huron Meadows Metropark ski trails
4/16/2009 - By Mike Muha
Many thanks for the folks at Huron Meadows Metropark, just south of Brighton, Michigan, for providing skiers the best prepared ski the best ski trails in southeast Michigan.
2012 Youth Olympic Games Announced
4/15/2009 - By USSA
Following the first Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010, Innsbruck will be responsible for staging the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games, with approximately 1,000 athletes, aged 14 to 18.
Vermont's Vasa Company trains skiers, swimmer and surfers?
4/15/2009 - By Jack Thurston - WCAX News
Sleamaker was in fact a ski coach for Nordic competitors and Olympic biathlon teams.
CXC Academy starts second year
4/14/2009 - By CXC Skiing
Year 2 of detailed training plans and video includes input by Birkie winner and World Cup skier Matt Liebsch and a partnership with Vision Quest Coaching that introduces bike workouts
Whistler Revisted
4/14/2009 - By Mark Waechter
This week I've been in Whistler BC with a few members of the Slovenian team.Getting familiar with the Olympic courses is imperitive. Almost as important is getting familiar with the overall surroundings.
Season Review: Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined
4/14/2009 - By FIS
Walter Hofer, Head of Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined, and Ulrich Wehling, FIS Race Director Nordic Combined, reflected on the 2008/2009 season in the FIS Ski Jumping and DKB Nordic Combined World Cups.
2010 Birkebeiner/Kortelopet limit set to 7,500 skiers
4/13/2009 - By Birkie
The Birkebeiner/Kortelopet are limited to the first 7,500 total registrants. In addition, there are different fee structures for the Birkie and Kortelopet.
Natalia Matveeva (RUS) tests positive for rEPO
4/13/2009 - By FIS
Russian Cross-Country skier, Natalia Matveeva has tested positive for the use of the prohibited substance recombinant Erythropoietin (rEPO), identified on the WADA Prohibited List 2009 in Class S2. Hormones and related Substances.
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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