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!
New wall mount for Vasa Ergometer
4/13/2009 - By Rob Sleamaker
I thought you would be interested to see some photos of our prototype for the Vasa Erg with a new wall mount frame. We will develop this further and production version will be called the Vasa UBE (Upper Body Ergometer).
Late Season Skiing at Black Mountain
4/12/2009 - By Vince Call
Here's a short video and a few shots of Wayne Christopherson and Vince Call's last few hours of skiing Black Mnt. today.
Noquemanon Trail Network 2008-2009 Season in Review
4/11/2009 - By Noquemanon Trail Network
We are so lucky! 208 inches of snow, 155K of ski trails within an hour of Marquette, and a great set of Volunteers and Grooming Staff
Season Review
4/10/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
Here is a short review of the season. You will see that the review of last season blends quickly into plans for this and the next. We are always engaged in analysis.
Groomed skiing at Huron Meadows Metropark - on April 8!
4/10/2009 - By Ken Dawson
Imagine skiing in southeast Michigan on April 8th - on groomed trails. As he has done all winter Adam once again worked his magic in preparing the ski trails at Huron Meadows Metropark, just south of Brighton.
Victory in the toughest cross country race in the world
4/9/2009 - By Fischer
After 122 kilometres and around 3,000 metres of climb, Niviaq Berthelsen (GRL, Fischer) and Thomas Freimuth (GER) were the winners of this year's Arctic Circle Race.
Kenyan’s Cross-Country athlete Philip Boit in interview
4/9/2009 - By FIS
The Kenyan, who has competed in three FIS Nordic World Ski Championships including in Liberec in February 2009, has no plans on hanging up his skis just yet. He is training for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.
Easter Bunny Loppet 20K, April 11
4/8/2009 - By Jim Meyer Sr.
A ski race in APRIL? The ski conditions have been absolutely fabulous at the Swedetown Trails. Bob Haase is organizing the first ever Easter Bunny Loppet at the Swedetown Trails on Saturday April 11, 2009.
NMU, MTU net Central Region ski awards
4/8/2009 - By Matias Saari
Nordic skiers Martin Banerud and Laura DeWitt of Northern Michigan University have been named the NCAA Central Region Athletes of the Year.
Cross Country Canada dumps World Cup Coach
4/7/2009 - By Mike Muha
CCC says goodbye to Arild Monsen over philosphical differences - 11 months before the 2010 Winter Olympics
FIS North America Marathon Cup final standings - or Not?
4/7/2009 - By Mike Muha
They may be the top three in the final standings, but does that mean they were the best racers? A peek under the covers or the FIS North America Marathon Cup.
Huron Meadows Groomer Appreciation Party
4/7/2009 - By Ken Roth
A party of thanks and appreciation for the work of the groomers at Huron Meadows will be held April 11, 2009 at the Huron Meadow’s clubhouse.
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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