Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
The 36th edition of the North American Birkebeiner was a Classic in many ways. After several years of marginal weather conditions the last two Birkie’s have been cold powder versions, easy to wax for and easy to prepare the course.
Here's a quite run down on the ruls for the World Cup...
The last period of the World Cup will be really exciting: the overall World Cup victory is still open.
Sweden is hosting this year's Cross-Country World Cup Final with the Svensk Skidspelen in Stockholm and Falun.
For the first time since February 2004 the Cross-Country World Cup is making a stopover in Trondheim (NOR) from 12th to 14th March.
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup races, the Great Bear Chase, and the Wabos Loppet (plus others). Check back for updates!
It looks like a really tight race this year between defending champs XC Ski Headquarters, Hanson Hills/XC Ski Shop & Traverse City Junior Team.
This winter I had the opportunity to see what it is all about....I skied in my first World Cup.
Altogether, 20 medal events were on schedule in Liberec. Of those, Cross-Country had twelve events in Vesec, plus - for the first time - the qualification race for the individual start competition for competitors low points.
Here are more photos from the 2009 Muffin Race at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters.
Twenty skiers from the Central Collegiate Ski Association will represent the conference at the upcoming NCAA Ski Championships, with full squads from Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech leading the way.
Right after the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec the Lahti Ski Games (Salpausselänkisat) will be held for the 84th time with a full Nordic World Cup program. The event will take place from March 6-8.