Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
As the months get closer to the next season, it is more and more important that we take the time to go over technique and get comfortable on the roller skis before transitioning to the snow.
Brumbaugh Cup scorers Jay Woodbeck and Kyle Hanson proposed some language to clarify how the Brumbaugh Cup is scored. The Michigan Cup approved slightly revised wording, and an additional few clarifications were made.
The SISU Ski Fest in Ironwood, Michigan, will run a virtual event this season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The North American Vasa is committed to running an in-person event for 2021, though it will be limited in scope and COVID-19 safety measures will be in place that all participants will have to agree to abide by.
The good news: There IS going to be a Michigan Cup Race Series for 2020-21 - The Michigan Cup Committee approved a revised race calendar.
The coronavirus continues, and the Canadian border, which was closed to people entering from the U.S. soon after our last guests left, has not yet reopened.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has cancelled all national competitions for the 2020-21 season. That means no SuperTour, U.S. National Championships, or the Junior National Championships.
ABR Ski Trails is working on our plan for a safe opening this winter. With many unknowns we are going to error on the conservative side. We are going to plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Originally scheduled for March 4-12 in Canmore, Alberta, the Masters World Cup 2021 has been postponed to 2022.
Vasa Ski Club is getting ready for another exciting season of activities and programs. We are looking to hire a Club Manager to oversee administrative operations for the club. This is a part-time, paid position.
The Michigan Cup Committee meets this coming August 30 to discuss the upcoming Michigan Cup season. We'll be sitting outside, social distancing, at Hanson Hills.
We were up at 3 am, ate, packed up and headed for Mora. We thought we were early, but the buses were already heading out. If you can imagine buses to handle over 10,000 skiers!