Team NordicSkiRacer's Zibgy Zlobicki, Tony Percha, Doug Cornell, and Cyril Grum at Island Lake Recreation Area, testing the new pavement. Conclusion? The section to Kent Lake is a 5; the rest of the repaving is only a 3.
Latest update on on Forbush Corner's pond construction in pictures!
The snow making loop trail has been widened and the new Ridge Trail has been cleared of trees. Stump removal is underway and the big equipment to start digging the pond next week is on site.
It's official! World Cup athletes compete on American snow for the first time since 2001. The Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup Sprint Finals will be held on American snow on Tuesday, March 17 at the Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis.
Michigan Tech's incoming class will add four women's skiers and three men's skiers to the team rosters for the 2019-20 season. The incoming class is represented with student-athletes from Norway, Switzerland, Finland, Idaho, Minnesota, Vermont, and Michig
Kästle is back on the Nordic scene with its own race division, three lines of cross-country skis and jump skis. Kästle has also signed a supplier agreement with the Austrian Ski Association.
Jessie Diggins (Afton, Minn.) and Simi Hamilton (Aspen Colo.) will lead an experienced team of athletes heading into the 2019-20 season, which includes the return of FIS Cross Country World Cup to the U.S. for the first time in 19 years.
orld Champion & Gold Medalist Kikkan Randall joins the MSU Gran Fondo 7! Ride with gold medalist and cancer survivor on June 22.
The Michigan Cup Committee voted today to change the way the North American Vasa is scored as part of the Michigan Cup. Starting in 2020, the 27k event will receive maximum points while racers in the 50k race will get partial points.
UPDATED 5/30/2019: Andy Liebner is holding a set of 16 different group technique, training, and time trial sessions this summer in southern Michigan.
With the end of the 2018-2019 season comes the final team standings. Although announced at the Michigan Cup Relays, we hadn't yet posted the actual points: they are now listed inside!
UPDATED: Jay Woodbeck - the only skier in the lead pack to kick - pulls away from the doublepolers by striding the first hill, then doublepoles away as the following racers recover from their doublepole climb.
The Michigan Cup Relays were as fun as ever this year, with some of the best ski conditions in recent memory.
Team NordicSkiRacer rollerski or foot workout
Kensington Metropark or Maybury State Park
Cross Country SuperCamps (3 and 5 day camps from Nov 25 - Jan 12)
SilverStar Mountain Resort, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Team NordicSkiRacer rollerski or foot workout
Kensington Metropark or Maybury State Park
Yellowstone Ski Festival, Nov 26-30
West Yellowstone, MT
XC Ski HQ Thanksgiving Weekend Sale, Friday, Nov 29th - Monday, Dec 2nd
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com
Team NordicSkiRacer rollerski or foot workout
Kensington Metropark or Maybury State Park
Team NordicSkiRacer rollerski or foot workout
Kensington Metropark or Maybury State Park
Stone Turtle Cafe Opens & Free Beginner Ski Lesson*
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com
XC Ski HQ Ski Team Kick-Off Dinner!
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N Cut Rd, Roscommon, MI 48653. 800-832-2663, [email protected], CrossCountrySki.com
Oregon Fall Camp, Dec 8-14
Mt Bachelor/Bend, Oregon