The Cross County Ski Headquarters got their skiers out in mass to win the overall 2024 Michigan Cup - again! Congratulations on a job well done. (Photo: Gwenn Stevenson)
Bear Chase and Michigan Cup Relays wax recommendations
3/7/2019 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for the this weekend's races: the Great Bear Chase and Michigan Cup Relays
PSIA Classic and Skate clinics, March 16 and 17
3/6/2019 - By Amy Powell
XC Fundamentals Workshop, Instructor Training Workshop, and Cross Country Level Certification 1, 2 are ready to cap your season on March 16 and 17 at Crystal Mountain Resort
RESULTS: Team NordicSkiRacer wins Brumbaugh Cup
3/5/2019 - By Mike Muiha
Team NordicSkiRacer has won the 2019 Brumbaugh Cup competition as the most powerful Michigan Cup team, with a mere 18 points lead over the perennial winners, Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop.
RESULTS: 2019 MI Cup Champs: Kyle Hanson, Jordyn Ross, Ted Roe and Arielle Jean
3/5/2019 - By Mike Muha
Kyle Hanson, Jordyn Ross, Ted Roe and Arielle Jean beat the rest of the field to win the senior and junior Michigan Cup Championships!
RESULTS: Two wins for Kyle Hanson at Black Mountain
3/5/2019 - By Mike Muha
Team NordicSkiRacer's Kyle Hanson came and conquered, winning both the classic and freestyle races. Rebecca Davis and Jordyn Ross each won one.
RESULTS: Eighteen teams compete in Muffin Race Team Sprint Relay
3/4/2019 - By Mike Muha
Traditionally a pursuit race, this year's Muffin Race was changed to a 4.5 km team sprint relay inspired by the Gold Medal victory by Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall in the 2018 Olympics.
Toko High Performance Liquid Paraffins: Easy and fast
2/27/2019 - By Mike Muha
TOKO is shipping a line of spray-on High Performance Liquid Paraffins that look to greatly reduce the time it takes to wax race skis, reducing the mess, and still give you fast skis.
Team NordicSkiRacer still leads Brumbaugh Cup competition
2/26/2019 - By Mike Muha
Team NordicSkiRacer continues to lead the Brumbaugh Cup competition as the most powerful team, with a 46 points lead over Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop.
Team NSR moves into third in MI Cup standings; Vasa still leads
2/26/2019 - By Mike Muha
Team NordicSkiRacer has overtaken Grand Rapids Nordic to move into third place in the overall Michigan Cup standings. There have been big changes in the individual junior and senior standings, too!
Crystal Community Ski Club host 2k junior race
2/26/2019 - By Amy Powell
Thirty-five Nordic Middle and High School skiers raced this past Saturday, some first time racers, at Crystal Mountain. The new Nordic ski club, Crystal Community Ski Club (CCSC), hosted a 2k classic and skate interval start junior race.
RESULTS: Ellie Callison and Kevin Tarras win fast Boyne Vistas race
2/24/2019 - By Mike Muha
The race started with a 300 foot climb straight up an alpine ski slope with an average climb of 8%. That's average: the climb actually ranged from around 1.5% to a gradient of almost 16%.
Over 36 inches of packed snow on Great Bear Chase course
2/22/2019 - By Angela Luskin
he 39th annual UP Health System Great Bear Chase is almost here! Conditions are looking great, with a packed base of 36” on the course and great temperatures leading up to Saturday, March 9th.
