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!
We hit the 100 inch mark for snowfall and passed the snowfall for last year at this time!,
Snow fell on the palm trees of West Los Angeles and Malibu Wednesday afternoon as Jack Frost visited the Southland again.,
Everybody understands the importance of good thermostatic control. But why spend hundreds of dollars on a digital iron? Most people figure that its to avoid burning your bases, and that is certainly a major consideration. But there's more.,
It wasn't until I broke a pole and went training on a set of mismatched poles that I found one of the reasons for ineffective poling: ski baskets too small for conditons.,
The trail committee has reviewed the race course yesterday and has good news. We have 14” of snow in Al Quaal (51k start line) and there is a 6” packed base to Deer Lake (46km). ,
Mt Itasca's 3+K World Cup trails are in excellent condition; Snow is thin but nicely compacted with all new Tidd Tech corduroy at Telemark Resort.,
Big turnout for the Traverse City Tuesday Night Sprint Race at Hickory Hills - obviously there's a pent-up demand to race!,
The team traveled from Houghton Michigan to Davos, Switzerland on the 6th of January, and a small sprint team is off to Russia on Thursday.,
When any force or stress is put on nearly frozen turf, the results are that it immediately kills the grass underneath. The best thing to do is wait until the turf is sufficiently covered with enough snow to insulate it from stress.,
Be part of the first international races ever for the Michigan Cup! Join the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club on their home ground for a weekend of classic and freestyle racing!,
With 75 meters to go Eric Strabel of APU jumped from 3rd place to pass Kevin Hochtl of Rossignol and narrowly edge Colin Rodgers of FsX who led nearly the entire race to the line.,
Ruhpolding, Germany, Jan 14. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) suffered another time and energy consuming crash in the first 2.5K of the 15K Mass Start competition today, but regained his composure to finish 23rd, 3:00.1 behind Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway.,
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI