Tony Percha, Cyril Grum, and Zbigy Zlobicki know that ski racers are made in summer! Training starts in May, particularly if you're Zbigy and plan to attend the 2027 Masters World Cup in Tomso, Norway!
The final freestyle XC ski sprints for the season took place at Hickory Hills Tuesday night, with 21 high school team members from Traverse City and St Francis participating in the 3km race, and 11 adults. The final classic sprints will take place next Tuesday at Hickory Hills.
Here are the Michigan Cup Team Standings up through the Crystal Highlander Race. The Headquarters leads the way!
Ken Dawson has just released the individual standings for the Michigan Cup, through the Crystal Highlander.
All FIS Marathon and Elite Wave skiers must have FIS legal ski suits or they will be dropped back to Wave 1. If you're in the elite wave, check the FIS Commercial Marking Rules to see if your suit is legal.
They're not on the official Vasa web site yet, but there is a secret link to them...
So when do you use Toko Helix, JetStream, and X-Cold Powder? Well, the first thing you do is ignore the temperature ranges on the wax boxes. Here's some new information from a Toko wax clinic at the National Masters...,
Instructions for packet pickup, race start/finish, awards, clothing bags, dropping out, etc...
Tuesday's classic XC ski sprints were the final races before this weekend's upcoming Michigan High School State Championships in Houghton, and the Vasa races in Traverse City.
Ian Kennedy from Montague, Michigan is January's lucky winner of Doug Garfield's 'The New Steady Ski for Nordic Athletes.'
The traditional closing event for the Vasa Festival of Races is Family Fun Day which will run from noon to 3pm. on Sunday, February 15th. The attached flier outlines all the activities from the Frozen Fish Toss to Paint Ball Biathlon and much more!
We spent about 45 minutes on a hands-on waxing session, with Milan demonstrating and each of us prepping our skis. Then it was snow time.,
Carol Mueller-Brumbaugh has gotten us a list of hotel rooms in the Cheboygan Area for people going to the Black Mountain Classic Race on March 6.
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
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI