It's after Labor Day and the rollerskiers are coming out of hibernation! Doug Heady (front) and Sean Newmister out for a distance ski at Kensington Metropark in Milford.
After passing a ban on fluor waxes in November of 2019, the FIS has finally decided to enforce it during the 2023-2024 season. The delay came from the inability of the FIS to find a way a reliable and cost-effective method to detect fluor on skis.
Lower and upper peninsula junior coaches have formed the Michigan Junior Nordic Ski Association (MJNSA) to increase the range of opportunities for athletes in 6th through 12th grade, including camps, races, and other Nordic events throughout the year.
The Banff Film Festival is a world-renowned celebration of outdoor adventure and exploration through the captivating medium of film. Originating in Banff, Canada, this festival has evolved into a global phenomenon.
XC SKI HQ Manager and Race Team Member George Frye shares his skin ski breakthrough from the race course last season!
The Michigan Cup Committee The Michigan Cup Committee voted unanimously to drop the Noquemanon Ski Marathon from the Michigan Cup series.
We have increased Crybaby to 3.2 km from 2.6km and completed part of the Pines connector re-route to get it off of the shared seasonal roads with the snowmobiles. Photos of how we create ski trails!
This clinic we'll meet at the Windfall parking lot in Kensington Metropark (Milford, Michigan) and roll along the less-used bike path which heads northeast of the majority of the park.
I'm having another ski clinic - with sections for both rollerskiers and non-rollerskiers - and a rollerski time trial. We'll meet at Kensington Metropark in Milford, Michigan.
Algoma Highlands Conservancy recently purchased the land required to re-open the Hakon Lien Trail at Stokely Creek Lodge. But now the AHC needs to pay off the loans required to make this important purchase.
There will be a special guest! Olympic coach and former World Cup biathlete from Serbia, Dejan Krsmanovic, will be join me in running the clinic this Saturday, June 10.
I'll be back in Michigan for the month of June and plan on holding a rollerski clinic right away at our usual spot at Kensington Metropark in the Martindale Beach Splash & Blast parking lot.
This past season was an important one for USA cross country ski racing, with the men moving up to sixth in the Nation’s Cup standings and earning the maximum World Cup quota for the first time in our history