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Conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for the 30th Annual Junior Muffin Race at Cross Country Ski Headquarters! Plenty of snow, corduroy skate lanes, fresh classic tracks, cool temps and sunny skies made for a perfect day of racing.
Team NordicSkiRacer has been fierce and continues to lead the Brumbaugh Cup. But Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop is trying their best to catch up!
XCHQ leads the overall Michigan Cup. Liam Wiezba and Jorja Jenema have moved to the top of the Junior standings, and Rebecca and Michael Davis lead the Seniors.
This may be a first: the dynamic duo and husband and wife Michael Davis and Rebecca Davis won the Hanson Hills Classic and became the 2023 Michigan Cup Classic Championships
Kevin Tarras, Mandy Paull, Mylie Kelly, and Liam Wirzba were the top senior and junior skiers in the Forbush Freestyle / Michigan Cup Freestyle Championships!
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup and Great Lakes Junior National races!
After four races, Rayne Newmister of Team NordicSkiRacer and Arianne Olson of the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team lead the Junior standings. Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop) and Glenn Goodman (Vasa) lead the seniors.
Rain turned to heavy, damp snow Thursday night before the 2023 North American Vasa, providing far better snow conditions that anyone expected! As it was, the normal race courses were abandoned because of low snow volumes leading up to the race.
Back on the roller coaster again – Following the Frosty Festival. The Cote Dame Marie and Boyne Vistas races were cancelled due to lack of snow and the Noque is not a Brumbaugh Cup race. So, three weeks later the Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic...
The Beech Nut Jr. Nordic Race at Nub's Nob on Sunday February 5, 2023 offered races for kids ages 4 to 14.
The fourth Michigan Cup race went off without a hitch! The Larry Kanaby Memorial Classic race at Forbush Corner took advantage of both man-made and natural snow. Seniors skied 12km, juniors went 8km.
All Saturday February 11th races will run on a revised 6k loop: 6k, 12k, and 18k distances. Sunday's races are cancelled.