season news
Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop leads Brumbaugh Cup after 2 races
12/26/2013 - By Chris Jones
Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop leads the Brumbaugh Cup over the Vasa Ski Club and Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team after the first two races of the Michigan Cup season, the WinterStart and the WinterSonnenwende.
Jesse Smith and Erica O'Hearn win WinterSonnenwende
12/24/2013 - By Mike Muha
WinterSonnenwende race results! Sarah Goble won the 5K Junior girls event. In the 11K, Jesse Smith, Alex Vaanias, and Dan Yankus come in 1-2-3 for the men. Erica O'Hearn, Kaitlyn Patterson, and Mariah Frye Colie were the top three women.
Tentative WinterStart results
12/22/2013 - By Curt Peterson
These were not posted at the awards today because we knew there were mistakes particularly with junior men (no times) and some team names and of course Chris Weingartz is a male (he initially was posted as a women). The results below are tentative only.
Alex Vanais wins WinterStart at Lakes of the North
12/21/2013 - By Mike Muha
Breaking news: Alex Vanais wins the WinterStart at Lakes of the North. Milan Baic was second and Dan Ynakus third.
Brumbaugh Cup scoring begins Saturday!
12/20/2013 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
The 2014 Michigan Cup season will begin this Saturday at the Lakes of the North Winterstart and Sunday at the Wintersonnewende. In order to make sure this happen, Team Captions should appoint one person from each team to assist in the scoring.
Winterstart and WinterSonnenwende Michigan Cup races this weekend
12/16/2013 - By Curt Peterson
The Gaylord and Mancelona area, right in the heart of the early season snow belt, will be the site of our opening ski races of the season on REAL snow. Yes there is snow, over a foot now, and the weather predictions are wonderful.
December's Tour de Ski cancelled
12/12/2013 - By Mike Muha
Heads up! Nick Baic has cancelled the Tour de Ski for this season. Circumstance forced them to cancel Saturday's event, and now the race is completely cancelled.
2014 Michigan Cup Series Race Schedule
12/12/2013 - By Mike Muha
Updated calendar! Tour de Ski Cancelled.
Brumbaugh Cup changes scoring system
11/11/2013 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: The Brumbaugh Cup, which determines the top senior team on the Michigan Cup cross county ski racing series, is changing its scoring system for the 2013-2014 season.
Ski Fest debuts twistier course
10/27/2013 - By Mike Muha
The 4th Annual First XC Ski Race in North America, the Party, the Swap and the Sale for the 2013-2014 season is over. The Eli Brown and the Vasa Ski Club built a small 100 meter course using Zamboni ice rink shavings...
Course being prepped for 4th Annual First XC Ski Race
10/24/2013 - By Eli Brown
The 4th Annual First XC Ski Race in North America is almost here...Ski and race this Saturday!
Ski Fest on-snow racing October 26
10/8/2013 - By Mike Muha
The Vasa Ski Clubs hosts its 4th Annual Nordic Ski Fest on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The Fest features on-snow skiing and the first Michigan Cup race of the season: a time trial followed by head-to-head racing.