Season News
Video: Muffin Race...or custom party?
3/12/2013 - By Bob Ampulski
2013 Muffin Races at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Roscommon, MI. There are two videos, one for the Pursuit Race, one for the 1km kids race.
Michigan Cup Relay skiers stay dry...mostly
3/11/2013 - By Mike Muha
As we turned off the highway to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters, the rain magically stopped. Maybe the Michigan Cup Relays would be dry after all.
Photos from the Michigan Cup Relays
3/10/2013 - By Mike Muha
Photos from the 2013 Michigan Cup Relays at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake, MI.
Michigan Cup race tight going into Relays
3/7/2013 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the senior Brumbaugh Cup competition, and the Vasa Ski Club owns the junior Baic Cup this year, but the race for the Michigan Cup is tight...
Brown jumps to the front of the Michigan Cup standings!
3/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Vasa Ski Club's Eli Brown jumped the top of the Michigan Cup standings by winning the Black Mountain Classic race last weekend. Amy Powell held onto to her lead to take the Women's Title
Hat Cam: Black Mountain Skate race
3/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Here is the final "hat cam" video of the season by TeamNordicSkiRacer.com's Doug Cornell. Doug had a lot of fun creating the racing videos this year and he is very thankful for all of the kind words he received from his fellow racers at the events.
Yankus and Carlson win "The Beast": Black Mountain Skate
3/4/2013 - By Mike Muha
While Saturday's Black Mountain Classic was deemed "The Beauty", Sunday's skate race was "The Beast", according to Michael Bourassa. Michael Seaman described the course as "11k-ish uber hilly, with steep ups, and very fast wide open descents.
Brown and Hardin win Black Mountain Classic
3/4/2013 - By Mike Muha
Ken Dawson said it best: "The Black Mountain 30k Classic course had the best conditions in 9 years. With ample snow and cool temperatures, the race was the perfect setting for Tracy Hardin and Eli Brown to put another win under their belts.
Men's race up for grabs in Michigan Cup
3/1/2013 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: Eventually where there is a tie, head to head competition will apply. Lots of close results so grab as many points this last weekend as possible.
Lipp and Bruning win Muffin Race
2/25/2013 - By Mike Muha
Erin Lipp took another win this weekend, finishing first in the Cross Country Ski Headquarter's Muffin Pursuit Race. In the boys race, Andrew Bruning had the fastest legs of the day to finish in 25:04.
The O'Hearns makes it a family win at the Boyne Grinder
2/25/2013 - By Mike Muha
It was a family celebration as Erica and John O'Hearn crossed the finish line as the top women and man at the Boyne Mountain Grinder cross country ski race.
Vasa Ski Club leads Michigan Cup Series
2/21/2013 - By Mike Muha
Official points keeper Ken Dawson has released the latest standings for the 2013 Michigan Cup Series. Vasa leads! Eivnd Kragebakk and Erin Lipp lead they junior standings, with Amy Powell and Ryan Harris (barely) on top of the senior standings.