season news
Video clips from the Cote Dame Marie
1/24/2011 - By Dave Durbin
Bitter cold day for a ski race. Conditions were slow but all survived. Hanson Hills. Grayling, MI. And here's the video to prove it.
Lots of snow for White Pine Stampede
1/24/2011 - By Jack McKaig
We have received several feet of snow but it has been all lake effect. Fortunately both the private and resort sections of the trail have been rolled and groomed regularly. We are ready to go!
Brutal conditions for Cote Dame Marie
1/23/2011 - By Mike Muha
Milan Biac held off Jeff Koch to take first in the 30k men's race. Amy Powell took first in the 15k women's race, beating out Susan Vigland. It was cold and slow...
GLD Junior Olympic 6km Classic photos
1/23/2011 - By Peter Bruning
Photos from the Great Lakes Division 6km Classic Junior Olympic Qualifer at Boyne Valley Lodge on Sunday, January 16, 2011.
Williams, Frick, Gulledge, and Paull lead Michigan Cup
1/21/2011 - By Ke Dawson
William Ross, Maria Frick , Catarina Gulledge, and Denny Paull lead the Michigan Cup going into the Cate Dame Marie.
Cote Dame Marie Loppet Wax Recommendations
1/20/2011 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED (added Solda): Wax recommendations from Toko, Swix, Solda, and Fast Wax for this weekend's Michigan Cup races.
Frosty Freestyle - My first ski race
1/19/2011 - By Emily Hill
Just before we all went to line up, the "international guest star" advertised on the race website was announced - a skier dressed as Frosty the Snowman. Great - not only could I come in dead last, I could lose to a snowman.
GLD Junior Olympic 6k Classic results
1/19/2011 - By Mike Muha
Ross Williams and Maria Frick posted the fastest times at the Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic Qualifier 6k classic race held at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Sunday, January 16, 2011.
GLD Junior Olympic sprint results
1/18/2011 - By Mike Muha
Traverse City skiers dominated the Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic Qualifier sprint race held at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
Straits Striders take Krazy Klassic 12k
1/17/2011 - By Mike Muha
Strait Striders Tracy Hardin and Denny Paull, both of Cheboygan, drove down to Brighton and conquered the competition at the 1st Annual Huron Meadows Invitational (aka Krazy Klassic 12k) on Sunday, January 16.
Baic and Darnton take REI Frosty Freestyle
1/16/2011 - By Mike Muha
Cheryl Darnton wins her second Frosty Freestyle 15k race, two years in a row. And Milan Baic skis away from the pack to win the Men's division.
Weekend wax Recommendations
1/13/2011 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup and Junior Olympic Qualifier races.