season news
Paull and Hardin win Hanson Hills Classic
2/2/2009 - By Mike Muha
Denny Paul and Tracy Hardin won the Hanson Hills Classic senior 12 km race. Brendan Baic and Kaitlyn Patterson each won their second junior race of the weekend.
Mclean and Wichem win Michigan Cup Marathon
2/2/2009 - By Mike Muha
Grand Rapids Nordic’s Dave Mclean once again soundly thumped the competition by winning the Michigan Cup Marathon 30K in 18:58. In the women’s 15 Km, Amy Wichem won easily in 46:02.
Traverse City Time Trial results for Jan 28
1/31/2009 - By Mark Esper
Raymond Innis had the fastest time of the day, followed by Andy Rocky. Fastest senior women was Susan Vigland; fastest Junior Girl ? Maria Frick.
Weekend wax recommendations
1/29/2009 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!
HH/CCSS lead but NSR gains in Team Results
1/28/2009 - By Mike Muha
Grand Rapids Nordic led in the Noque in overall points, followed by Strait Striders and HH/CCSS. In the overall competion, NSR moves to number 2 position.
Wax Recommendations for TC Sprints, Jan 28
1/26/2009 - By Pete Edwards
Swix Traverse City Sprint wax recommendation for this Wednesday's sprint race.
White Pine Stampede: Over 100 inches of snow and counting
1/26/2009 - By White Pine Stampede
Snow continues to fall, and well over 100 inches has coated the Stampede track so far. Mother Nature has provided two good spells of warmer air and a little rain to make the base nearly bullet-proof. The 10 day forecast keeps us cold.
Sinnott and McCabe win 2009 Noquemanon Ski Marathon
1/25/2009 - By Mike Muha
Michael Sinnott and Laura McCabe, both from the Saab Salomon Factory Team won the 51K classic Noquemanon Ski Marathon. Steve Kuhl and Natalie Dawson were top Michigan Cup skiers, both of Team NordicSkiRacer.
Michigan Cup individual standings through Garland
1/23/2009 - By Ken Dawson
Here are the current individual standings through the Garland Races. Although team results have not been posted yet, team designations for individuals are listed based on all rosters.
Weekend wax recommendations for the Noquemmanon
1/22/2009 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the Noquemanon Ski Marathon. Check back for updates!
HH/CCSS lead demonstration Team Results
1/21/2009 - By Mike Muha
After three races, Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop leads the overall standings in the demonstration Team Results, proposed and scored by Ed Anderson.
Photos from the 2009 Garland Gripper
1/21/2009 - By Peter Bruning
Here are more photos of the Garland Gripper, especially of junior racers and iced beards