News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Concept2 Holiday Challenge raises over $31,000

Participants in Concept2’s 12th Annual Holiday Challenge not only rowed or skied millions of meters between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, they also helped raise over $31,000 for disaster relief organizations.

By Meredith Haff
Jan 12, 2012

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Vasa Trail Five- and Ten-Year planning process

The Vasa Pathway Task Force, composed of trail user groups and resource agencies, will develop a plan that identifies and prioritizes future improvements and ongoing maintenance. We need your opinions.

By Todd Vigland
Jan 12, 2012

Weather looking up for Frosty Freestyle

The forecast is for droping temperatures, 2-5 inches of natural snow, plus the snow from two snow guns.

By Mike Muha
Jan 12, 2012

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NMU's Andy Liebnar wins College Cup individual title

USSA National College Cup Team and Individual Champions named as part of the U.S. Cross Country Championshipsat the closing banquet. Individual titles went to Northern Michigan University's Andy Liebner and Colorado University's Eliska Hajkova.

By USSA
Jan 11, 2012

Frosty Freestyle: The missing photos of 2011

Amazingly, we stumbled upon a zillion photos that did not make it to the web after the 2011 Frosty Freestyle. Worse, a photo galleries that was online last year didn't have the correct links pointing to it!

By Mike Muha
Jan 11, 2012

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Huron Meadows Metropark is grooming trails for ski races this weekend

Neither Tuesday's springlike sunshine, nor temperatures above the norm all month in metro Detroit, nor gloom of rain predicted tonight will keep Adam Haberkorn from his appointed rounds -- spreading artificial snow for Saturday's ski races in Brighton.

By Bill Laitner
Jan 11, 2012

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Jesse Diggins has huge lead in SuperTour standings

Jesse Diggins leads by 156 points of Caitlin Gregg (430 to 274) in the overall Supertour standings. Sylcan Ellsfson leads by a narrow 4 points over Michael Sinnott for the men.

By USSA
Jan 10, 2012

Toko 2012 US Nationals 20/30k Classic Report

We tested kick waxes, straight base green, straight klisters, and klisters covered. Before qualifying, our best wax was Nordic Green Klister covered by Nordic Red Klister.

By Ian Harvey
Jan 10, 2012

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Photos from the 6-Hour Relay Race at Hanson Hills

The event entertained 30 teams of 3 per team. Hansen Hills had trails well groomed, was a blast, fast. The nordicskiracers placed and earned metals as well as other teams...

By Lisa Kaniewski
Jan 10, 2012

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Great Lakes Division race schedule for 2011-12

UPDATED: Junior National Qualifiers for the Great Lakes Division are spread out through the Upper and Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and in Ohio this season.

By Nick Baic
Jan 10, 2012

Six-Hour Team Relay results

Hanson Hills managed to put on a fun 6 hour relay Saturday, despite somewhat marginal snow in spots. Fortunately, the recent storm allowed the race to run, the first since the Nordic Fest sprint race on October 22, 2011.

By Mike Muha
Jan 9, 2012

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10th overall for Randall's Tour de Ski

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) capped the 11-day, 9-stage Tour de Ski with a strong finish up the towering Alpe Cermis hillclimb to finish tenth in the Tour - a big jump from last year's 21st place finish.

By USSA
Jan 9, 2012

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