After the first two days of beautiful weather, Hurricane Irene arrived and forced the cancellation of the third and final race. As the national championship is a best-2-out-of-3 series, the cancellation of the third race changed the scoring dynamics...

By Doug Hoover
Sep 8, 2011

The inaugural Grand Marais Roller Ski Marathon course is approximately 50k (30 miles) of open road through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore along beautiful Lake Superior, one of the most scenic rides in the Great Lakes region.

By Nikki Darrow
Sep 7, 2011

Every Tuesday in September will be intensity night, with a session focused on training at or near race speed. Every Wednesday in September will be strength night, with a session focused on general and specific strength training.

By Mike Muha
Sep 6, 2011

Check out the dryland exercises in the second half of the video. This 5 day camp featured over 100 athletes and 30 coaches from Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland.

By Jim Mihell
Sep 6, 2011

I have a very competitive personality, so cross country racing seemed like a great thing to start doing when I was about 12 or 13. That and my mom basically forced me to do it...

By USSA
Sep 1, 2011

A Swedish study presented at the ESC Congress 2011 today, found a higher incidence of arrhythmias in cross-country skiers with a long history of endurance training.

By European Society of Cardiology
Aug 31, 2011

Thanks to recent improvements, the Tech Trails now qualify for national and international cross country ski races, one of only six such systems in the nation, according to the team that did all the hard work.

By Dennis Walikainen
Aug 30, 2011

A hot summer is usually followed by a cool winter! Get ready this Labor Day weekend as we present the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Labor Day Weekend Sale!

By Bob Frye
Aug 29, 2011

The first skier across the line in the premier 30km Freestyle event was Petr Novak from the Czech Republic, making it the third time in the event’s 21 year history that a Czech skier has won.

By FIS
Aug 29, 2011

Unusually warm weather over the last four weeks has affected snow conditions. With fine weather expected for the next week it has been decided to use an alternative course on the plateau above Falls Creek village.

By FIS
Aug 25, 2011

The Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) has been unable to raise money to continue lighting a cross country ski trail at the Forestville trailhead in Marquette, Michigan.

By Mike Muha
Aug 24, 2011

An excellent CXC Skiing video showing how to ski walk (one foot always on the ground) and ski bound (some air time) with correct technique.

By Mike Muha
Aug 23, 2011