Forty-five kids arrived at Huron Meadows at 8:00am, got their skis, and headed out to the start line to race in the first ever Frosty Freestyle Kids Race. Frosty the Snowman was their to cheer them on!

By Ken Grybel II
Jan 20, 2012

Photos of the 2012 Frosty Freestyle by Denise Semion of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.

By Denise Semion
Jan 20, 2012

It WAS Krazy! Who holds a classic cross country ski race without set tracks? We do! Dan Yankus (Team NordicSkiRacer) added a second victory this weekend, and Tracy Hardin (Straits Striders) was the women's champion.

By Mike Muha
Jan 19, 2012

Dan Yankus and Cheryl Darnton both pull away from the field to win their respective divisions in the 2012 REI Frosty Freestyle

By Mike Muha
Jan 17, 2012

Team NordicSkiRacer's Lindsey MacDonald wins the 5k Frosty Freestyle cross country ski race, leading the entire race. Brothers Nikolaas and Vincent Vermeulen finish 1-2 in the men's 5k.

By Mike Muha
Jan 16, 2012

It was a hard race over a relatively flat course, with no place to rest and no place to hide. Conditions ranged from a foot of hard packed snow to icy-snow barely covering the grass. But the competition was spectacular.

By Mike Muha
Jan 15, 2012

No tracks were set, but that didn't hold any racers back. Many racers did more doublepoling than they'd ever done before, seeing what their upper body was made of.

By Mike Muha
Jan 15, 2012

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

Response was overwhelming for our first time effort - 45 kids signed up! We had to really scramble to get enough instructors to make sure the kids had fun and learned.

By Mike Muha
Jan 6, 2012

There were a few slippery spots on the path but the weather was dry and cold for pre-Turkey dinner Time Trial organized by Daniel Yankus at Kensington Metropark this morning.

By Mike Muha
Nov 24, 2011

The narrow 100 meter course was tricky. There were tight fast corners, undulations, and, if you weren't centered in the lane, grass just off the edge ready to catch a ski tip. But it was snow, in October!

By Mike Muha
Oct 23, 2011

Rain threatened, but it stayed dry for the Team NordicSkiRacer Tuesday night Intensity Session. Typically, we alternate rollerski and ski walking interval sessions. This Tuesday we did a 2 mile running time trial instead.

By Mike Muha
Oct 19, 2011