News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
NMU wins NCAA Central Region Championships
Northern Michigan wins the Men's and Overall Title at the NCAA Central Region Championships; Alaska takes the Women's Crown.
By Tom Myrick
Feb 22, 2011
Fluorocarbons waxes are a skier’s best friend
The benefits of pure Fluoros increase as the length of race increases, humidity/water increases or dirt increases. It should be noted that in most every condition any FC Top Coat is better than using no FC Top Coat
By Swix
Feb 22, 2011
Racers Revenge on Winter
Since Boyne has cancelled this weekend the MI-CUP Committee has sanctioned an alternate race to be held at Hanson Hills Recreation Area on Saturday February 26th, 2011...
By Justin Andre
Feb 22, 2011
Human Powered Trail Grooming launches Classic Track Setter
Human Powered Trail Grooming announced today that it has begun selling a classic track setter for those who want to groom their own ski trails but don’t have access to a snowmobile or mechanized groomer.
By Peter Foley
Feb 21, 2011
LSSD Cross Country Ski Championships Wraps Up
A cold day with sunny skies made for fantastic conditions to determine which club would be this year's LSSD champion.
By Phil Brown
Feb 21, 2011
Ski Base Preparation for the 2011 American Birkebeiner
The ski bases are on the snow for just over 50 kilometers and keeping them fast and gliding well over the entire distance can mean the difference between an enjoyable race or experience and a not so enjoyable race or experience.
By Chris Hall
Feb 21, 2011
Michigan Cup votes on replacement races for this weekend
The Michigan Cup Committee has received two invitations for Michigan Cup races this coming weekend.
By Mike Muha
Feb 21, 2011
Cover and Wiitala win High School Sprints
Evan Cover and Ellen Wiitala won the Michigan High School Championship sprint on the Vasa Trail in Traverse City.
By Mike Muha
Feb 20, 2011
Cooper Country A top Michigan High School Team
The Copper Country A wins the Michigan High School Championships Team competition. Marquette High School was second, followed by the Traverse City Central Trojans.
By Mike Muha
Feb 20, 2011
Bjornsen, Freeman lead U.S. in Drammen
The top results in the men's and women's 15/10k classic for the U.S. Ski Team went to Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop,WA) in 52nd and Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) in 57th.
By US Ski Team
Feb 20, 2011
Randall takes second straight win
Under a sunny sky with cold, hard packed snow, the U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall won her second straight sprint World Cup, going head-to-head with Norway's top two sprinters on their home snow for the win.
By US Ski Team
Feb 20, 2011
Huron Meadows finds snow for trail
Super-Adam makes a ski trail where there should be none at Huron Meadows Metropark: three-quarter of a mile long (one way), 18 foot elevation change.
By Mike Muha
Feb 20, 2011
