UPDATED with SOLDA: Vasa Sprints, North American Vasa, Gran Travers, and Lake Erie Region Youth XC Championship JOQ races. Stay tuned for updates.

By Mike Muha
Feb 10, 2011

Eli Brown was asked to do a weekly live web chat on waxing with the local NBC affiliate; the third session is at noon today. You can ask him questions online at UpNorthLive.com.

By Mike Muha
Feb 9, 2011

One quirk about Fluorocarbon waxes is that they do not "like" hydrocarbon waxes (think oil and water). Fluorinated hydrocarbons (Dibloc LF and HF) are the link between them. They are a hybrid between the two types (hence the name Toko Dibloc).

By Ian Harvey
Feb 9, 2011

Photos of the 20k start, finish and a few out on the course.

By Lydia Cadena and Cody Surles
Feb 9, 2011

More photos (798 to be exact) of the 2011 White Pine Stampede, from professional photographer Joanie Moore.

By Joanie Moore
Feb 9, 2011

Help us find a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) and you could be going to Norway! Birkie Skiers for Cures is offering a special prize this year - a trip to the Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet!

By American Birkebeiner
Feb 8, 2011

There is no other place in the world where you can spend one day racing on kilometers of professionally groomed trails and the next day see bison grazing next to hot springs or bald eagles soaring past geysers.

By Sara Hoovler
Feb 8, 2011

Photos of the 40k start, finish and a few out on the course.

By Lydia Cadena and Cody Surles
Feb 8, 2011

We are hosting a double-JOQ GLD race weekend in Ohio (near Cleveland) at Lake Farm Park and registrations are due by Wednesday. If there are any skiers in your clubs hoping to get GLD points, last chance.

By Tom Cook
Feb 8, 2011

Here are photos from the MOST AWESOME backcountry XC ski trip I could have EVER experienced, especially since we had purr-fect weather, 20-degrees, little wind & mostly sunny, dressed in my Michigan XC ski clothes every day, except one!

By Sara “Energizer” Cockrell
Feb 7, 2011

As you know, Valentine's Day this year falls on Monday Feb. 14th. To assist Cupid (and you), we have added a non-timed tour for Sunday afternoon at Timber Ridge Resort. Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing will run form 1-4pm.

By Vasa
Feb 7, 2011

The White Pine Stampede had the snow it's craved for the last four years, with great coverage over the entire course. After very cold and slow conditions the last two weekends, racers were really happy with fast skiing and temperatures in the high 20's.

By Mike Muha
Feb 6, 2011