The 50 km course at Holmenkollen is thought to be the world's hardest ski course due to its challenging uphill slopes. FIS Nordic World Ski Championship 2011 Sports Director John Aalberg thinks the winner will considered the toughest skier.
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...
Northern Michigan wins the Men's and Overall Title at the NCAA Central Region Championships; Alaska takes the Women's Crown.
The Michigan Cup Committee has received two invitations for Michigan Cup races this coming weekend.
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.
A cold day with sunny skies made for fantastic conditions to determine which club would be this year's LSSD champion.
Over 100 athletes from various clubs throughout Lake Superior Ski District (LSSD) braved a cold and windy day to compete in the 2011 edition of the LSSD Cross Country Championships at The Kamview Nordic Ski Centre.
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.
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.
The Copper Country A wins the Michigan High School Championships Team competition. Marquette High School was second, followed by the Traverse City Central Trojans.
Evan Cover and Ellen Wiitala won the Michigan High School Championship sprint on the Vasa Trail in Traverse City.
Traverse City's Ross Williams was the over champion of the Michigan High School Cross Country Ski Championship Pursuit on Friday, Feb 18 on the Vasa Trail. Yoopers took all three spots in the Girls Pursuit, starting with Ellen Wittals from Marquette HS.