Conditions couldn’t have been more perfect for the 30th Annual Junior Muffin Race at Cross Country Ski Headquarters! Plenty of snow, corduroy skate lanes, fresh classic tracks, cool temps and sunny skies made for a perfect day of racing.
BIrkie, Kortelopet, Prince Haakon, and Muffin Race wax recommendations
Team NordicSkiRacer has been fierce and continues to lead the Brumbaugh Cup. But Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop is trying their best to catch up!
XCHQ leads the overall Michigan Cup. Liam Wiezba and Jorja Jenema have moved to the top of the Junior standings, and Rebecca and Michael Davis lead the Seniors.
This may be a first: the dynamic duo and husband and wife Michael Davis and Rebecca Davis won the Hanson Hills Classic and became the 2023 Michigan Cup Classic Championships
Kevin Tarras, Mandy Paull, Mylie Kelly, and Liam Wirzba were the top senior and junior skiers in the Forbush Freestyle / Michigan Cup Freestyle Championships!
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup and Great Lakes Junior National races!
The Black Mountain Nordic Ski Races on March 4-5 are once again looking for Sponsors to put on our T-shirt. This year will be a special addition honoring our friend Chris Weingartz.
We settled into our apartment right on the main square and walked around town. We found a traditional restaurant nearby called Adlers Stuberl, and enjoyed some delicious food and tasty beer.
After four races, Rayne Newmister of Team NordicSkiRacer and Arianne Olson of the Grand Rapids Nordic Ski Team lead the Junior standings. Rebecca Davis (Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop) and Glenn Goodman (Vasa) lead the seniors.
Rain turned to heavy, damp snow Thursday night before the 2023 North American Vasa, providing far better snow conditions that anyone expected! As it was, the normal race courses were abandoned because of low snow volumes leading up to the race.
Wax recommendations for this weekend's North American Vasa!
American Birkebeiner 53k Classic Race / 50k Skate Race
Cable to Hayward, WI
2026 Winter Olympics - 50 km classic style women
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy
2026 Winter Olympics - 50 km classic style men
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy
33rd Annual Junior Muffin Race
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)
Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Classic
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Freestyle and Classic Pursuit
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Black Mountain 31K Classic
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721
Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Mixed Relay
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Black Mountain 12km Freestyle
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721
Great Bear Chase
Calumet, MI 49913
Michigan Cup Relays at XC Ski HQ
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)