Here's a couple really nice photos from the start of Saturday's Garland Grip Classic Race from Doug Endicott.,
With no real downhills there were no places to catch a quick rest. It was an unrelenting ski - if you went too hard, you had to slow down on the flat rather than take advantage of the next downhill to rest.,
Cliff Onthank and Daniela Gebhart take the wins at the 2006 Garland Grip under sunny skies and 7 inches of new snow.,
Here's way to carry a feed in a race - great for marathons: Duct tape a loop of boot string around a gel flask and hang it from your neck, under your race bib.,
This weekend American’s premiere cross country ski race series, the FIS SuperTour rolls into Mt. Itasca in Coleraine, MN for two days of competition.,
New snow arrives to the Gaylord area. We've picked up about 4-6 inches of good snow up here.,
I just talked with Larry Kinney of Garland and he indicated that both the gripper and glide race WILL take place this weekend., ,
The two Olympic squads will head to Europe for final pre-Olympic training camps. The nordic combined team will arrive in Torino Feb. 6 and ski jumpers will arrive Feb 8.,
The US cross country Olympic Team has been announced for the 2006 Torino Olympics.,
Here's more pictures of the 2006 Michigan Cup Marathon at Hanson Hills, these by Jamie Green (Thanks Jamie!).,
The Staff at Timber Ridge did a great job of grooming the fresh snow one hour before race time to help us pull off our first Tuesday freestyle event of the year.,
Skiers are already wondering if there will be enough snow for the Noquemanon Ski Marathon. Here's what Jon Mommaerts (Executive Director for the Subaru Noquemanon Ski Marathon) has to say about it...,
Junior Noque
Al Quall Recreation Area, Ishpeming, MI
Great Lakes Division Junior National Qualifier - Freestyle Individual Start
Ariens Nordic Center, Brillion, WI
Noquemanon Ski Marathon
Ishpeming, MI
FLASH RACE to support Reid Goble
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)
Great Lakes Division Junior National Qualifier - Classic Individual Start / Mixed Relay
Ariens Nordic Center, Brillion, WI
Beech Nuts Junior Nordic Race
Nub's Nob, 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Masters World Cup 2026 in Sappada/ITA - Middle Distance Races
Sappada - Forni Avoltri, Italy
Forbush Freestyle
Forbush Corner, 4971 W County Road 612, Frederic, MI 49733 (989-889-2843)
Masters World Cup 2026 in Sappada/ITA - Short Distance Races
Sappada - Forni Avoltri, Italy
Meijer State Games - Hanson Hills Classic
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, 7601 Old Lake Rd, Grayling, Michigan 49738 (989-348-9266)
Masters World Cup 2026 in Sappada/ITA - Relay Races
Sappada - Forni Avoltri, Italy
Masters World Cup 2026 in Sappada/ITA - Long Distance Races
Sappada - Forni Avoltri, Italy
Masters World Cup 2026 in Sappada/ITA - Long Distance Races
Sappada - Forni Avoltri, Italy