Cross Country Ski Racing News
Skiing community morns loss of Michael Seaman
6/28/2017 - By Mike Muha
Long time Michigan Cup skier Michael Seaman was killed after being hit by a car while biking Tuesday night. Alcohol is believed to be a factor with the driver according to state police. Seaman was 53.
Traverse City Central looking for a Nordic Ski Varsity Head Coach
6/16/2017 - By Mike Muha
Traverse City Central High School is looking for a Nordic Ski Varsity Head Coach. The position pays a stipend in the range of $3,571 to $4,052.60, based on previous public school coaching experience.
Tom Smith named Head Nordic Ski Coach at Michigan Tech
6/16/2017 - By NMU
Tom Smith has been named the head coach of the Michigan Tech men's and women's Nordic ski teams. Smith brings 14 years of coaching and competition experience with him.
Joe Haggenmiller leaves Michigan Tech
5/5/2017 - By Michigan Tech
After 14 years as Michigan Tech's Nordic Ski coach and Track and Field coach, Joe Haggenmiller heads to off into the sunset...
Reflections on the 2017 Michigan Cup Season
4/18/2017 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Has anyone else noticed? Younger skiers! College participation! Junior achievement! Ski technology!
Ski race report from Lillehammer, Norway: Birkebeiner Rennet (VIDEO)
3/26/2017 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
Saturday we got on our bus which stopped at the hotel at 4:15 am, and two hours later we were in Rena. We hopped another bus for a short ride to the start. Plowed fields held the stacks of big busses and cars and porta johns.
Michigan Cup Skiers Compete in Lake Placid Loppet
3/25/2017 - By Doug Cornell
“You can do it!” a spectator yelled as I single-sticked my way up a vertical pitch. I crested the summit and with wobbly legs, dropped into a tuck and blasted the descent.
Team NSR and GRNST at the Engadin Skimarathon
3/23/2017 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
Despite a very disappointing year for snow in Europe, rumor was that there was still snow in Switzerland. We drove there from Munich, which was spring like, with not a snow pile in site.
2017 Muffin Race results
3/21/2017 - By Mike Muha
Last Michigan Cup Race of the season! The Muffin Race, held at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters, was a junior-only race. Racers did an 8km classic race, then an 8km freestyle race, pursuit-style.
RESULTS, VIDEO: 2017 Michigan Cup Relays
3/21/2017 - By Mike Muha
It was a little worrisome, what with the warm weather and rain leading up to the Michigan Cup Relays, but the Cross Country Ski Headquarters spread man-made snow where they could and farmed snow elsewhere to successfully keep the course covered.
The Muffin Race is this SUNDAY (not Saturday)
3/14/2017 - By Mike Muha
The Muffin Race was incorrectly listed in the NordicSkiRacer event calendar for Saturday and is actually taking place this Sunday, March 19th. If you are going the race, make sure you show up on the correct day!
Deedra Irwin and Kyle Bratrud win Great Bear Chase
3/13/2017 - By Angela Luskin
Two former U.P. college skiers took the victories in the 50km skiathlon: former Michigan Tech standout Deedra Irwin of Pulaski, Wisconsin, and Northern Michigan alumnus Kyle Bratrud of Marquette, Michigan. Bratrud eked out the win by just 1.4 seconds
